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Constraints on the emission region of 3C 279 during strong flares in 2014 and 2015 through VHE γ-ray observations with H.E.S.S.
(EDP Sciences, 2019)
The flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 279 is known to exhibit pronounced variability in the high-energy (100 MeV < E < 100 GeV) γ-ray band, which is continuously monitored with Fermi-LAT. During two periods of high activity ...
Monitoring of the radio galaxy M 87 at Very High Energy with MAGIC during a low emission state between 2012 and 2015
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)
We present the preliminary results from observing the nearby radio galaxy M 87 for 156 hours (between the years 2012 and 2015) with the MAGIC telescopes, which lead to a significant very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) ...
VHE γ-ray discovery and multiwavelength study of the blazar 1ES 2322-409
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
A hotspot at a position compatible with the BL Lac object 1ES 2322−409 was serendipitously detected with H.E.S.S. during observations performed in 2004 and 2006 on the blazar PKS 2316−423. Additional data on 1ES 2322−409 ...
A very-high-energy component deep in the γ-ray burst afterglow
(Nature, 2019)
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are brief flashes of γ-rays and are considered to be the most energetic explosive phenomena in the Universe1. The emission from GRBs comprises a short (typically tens of seconds) and bright prompt ...
Testing two-component models on very high-energy gamma-ray-emitting BL Lac objects
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
Context. It has become evident that one-zone synchrotron self-Compton models are not always adequate for very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray-emitting blazars. While two-component models perform better, they are difficult to ...
Simultaneous observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304 from ultra-violet to TeV energies
(EDP Sciences, 2020)
Here we report the results of the first ever contemporaneous multi-wavelength observation campaign on the BL Lac object PKS 2155−304 involving Swift, NuSTAR, Fermi-LAT, and H.E.S.S. The use of these instruments allows us ...
H.E.S.S. and Suzaku observations of the Vela X pulsar wind nebula
(EDP Sciences, 2019)
Context. Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) represent the most prominent population of Galactic very-high-energy gamma-ray sources and are thought to be an efficient source of leptonic cosmic rays. Vela X is a nearby middle-aged ...
H.E.S.S. observations of the flaring gravitationally lensed galaxy PKS 1830-211
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
PKS 1830–211 is a known macrolensed quasar located at a redshift of z = 2.5. Its high-energy gamma-ray emission has been detected with the Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) instrument and evidence for lensing was obtained ...
Searches for gamma-ray lines and 'pure WIMP' spectra from Dark Matter annihilations in dwarf galaxies with H.E.S.S.
(IOP Publishing, 2018)
Dwarf spheroidal galaxies are among the most promising targets for detecting signals of Dark Matter (DM) annihilations. The H.E.S.S. experiment has observed five of these systems for a total of about 130 hours. The data ...
First ground-based measurement of sub-20 GeV to 100GeV y-Rays from the Vela pulsar with H.E.S.S. II
(EDP Sciences, 2018)
Aims. We report on the measurement and investigation of pulsed high-energy γ-ray emission from the Vela pulsar, PSR B0833−45, based on observations with the largest telescope of H.E.S.S., CT5, in monoscopic mode, and on ...