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2. A PROCEDURE TO IMPROVE THE ANGULAR RESOLUTION FOR EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS MEASURED WITH A SCINTILLATOR ARRAY
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Prahl, J., Eckmann, R., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, Fernando Arqueros, Becker, Kh, Beglarian, As, Faleiro, E., Fernandez, J., Fernandez, P., Fonseca, V., Friedrich, P., Greve, W., Haustein, V., Heinzelmann, G., Heusler, A., Holl, I., Just, F., Kankanian, R., Karle, A., Krennrich, F., Kuhn, M., Lorenz, E., Martinez, S., Merck, M., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Muller, N., Plaga, R., Renker, D., Rohde, W., Rozanska, M., Samorski, M., Sander, H., Sauerland, K., Sooth, Rn, Stamm, W., Wiebel, B., Wiedner, C., Wirth, H., Int Union Pure, Amp, and APPL PHYS
3. Detection of VHE gamma-rays from Mkn 421 with the HEGRA Cherenkov telescopes
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Wirth, H., Willmer, M., Wiedner, Ca, Wiebelsooth, B., Westerhoff, S., Volk, Hj, Ulrich, M., Stamm, W., Schmele, D., Sanchez, Ja, Samorski, M., Sahakian, V., Rhode, W., Rauterberg, G., Prosch, C., Prahl, J., Plaga, R., Panter, M., Padilla, L., Muller, N., Moralejo, A., Moller, H., Mirzoyan, R., Meyer, H., Magnussen, N., Lorenz, E., Lindner, A., Kornmayer, H., Krawczynski, H., Kohler, C., Kirstein, O., Kankanian, R., Hofmann, W., Heusler, A., Hess, M., Hermann, G., Heinzelmann, G., Haustein, V., Gonzalez, Jc, Funk, B., Fonseca, V., Feigl, E., Deckers, T., Daum, A., Juan Cortina, Contreras, Jl, Beteta, Jjg, Belgarian, As, Akhperjanian, Ag, Aharonian, F., Fernandez, J., Konopelko, A., Bradbury, Sm, and Petry, D.
4. A TEST MEASUREMENT OF THE SHAPE OF AIR CERENKOV LIGHT PULSES USING FAST FLASH-ADCS
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Haustein, V., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, Fernando Arqueros, Becker, Kh, Beglarian, As, Eckmann, R., Faleiro, E., Fernandez, J., Fernandez, P., Fonseca, V., Friedrich, P., Greve, W., Heinzelmann, G., Heusler, A., Holl, I., Just, F., Kankanian, R., Karle, A., Krennrich, F., Kuhn, M., Lorenz, E., Martinez, S., Merck, M., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Muller, N., Plaga, R., Prahl, J., Renker, D., Rohde, W., Rozanska, M., Samorski, M., Sander, H., Sauerland, K., Sooth, R., Stamm, W., Wiebel, B., Wiedner, C., Wirth, H., Int Union Pure, Amp, and APPL PHYS
5. The time structure of Cherenkov images generated by TeV gamma-rays and by cosmic rays
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Hess, M., Bernlohr, K., Daum, A., Hemberger, M., Hermann, G., Hofmann, W., Lampeitl, H., Aharonian, Fa, Akhperjanian, Ag, Barrio, Ja, Beteta, Jjg, Contreras, Jl, Cortina, J., Deckers, T., Fernandez, J., Fonseca, V., Gonzalez, Jc, Heinzelmann, G., Heusler, A., Hohl, H., Holl, I., Horns, D., Kankanyan, R., Kestel, M., Kirstein, O., Kohler, C., Konopelko, A., Kornmayer, H., Kranich, D., Krawczynski, H., Lindner, A., Lorenz, E., Magnussen, N., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Moralejo, A., Luis Padilla, Panter, M., Petry, D., Plaga, R., Prahl, J., Prosch, C., Puhlhofer, G., Rauterberg, G., Rhode, W., Rohring, A., Samorski, M., Sanchez, Ja, Schmele, D., Schroder, F., Stamm, W., Volk, Hj, Wiebel-Sooth, B., Wiedner, Ca, and Willmer, M.
6. Observations of Mkn 421 during 1997 and 1998 in the energy range above 500 GeV with the HEGRA stereoscopic Cherenkov telescope system
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Aharonian, Fa, Akhperjanian, Ag, Andronache, M., Barrio, Ja, Bernlohr, K., Bojahr, H., Calle, I., Contreras, Jl, Cortina, J., Daum, A., Deckers, T., Denninghoff, S., Fonseca, V., Gonzalez, Jc, Gotting, N., Heinzelmann, G., Hemberger, M., Hermann, G., Hess, M., Heusler, A., Hofmann, W., Hohl, H., Horns, D., Ibarra, A., Kankanyan, R., Kettler, J., Kohler, C., Konopelko, A., Kornmeyer, H., Kestel, M., Kranich, D., Krawczynski, H., Lampeitl, H., Lindner, A., Lorenz, E., Magnussen, N., Mang, O., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Moralejo, A., Luis Padilla, Panter, M., Petry, D., Plaga, R., Plyasheshnikov, A., Prahl, J., Puhlhofer, G., Rauterberg, G., Renault, C., Rhode, W., Rohring, A., Sahakian, V., Samorski, M., Schilling, M., Schroder, F., Stamm, W., Volk, Hj, Wiebel-Sooth, B., Wiedner, C., Willmer, M., and Wittek, W.
7. OBSERVATION OF VHE gamma-EMISSION FROM THE CRAB NEBULA WITH THE PROTOTYPE OF THE HEGRA AIR CERENKOV TELESCOPE ARRAY
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Krennrich, F., Mirzovan, R., Muller, N., Sander, H., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, Arqueros, F., Becker, Kh, Beglarian, As, Eckmann, R., Faleiro, E., Fernandez, J., Fernandez, P., Fonseca, V., Friedrich, P., Greve, W., Haustein, V., Heinzelmann, G., Heusler, A., Holl, I., Just, F., Kankanian, Rs, Karle, A., Kuhn, M., Lorenz, E., Martinez, S., Merck, M., Meyer, H., Plaga, R., Plyasheshnikov, Av, Prahl, J., Renker, D., Rhode, W., Maria Rozanska, Sahakian, V., Samorski, M., Sauerland, K., Sooth, Rn, Stamm, W., Wiebel, B., Wiedner, C., Wirth, H., Int Union Pure, Amp, and APPL PHYS
8. The temporal characteristics of the TeV gamma-emission from Mkn 501 in 1997 II. Results from HEGRA CT1 and CT2
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, Barrio, Ja, Bernlohr, K., Bojahr, H., Calle, I., Contreras, Jl, Cortina, J., Daum, A., Deckers, T., Denninghoff, S., Fonseca, V., Gebauer, J., Gonzalez, Jc, Heinzelmann, G., Hemberger, M., Hermann, G., Hess, M., Heusler, A., Hofmann, W., Hohl, H., Horns, D., Ibarra, A., Kankanyan, R., Kestel, M., Kirstein, O., Kohler, C., Kornmayer, H., Kranich, D., Krawczynski, H., Lampeitl, H., Lindner, A., Lorenz, E., Magnussen, N., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Moralejo, A., Luis Padilla, Panter, M., Petry, D., Plaga, R., Plyasheshnikov, A., Prahl, J., Puhlhofer, G., Rauterberg, G., Renault, C., Rhode, W., Rohring, A., Sahakian, V., Samorski, M., Schmele, D., Schroder, F., Stamm, W., Wiebel-Sooth, B., Wiedner, C., Willmer, M., Wirth, H., and Wittek, W.
9. Detection of gamma-rays above 1.5 TeV from Mkn 501
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Wirth, H., Willmer, M., Wiedner, Ca, Wiebelsooth, B., Westerhoff, S., Volk, Hj, Ulrich, M., Stamm, W., Schmele, D., Sanchez, Ja, Samorski, M., Sahakian, V., Rhode, W., Rauterberg, G., Puhlhofer, G., Prosch, C., Prahl, J., Plaga, R., Panter, M., Padilla, L., Moralejo, A., Moller, H., Mirzoyan, R., Meyer, H., Magnussen, N., Lorenz, E., Lindner, A., Lampeitl, H., Kornmayer, H., Krawczynski, H., Kranich, D., Kohler, C., Kirstein, O., Kankanian, R., Horns, D., Hofmann, W., Holl, I., Heusler, A., Hess, M., Hermann, G., Hemberger, M., Heinzelmann, G., Haustein, V., Gonzalez, Jc, Funk, B., Brass, A., Fonseca, V., Fernandez, J., Feigl, E., Daum, A., Juan Cortina, Contreras, Jl, Beteta, Jjg, Beglarian, As, Barrio, Ja, Akhperjanian, Ag, Aharonian, F., Konopelko, A., Petry, D., Deckers, T., and Bradbury, Sm
10. Status of the HEGRA experiment at La Palma
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Wirth, H., Wiedner, C., Willmer, M., Wiebelsooth, B., Westerhoff, S., Volk, Hj, Ulrich, M., Stamm, W., Sooth, Rn, Schmele, D., Samorski, M., Sanchez, Ja, Sahakian, V., Rozanska, M., Rhode, W., Rauterberg, G., Prosch, C., Prahl, J., Plyasheshnikov, A., Plaga, R., Petry, D., Padilla, L., Panter, M., Muller, N., Moller, H., Moralejo, A., Mirzoyan, R., Meyer, H., Merck, M., Matheis, V., Martinez, S., Martinez, Lc, Magnussen, N., Lorenz, E., Lindner, A., Kornmayer, H., Krennrich, F., Krawczynski, H., Konopelko, A., Kohler, C., Kirstein, O., Karle, A., Kankanian, R., Hofmann, W., Holl, I., Heusler, A., Hess, M., Hermann, G., Henke, V., Heinzelmann, G., Haustein, V., Gonzalez, Jc, Gebauer, J., Funk, B., Fonseca, V., Fernandez, J., Feigl, E., Faleiro, E., Deckers, T., Daum, A., Juan Cortina, Beglarian, As, Bradbury, S., Arqueros, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, and Aharonian, F.
11. STATUS AND UPGRADE OF THE HEGRA AIR SHOWER EXPERIMENT AT LA-PALMA
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, Ag, Fernando Arqueros, Becker, Kh, Beglarian, As, Eckmann, R., Faleiro, E., Fernandez, J., Fernandez, P., Fonseca, V., Friedrich, P., Greve, W., Haustein, V., Heinzelmann, G., Heusler, A., Holl, I., Just, F., Kankanian, R., Karle, A., Krennrich, F., Kuhn, M., Lorenz, E., Martinez, S., Merck, M., Meyer, H., Mirzoyan, R., Muller, N., Plaga, R., Prahl, J., Renker, D., Rohde, W., Rozanska, M., Samorski, M., Sander, H., Sauerland, K., Sooth, Rn, Stamm, W., Wiebel, B., Wiedner, C., Wirth, H., Int Union Pure, Amp, and APPL PHYS
12. A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude
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M. de Jong, Michael Punch, Mansi M. Kasliwal, T. A. Pritchard, S. Galatà, K. Egberts, S. Loucatos, C. Tönnis, S. Öttl, G. Pelletier, Ivan Felis, Mitchell B. Mickaliger, Jacek Niemiec, G. Cologna, Robert Wagner, A. Gleixner, C. Racca, P. J. Meintjes, Thomas Lohse, Jamie Farnes, Olaf Reimer, F. Ait Benkhali, L. O'c. Drury, P. de Wilt, R. Chalme-Calvet, I. Salvadori, Kay Graf, Karel Melis, A. Vizzoca, I. El Bojaddaini, G. Heinzelmann, C. B. Rulten, Bruny Baret, Heinrich J. Völk, Manami Sasaki, S. Schwemmer, Q. Piel, Andrea Santangelo, Thomas Vuillaume, Guillaume Dubus, A. Jacholkowska, Simon Johnston, J. Chevalier, Julien Lefaucheur, M. Renaud, K. Dutson, F. Spies, D. Dornic, C. Farnier, A. Trovato, E. Leser, Tanya Edwards, Jean-Pierre Macquart, L. Tibaldo, Thomas Murach, C. Lachaud, A. Marinelli, I. D. Davids, Ramin Marx, M. Panter, U. Katz, Silvia Celli, Timothée Grégoire, D. Kiessling, Antoine Kouchner, Marco Padovani, Matthias Kadler, Francois Brun, A. Ivascenko, E. D. Barr, C. W. James, Daniela Hadasch, C. Perrina, Maria Tselengidou, G. Hermann, Regis Terrier, D. Klochkov, Johan Bregeon, W. Kluzniak, M. Kieffer, P. Vincent, Y. Cui, S. Bernhard, L. Stawarz, A. Ziegler, M.C. Bouwhuis, C. Romoli, Dieter Horns, Mateusz Janiak, B. van Soelen, B. Rudak, T. Michael, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Caterina Tiburzi, N. Zywucka, Alison Mitchell, B. Degrange, Santiago Pita, R. Blackwell, Reinhard Schlickeiser, I. Kreykenbohm, Annarita Margiotta, Jutta Schnabel, M. Jingo, R. J. White, Thomas Eberl, H. Laffon, M. Lotze, Christo Venter, Tommaso Chiarusi, M. Anghinolfi, Maura McLaughlin, Zorawar Wadiasingh, B. Condon, D. A. Sanchez, M. Mayer, V. Lefranc, H. Abdalla, M. A. Kastendieck, S. Bourret, G. Vasileiadis, Iryna Lypova, Yvonne Becherini, G. Illuminati, Clemens Hoischen, A. A. Zdziarski, S. Geisselsoder, I. Shilon, E. O. Angüner, Domenico Tiziani, K. Kosack, Konrad Bernlöhr, A. Enzenhöfer, R. Moderski, V. S. Dhillon, Evan Keane, G. Lamanna, Riaan Steenkamp, Matthew Bailes, M. Füssling, A. Zech, V. Van Elewyck, M. Taiuti, J. Decock, Ullrich Schwanke, Monica Barnard, D. Zaborov, O. Kalekin, M. Circella, Y. A. Gallant, N. D. R. Bhat, A. Creusot, Victor Zabalza, Th. Stolarczyk, B. Vallage, N. Maxted, Dominique Lefèvre, L. Dirson, E. Petroff, D. Jankowsky, M.-H. Grondin, C. Perennes, Markus Böttcher, E. Nezri, A. G. Akhperjanian, Maria Haupt, Jürgen Brunner, G. Pühlhofer, S. Klepser, A. Wörnlein, Denis Wouters, Armin Rest, A. Possenti, R. C. G. Chaves, C. Mueller, P. Coyle, F. Zefi, Poonam Chandra, F. Niederwanger, R. D. Parsons, Anne Deschamps, T. Seitz, Daniele Vivolo, D. J. Champion, C. Sieger, J. Dyks, F. Schüssler, L. Caramete, A. Reimer, Felix Spanier, Dominik Elsässer, H. van Haren, S. R. Bernard, T. Garrigoux, K. Morå, I. Di Palma, L. K. Hardy, David Salek, E. Moulin, Justine Devin, Michal Ostrowski, Tomasz Bulik, J.-P. Lenain, Luigi Antonio Fusco, Thomas Tavernier, Matteo Sanguineti, A. Sánchez-Losa, M. Capasso, S. J. Fegan, A. Djannati-Ataï, G. Riccobene, Gianluca Giavitto, Benjamin Stappers, Gilles Maurin, I. Oya, L. Quinn, Axel Donath, Jacco Vink, A. W. Chen, J. Zúñiga, A. S. Seyffert, R. Miller, Pierre-Henri Aubert, Nu. Komin, Sabrina Casanova, Andrew M. Taylor, Jörn Wilms, M. Kreter, Mark Sullivan, Michael Kramer, S. Krakau, V. Sahakian, R. Bruijn, Andreas Quirrenbach, J-J. Aubert, R. Borrnuth, M. Saldaña, Aion Viana, C. Mariaud, Joao A B Coelho, J. P. Lees, P. Migliozzi, D. J. van der Walt, M. Settimo, C. Vallée, Christian Stegmann, Stefan Wagner, Gisela Anton, Bruno Khelifi, Jan Conrad, M. Marcelin, V. Giordano, M. Lorentz, M. Kraus, D. Kerszberg, T. Avgitas, Rachel Simoni, Helen Poon, J.A. Martínez-Mora, Alexis Coleiro, Antonia Rowlinson, S. Raab, Stefan Funk, Alicja Wierzcholska, B. Peyaud, Yasunobu Uchiyama, R. J. Tuffs, L. Mohrmann, Juan José Hernández-Rey, T. Jogler, D.A. Prokhorov, Michel André, Frank M. Rieger, J.D. Zornoza, A. Schulz, T. Pradier, S. Wagner, A. Abramowski, R. Mele, S. Rosier-Lees, G. Spengler, Yann Hello, J. Lau, C. van Rensburg, M. Holler, R. Coniglione, Arnauld Albert, Emanuele Leonora, A. Balzer, Michael Zacharias, M. Mohamed, Yahya Tayalati, J. Carr, I. Jung-Richardt, A. Mathieu, A. Fiasson, Roberta Zanin, P. Willmann, Hervé Glotin, K. Geyer, K. Roensch, Michael Backes, Alexandre Marcowith, J. King, J. Hofestädt, P. P. Krüger, K. Stycz, Jeff Cooke, S. P. Littlefair, H. Odaka, Felix Jankowsky, N. Shafi, M. de Naurois, Krzysztof Katarzynski, Jim Hinton, Matteo Cerruti, P. Bordas, Robert Lahmann, F. Krayzel, V. Bertin, J. Barrios-Martí, R. Liu, Stefan Ohm, W. van Straten, Christoph Deil, J. Hossl, P. Jaroenjittichai, Léa Jouvin, R. Gracia-Ruiz, T. Andersson, W. Domainko, Gerard Fontaine, Felix Aharonian, J. F. Glicenstein, Maurizio Spurio, V. Popa, Catherine Boisson, D. Drouhin, Paolo Piattelli, Olivier Hervet, Pierre Brun, F. Voisin, M. Jongen, D. Kolitzus, C. Trichard, M. Arrieta, Utane Sawangwit, Heike Prokoph, P. T. O'Brien, Paolo Sapienza, A. Förster, Ruben Lopez-Coto, M. Lemoine-Goumard, Abdelilah Moussa, S. Eschbach, M. V. Fernandes, A.J. Heijboer, Steffen Hallmann, C. Hugon, Ruizhi Yang, D. Turpin, Werner Hofmann, Stefano Gabici, S.F. Biagi, P. Wagner, V. Marandon, Jean-Pierre Ernenwein, C. Distefano, S. Colafrancesco, D. F. E. Samtleben, Vladimir Kulikovskiy, Marek Jamrozy, I. Andreoni, Corinne Donzaud, Vikram Ravi, Joachim Hahn, Shivani Bhandari, L. Oakes, Johannes Veh, M. Tluczykont, M. Caleb, Gilles Henri, J. Bolmont, J. Hawkes, I. Sushch, S. Basa, M. Chrétien, Sarah Burke-Spolaor, M. Gajdus, G.E. Păvălaş, C. Pellegrino, H. Costantini, Peter Eger, F. Stinzing, C. van Eldik, D. Berge, G. De Bonis, B. Giebels, A. Capone, Helene Sol, J. Busto, J. Becker Tjus, J.-P. Tavernet, Gavin Rowell, M. Bryan, R. de los Reyes, P.-O. Petrucci, N. W. Pekeur, Manuel Meyer, A. Goya, M. Burgay, Miguel Ardid, D. 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Burke-Spolaor, S, Keane, Ef, Mclaughlin, Ma, Miller, R, Andreoni, I, Bailes, M, Barr, Ed, Bernard, Sr, Bhandari, S, Bhat, Ndr, Burgay, M, Caleb, M, Champion, D, Chandra, P, Cooke, J, Dhillon, V, Farnes, J, Hardy, Lk, Jaroenjittichai, P, Johnston, S, Kasliwal, M, Kramer, M, Littlefair, Sp, Macquart, Jp, Mickaliger, M, Possenti, A, Pritchard, T, Ravi, V, Rest, A, Rowlinson, A, Sawangwit, U, Stappers, B, Sullivan, M, Tiburzi, C, van Straten, W, Albert, A, Andre, M, Anghinolfi, M, Anton, G, Ardid, M, Aubert, Jj, Avgitas, T, Baret, B, Barrios-Marti, J, Basa, S, Bertin, V, Biagi, S, Borrnuth, R, Bourret, S, Bouwhuis, Mc, Bruijn, R, Brunner, J, Busto, J, Capone, A, Caramete, L, Carr, J, Celli, S, Chiarusi, T, Circella, M, Coelho, Jab, Coleiro, A, Coniglione, R, Costantini, H, Coyle, P, Creusot, A, Deschamps, A, De Bonis, G, Distefano, C, Di Palma, I, Donzaud, C, Dornic, D, Drouhin, D, Eberl, T, El Bojaddaini, I, Elsasser, D, Enzenhofer, A, Felis, I, Fusco, La, Galata, S, Gay, P, Geisselsoder, S, Geyer, K, Giordano, V, Gleixner, A, Glotin, H, Gregoire, T, Gracia-Ruiz, R, Graf, K, Hallmann, S, van Haren, H, Heijboer, Aj, Hello, Y, Hernandez-Rey, Jj, Hossl, J, Hofestadt, J, Hugon, C, Illuminati, G, James, Cwcw, de Jong, M, Jongen, M, Kadler, M, Kalekin, O, Katz, U, Kiessling, D, Kouchner, A, Kreter, M, Kreykenbohm, I, Kulikovskiy, V, Lachaud, C, Lahmann, R, Lefevre, D, Leonora, E, Lotze, M, Loucatos, S, Marcelin, M, Margiotta, A, Marinelli, A, Martinez-Mora, Ja, Mathieu, A, Mele, R, Melis, K, Michael, T, Migliozzi, P, Moussa, A, Mueller, C, Nezri, E, Pavalas, Ge, Pellegrino, C, Perrina, C, Piattelli, P, Popa, V, Pradier, T, Quinn, L, Racca, C, Riccobene, G, Roensch, K, Sanchez-Losa, A, Saldana, M, Salvadori, I, Samtleben, Dfe, Sanguineti, M, Sapienza, P, Schnabel, J, Seitz, T, Sieger, C, Spurio, M, Stolarczyk, T, Taiuti, M, Tayalati, Y, Trovato, A, Tselengidou, M, Turpin, D, Tonnis, C, Vallage, B, Vallee, C, Van Elewyck, V, Vivolo, D, Vizzoca, A, Wagner, S, Wilms, J, Zornoza, 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Astrofísica ,Astronomy ,Astrophysics ,Surveys ,ISM: structure ,Methods: data analysis ,Polarization ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,01 natural sciences ,Radio telescopes ,data analysis [Methods] ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) ,Physics ,Line-of-sight ,[SDU.ASTR]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] ,Linear polarization ,Fast radio burst ,Galactic Center ,ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING ,Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,polarization–methods ,dataanalysis–surveys–ISM ,structure ,Milky Way ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Radio telescope ,0103 physical sciences ,Neutrins ,Neutrinos ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Astroparticle physics ,Telescopis ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Galactic plane ,Física::Astronomia i astrofísica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,FISICA APLICADA ,ddc:520 ,polarization – methods: data analysis – surveys – ISM: structure ,structure [ISM] ,Methods: data analysi - Abstract
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 469(4), 4465 – 4482 (2017). doi:10.1093/mnras/stx1098, We report on the discovery of a new fast radio burst (FRB), FRB 150215, with the Parkes radio telescope on 2015 February 15. The burst was detected in real time with a dispersion measure (DM) of 1105.6 ± 0.8 pc cm$^{−3}$, a pulse duration of 2.8 $^{+1.2}_{-0.5}$ ms, and a measured peak flux density assuming that the burst was at beam centre of 0.7$^{+0.2}_{-0.1}$ Jy. The FRB originated at a Galactic longitude and latitude of 24.66°, 5.28° and 25° away from the Galactic Center. The burst was found to be 43 ± 5 per cent linearly polarized with a rotation measure (RM) in the range −9, Published by Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford
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13. H.E.S.S. Limits on Linelike Dark Matter Signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV Energy Range Close to the Galactic Center.
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Abdalla H, Abramowski A, Aharonian F, Ait Benkhali F, Akhperjanian AG, Andersson T, Angüner EO, Arrieta M, Aubert P, Backes M, Balzer A, Barnard M, Becherini Y, Becker Tjus J, Berge D, Bernhard S, Bernlöhr K, Birsin E, Blackwell R, Böttcher M, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Bregeon J, Brun F, Brun P, Bryan M, Bulik T, Capasso M, Carr J, Casanova S, Chakraborty N, Chalme-Calvet R, Chaves RC, Chen A, Chevalier J, Chrétien M, Colafrancesco S, Cologna G, Condon B, Conrad J, Couturier C, Cui Y, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, Devin J, deWilt P, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Donath A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Dutson K, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Edwards T, Egberts K, Eger P, Ernenwein JP, Eschbach S, Farnier C, Fegan S, Fernandes MV, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Förster A, Funk S, Füßling M, Gabici S, Gajdus M, Gallant YA, Garrigoux T, Giavitto G, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Gottschall D, Goyal A, Grondin MH, Grudzińska M, Hadasch D, Hahn J, Hawkes J, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hervet O, Hillert A, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hoischen C, Holler M, Horns D, Ivascenko A, Jacholkowska A, Jamrozy M, Janiak M, Jankowsky D, Jankowsky F, Jingo M, Jogler T, Jouvin L, Jung-Richardt I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kerszberg D, Khélifi B, Kieffer M, King J, Klepser S, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kolitzus D, Komin N, Kosack K, Krakau S, Kraus M, Krayzel F, Krüger PP, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lau J, Lees JP, Lefaucheur J, Lefranc V, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Leser E, Liu R, Lohse T, Lorentz M, Lypova I, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Mariaud C, Marx R, Maurin G, Maxted N, Mayer M, Meintjes PJ, Meyer M, Mitchell AM, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Morå K, Moulin E, Murach T, de Naurois M, Niederwanger F, Niemiec J, Oakes L, O'Brien P, Odaka H, Ohm S, Ostrowski M, Öttl S, Oya I, Padovani M, Panter M, Parsons RD, Paz Arribas M, Pekeur NW, Pelletier G, Perennes C, Petrucci PO, Peyaud B, Pita S, Poon H, Prokhorov D, Prokoph H, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raab S, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, de Los Reyes R, Rieger F, Romoli C, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Sahakian V, Salek D, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Sasaki M, Schlickeiser R, Schüssler F, Schulz A, Schwanke U, Schwemmer S, Settimo M, Seyffert AS, Shafi N, Shilon I, Simoni R, Sol H, Spanier F, Spengler G, Spies F, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Stycz K, Sushch I, Tavernet JP, Tavernier T, Taylor AM, Terrier R, Tibaldo L, Tluczykont M, Trichard C, Tuffs R, van der Walt J, van Eldik C, van Soelen B, Vasileiadis G, Veh J, Venter C, Viana A, Vincent P, Vink J, Voisin F, Völk HJ, Vuillaume T, Wadiasingh Z, Wagner SJ, Wagner P, Wagner RM, White R, Wierzcholska A, Willmann P, Wörnlein A, Wouters D, Yang R, Zabalza V, Zaborov D, Zacharias M, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Zefi F, Ziegler A, and Żywucka N
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A search for dark matter linelike signals iss performed in the vicinity of the Galactic Center by the H.E.S.S. experiment on observational data taken in 2014. An unbinned likelihood analysis iss developed to improve the sensitivity to linelike signals. The upgraded analysis along with newer data extend the energy coverage of the previous measurement down to 100 GeV. The 18 h of data collected with the H.E.S.S. array allow one to rule out at 95% C.L. the presence of a 130 GeV line (at l=-1.5°, b=0° and for a dark matter profile centered at this location) previously reported in Fermi-LAT data. This new analysis overlaps significantly in energy with previous Fermi-LAT and H.E.S.S., Results: No significant excess associated with dark matter annihilations was found in the energy range of 100 GeV to 2 TeV and upper limits on the gamma-ray flux and the velocity weighted annihilation cross section are derived adopting an Einasto dark matter halo profile. Expected limits for present and future large statistics H.E.S.S. observations are also given.
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14. Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with H.E.S.S.
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Abdallah H, Abramowski A, Aharonian F, Ait Benkhali F, Akhperjanian AG, Angüner E, Arrieta M, Aubert P, Backes M, Balzer A, Barnard M, Becherini Y, Becker Tjus J, Berge D, Bernhard S, Bernlöhr K, Birsin E, Blackwell R, Böttcher M, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Bregeon J, Brun F, Brun P, Bryan M, Bulik T, Capasso M, Carr J, Casanova S, Chakraborty N, Chalme-Calvet R, Chaves RC, Chen A, Chevalier J, Chrétien M, Colafrancesco S, Cologna G, Condon B, Conrad J, Couturier C, Cui Y, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, deWilt P, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Donath A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Dutson K, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Edwards T, Egberts K, Eger P, Ernenwein JP, Eschbach S, Farnier C, Fegan S, Fernandes MV, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Förster A, Funk S, Füßling M, Gabici S, Gajdus M, Gallant YA, Garrigoux T, Giavitto G, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Gottschall D, Goyal A, Grondin MH, Grudzińska M, Hadasch D, Hahn J, Hawkes J, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hervet O, Hillert A, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hoischen C, Holler M, Horns D, Ivascenko A, Jacholkowska A, Jamrozy M, Janiak M, Jankowsky D, Jankowsky F, Jingo M, Jogler T, Jouvin L, Jung-Richardt I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kerszberg D, Khélifi B, Kieffer M, King J, Klepser S, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kolitzus D, Komin N, Kosack K, Krakau S, Kraus M, Krayzel F, Krüger PP, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lau J, Lees JP, Lefaucheur J, Lefranc V, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Leser E, Lohse T, Lorentz M, Lui R, Lypova I, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Mariaud C, Marx R, Maurin G, Maxted N, Mayer M, Meintjes PJ, Menzler U, Meyer M, Mitchell AM, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Morå K, Moulin E, Murach T, de Naurois M, Niederwanger F, Niemiec J, Oakes L, Odaka H, Ohm S, Öttl S, Ostrowski M, Oya I, Padovani M, Panter M, Parsons RD, Paz Arribas M, Pekeur NW, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Peyaud B, Pita S, Poon H, Prokhorov D, Prokoph H, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raab S, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, de Los Reyes R, Rieger F, Romoli C, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Sahakian V, Salek D, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Sasaki M, Schlickeiser R, Schüssler F, Schulz A, Schwanke U, Schwemmer S, Seyffert AS, Shafi N, Simoni R, Sol H, Spanier F, Spengler G, Spieß F, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Stycz K, Sushch I, Tavernet JP, Tavernier T, Taylor AM, Terrier R, Tluczykont M, Trichard C, Tuffs R, van der Walt J, van Eldik C, van Soelen B, Vasileiadis G, Veh J, Venter C, Viana A, Vincent P, Vink J, Voisin F, Völk HJ, Vuillaume T, Wadiasingh Z, Wagner SJ, Wagner P, Wagner RM, White R, Wierzcholska A, Willmann P, Wörnlein A, Wouters D, Yang R, Zabalza V, Zaborov D, Zacharias M, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Zefi F, Ziegler A, and Żywucka N
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The inner region of the Milky Way halo harbors a large amount of dark matter (DM). Given its proximity, it is one of the most promising targets to look for DM. We report on a search for the annihilations of DM particles using γ-ray observations towards the inner 300 pc of the Milky Way, with the H.E.S.S. array of ground-based Cherenkov telescopes. The analysis is based on a 2D maximum likelihood method using Galactic Center (GC) data accumulated by H.E.S.S. over the last 10 years (2004-2014), and does not show any significant γ-ray signal above background. Assuming Einasto and Navarro-Frenk-White DM density profiles at the GC, we derive upper limits on the annihilation cross section ⟨σv⟩. These constraints are the strongest obtained so far in the TeV DM mass range and improve upon previous limits by a factor 5. For the Einasto profile, the constraints reach ⟨σv⟩ values of 6×10^{-26} cm^{3} s^{-1} in the W^{+}W^{-} channel for a DM particle mass of 1.5 TeV, and 2×10^{-26} cm^{3} s^{-1} in the τ^{+}τ^{-} channel for a 1 TeV mass. For the first time, ground-based γ-ray observations have reached sufficient sensitivity to probe ⟨σv⟩ values expected from the thermal relic density for TeV DM particles.
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15. Constraints on an annihilation signal from a core of constant dark matter density around the milky way center with H.E.S.S.
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Abramowski A, Aharonian F, Ait Benkhali F, Akhperjanian AG, Angüner EO, Backes M, Balenderan S, Balzer A, Barnacka A, Becherini Y, Becker Tjus J, Berge D, Bernhard S, Bernlöhr K, Birsin E, Biteau J, Böttcher M, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Bregeon J, Brun F, Brun P, Bryan M, Bulik T, Carrigan S, Casanova S, Chadwick PM, Chakraborty N, Chalme-Calvet R, Chaves RC, Chrétien M, Colafrancesco S, Cologna G, Conrad J, Couturier C, Cui Y, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, deWilt P, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Donath A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Dutson K, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Edwards T, Egberts K, Eger P, Espigat P, Farnier C, Fegan S, Feinstein F, Fernandes MV, Fernandez D, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Förster A, Füßling M, Gabici S, Gajdus M, Gallant YA, Garrigoux T, Giavitto G, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Gottschall D, Grondin MH, Grudzińska M, Hadasch D, Häffner S, Hahn J, Harris J, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hervet O, Hillert A, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hofverberg P, Holler M, Horns D, Ivascenko A, Jacholkowska A, Jahn C, Jamrozy M, Janiak M, Jankowsky F, Jung-Richardt I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Khélifi B, Kieffer M, Klepser S, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kolitzus D, Komin N, Kosack K, Krakau S, Krayzel F, Krüger PP, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lefaucheur J, Lefranc V, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Lopatin A, Lu CC, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Marx R, Maurin G, Maxted N, Mayer M, McComb TJ, Méhault J, Meintjes PJ, Menzler U, Meyer M, Mitchell AM, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Morå K, Moulin E, Murach T, de Naurois M, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Oakes L, Odaka H, Ohm S, Opitz B, Ostrowski M, Oya I, Panter M, Parsons RD, Paz Arribas M, Pekeur NW, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Peyaud B, Pita S, Poon H, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raab S, Reichardt I, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, de Los Reyes R, Rieger F, Romoli C, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Sahakian V, Salek D, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schüssler F, Schulz A, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Sol H, Spanier F, Spengler G, Spies F, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Stycz K, Sushch I, Tavernet JP, Tavernier T, Taylor AM, Terrier R, Tluczykont M, Trichard C, Valerius K, van Eldik C, van Soelen B, Vasileiadis G, Veh J, Venter C, Viana A, Vincent P, Vink J, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Vorster M, Vuillaume T, Wagner SJ, Wagner P, Wagner RM, Ward M, Weidinger M, Weitzel Q, White R, Wierzcholska A, Willmann P, Wörnlein A, Wouters D, Yang R, Zabalza V, Zaborov D, Zacharias M, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, and Zechlin HS
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An annihilation signal of dark matter is searched for from the central region of the Milky Way. Data acquired in dedicated on-off observations of the Galactic center region with H.E.S.S. are analyzed for this purpose. No significant signal is found in a total of ∼9 h of on-off observations. Upper limits on the velocity averaged cross section, ⟨σv⟩, for the annihilation of dark matter particles with masses in the range of ∼300 GeV to ∼10 TeV are derived. In contrast to previous constraints derived from observations of the Galactic center region, the constraints that are derived here apply also under the assumption of a central core of constant dark matter density around the center of the Galaxy. Values of ⟨σv⟩ that are larger than 3×10^{-24} cm^{3}/s are excluded for dark matter particles with masses between ∼1 and ∼4 TeV at 95% C.L. if the radius of the central dark matter density core does not exceed 500 pc. This is the strongest constraint that is derived on ⟨σv⟩ for annihilating TeV mass dark matter without the assumption of a centrally cusped dark matter density distribution in the search region.
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16. Search for photon-linelike signatures from dark matter annihilations with H.E.S.S.
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Abramowski A, Acero F, Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Anton G, Balenderan S, Balzer A, Barnacka A, Becherini Y, Becker Tjus J, Bernlöhr K, Birsin E, Biteau J, Bochow A, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Brucker J, Brun F, Brun P, Bulik T, Carrigan S, Casanova S, Cerruti M, Chadwick PM, Chaves RC, Cheesebrough A, Colafrancesco S, Cologna G, Conrad J, Couturier C, Dalton M, Daniel MK, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, deWilt P, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubus G, Dutson K, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Eger P, Espigat P, Fallon L, Farnier C, Fegan S, Feinstein F, Fernandes MV, Fernandez D, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Förster A, Füßling M, Gajdus M, Gallant YA, Garrigoux T, Gast H, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Göring D, Grondin MH, Häffner S, Hague JD, Hahn J, Hampf D, Harris J, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hillert A, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Hofverberg P, Holler M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, Jahn C, Jamrozy M, Jung I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Khélifi B, Klepser S, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kneiske T, Komin N, Kosack K, Kossakowski R, Krayzel F, Krüger PP, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lefaucheur J, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Lennarz D, Lohse T, Lopatin A, Lu CC, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Masbou J, Maurin G, Maxted N, Mayer M, McComb TJ, Medina MC, Méhault J, Menzler U, Moderski R, Mohamed M, Moulin E, Naumann CL, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nguyen N, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, de Oña Wilhelmi E, Opitz B, Ostrowski M, Oya I, Panter M, Parsons RD, Paz Arribas M, Pekeur NW, Pelletier G, Perez J, Petrucci PO, Peyaud B, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raue M, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, de Los Reyes R, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Sahakian V, Sanchez DA, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schulz A, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Sheidaei F, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spengler G, Stawarz L, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Stycz K, Sushch I, Szostek A, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tluczykont M, Trichard C, Valerius K, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Viana A, Vincent P, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Vorobiov S, Vorster M, Wagner SJ, Ward M, White R, Wierzcholska A, Wouters D, Zacharias M, Zajczyk A, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, and Zechlin HS
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Gamma-ray line signatures can be expected in the very-high-energy (E(γ)>100 GeV) domain due to self-annihilation or decay of dark matter (DM) particles in space. Such a signal would be readily distinguishable from astrophysical γ-ray sources that in most cases produce continuous spectra that span over several orders of magnitude in energy. Using data collected with the H.E.S.S. γ-ray instrument, upper limits on linelike emission are obtained in the energy range between ∼ 500 GeV and ∼ 25 TeV for the central part of the Milky Way halo and for extragalactic observations, complementing recent limits obtained with the Fermi-LAT instrument at lower energies. No statistically significant signal could be found. For monochromatic γ-ray line emission, flux limits of (2 × 10(-7) -2 × 10(-5)) m(-2) s(-1) sr(-1) and (1 × 10(-8) -2 × 10(-6)) m(-2) s(-1)sr(-1) are obtained for the central part of the Milky Way halo and extragalactic observations, respectively. For a DM particle mass of 1 TeV, limits on the velocity-averaged DM annihilation cross section ⟨σv⟩(χχ → γγ) reach ∼ 10(-27) cm(3)s(-1), based on the Einasto parametrization of the Galactic DM halo density profile.
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17. Search for a dark matter annihilation signal from the galactic center halo with H.E.S.S.
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Abramowski A, Acero F, Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Anton G, Barnacka A, de Almeida UB, Bazer-Bachi AR, Becherini Y, Becker J, Behera B, Bernlöhr K, Bochow A, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Bordas P, Borrel V, Brucker J, Brun F, Brun P, Bulik T, Büsching I, Carrigan S, Casanova S, Cerruti M, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RC, Cheesebrough A, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Conrad J, Dalton M, Daniel MK, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Eger P, Espigat P, Fallon L, Farnier C, Fegan S, Feinstein F, Fernandes MV, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Förster A, Füssling M, Gallant YA, Gast H, Gérard L, Gerbig D, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Goret P, Göring D, Hague JD, Hampf D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Hofverberg P, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Jahn C, Jamrozy M, Jung I, Kastendieck MA, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Keogh D, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khélifi B, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kneiske T, Komin N, Kosack K, Kossakowski R, Laffon H, Lamanna G, Lennarz D, Lohse T, Lopatin A, Lu CC, Marandon V, Marcowith A, Masbou J, Maurin D, Maxted N, McComb TJ, Medina MC, Méhault J, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann CL, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nguyen N, Nicholas B, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JF, Wilhelmi Ede O, Opitz B, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Arribas MP, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raue M, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Renaud M, de los Reyes R, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Ruppel J, Ryde F, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schöck FM, Schönwald A, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Sikora M, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spengler G, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Sushch I, Szostek A, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tibolla O, Tluczykont M, Valerius K, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Viana A, Vincent P, Vivier M, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Vorobiov S, Vorster M, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Wierzcholska A, Zajczyk A, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, and Zechlin HS
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A search for a very-high-energy (VHE; ≥100 GeV) γ-ray signal from self-annihilating particle dark matter (DM) is performed towards a region of projected distance r∼45-150 pc from the Galactic center. The background-subtracted γ-ray spectrum measured with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) γ-ray instrument in the energy range between 300 GeV and 30 TeV shows no hint of a residual γ-ray flux. Assuming conventional Navarro-Frenk-White and Einasto density profiles, limits are derived on the velocity-weighted annihilation cross section (σv) as a function of the DM particle mass. These are among the best reported so far for this energy range and in particular differ only little between the chosen density profile parametrizations. In particular, for the DM particle mass of ∼1 TeV, values for (σv) above 3×10(-25) cm(3) s(-1) are excluded for the Einasto density profile.
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18. Detection of gamma rays from a starburst galaxy.
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Acero F, Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Anton G, Barres de Almeida U, Bazer-Bachi AR, Becherini Y, Behera B, Bernlöhr K, Bochow A, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Borrel V, Brucker J, Brun F, Brun P, Bühler R, Bulik T, Büsching I, Boutelier T, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RC, Cheesebrough A, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Dalton M, Daniel MK, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Farnier C, Fegan S, Feinstein F, Fiasson A, Förster A, Fontaine G, Füssling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Gérard L, Gerbig D, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Goret P, Göring D, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Hofverberg P, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Jahn C, Jung I, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khélifi B, Keogh D, Klochkov D, Kluźniak W, Kneiske T, Komin N, Kosack K, Kossakowski R, Lamanna G, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Marandon V, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Masbou J, Maurin D, McComb TJ, Medina MC, Méhault J, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nicholas B, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JF, de Oña Wilhelmi E, Orford KJ, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Paz Arribas M, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Reimer O, Renaud M, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schöck FM, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Sikora M, Skilton JL, Sol H, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Superina G, Szostek A, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tibolla O, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Venter L, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Vivier M, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Zdziarski AA, and Zech A
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Starburst galaxies exhibit in their central regions a highly increased rate of supernovae, the remnants of which are thought to accelerate energetic cosmic rays up to energies of approximately 10(15) electron volts. We report the detection of gamma rays--tracers of such cosmic rays--from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 using the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The gamma-ray flux above 220 billion electron volts is F = (5.5 +/- 1.0(stat) +/- 2.8(sys)) x 10(-13) cm(-2) s(-1), implying a cosmic-ray density about three orders of magnitude larger than that in the center of the Milky Way. The fraction of cosmic-ray energy channeled into gamma rays in this starburst environment is five times as large as that in our Galaxy.
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19. Radio imaging of the very-high-energy gamma-ray emission region in the central engine of a radio galaxy.
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Acciari VA, Aliu E, Arlen T, Bautista M, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Bradbury SM, Buckley JH, Bugaev V, Butt Y, Byrum K, Cannon A, Celik O, Cesarini A, Chow YC, Ciupik L, Cogan P, Cui W, Dickherber R, Fegan SJ, Finley JP, Fortin P, Fortson L, Furniss A, Gall D, Gillanders GH, Grube J, Guenette R, Gyuk G, Hanna D, Holder J, Horan D, Hui CM, Humensky TB, Imran A, Kaaret P, Karlsson N, Kieda D, Kildea J, Konopelko A, Krawczynski H, Krennrich F, Lang MJ, LeBohec S, Maier G, McCann A, McCutcheon M, Millis J, Moriarty P, Ong RA, Otte AN, Pandel D, Perkins JS, Petry D, Pohl M, Quinn J, Ragan K, Reyes LC, Reynolds PT, Roache E, Roache E, Rose HJ, Schroedter M, Sembroski GH, Smith AW, Swordy SP, Theiling M, Toner JA, Varlotta A, Vincent S, Wakely SP, Ward JE, Weekes TC, Weinstein A, Williams DA, Wissel S, Wood M, Walker RC, Davies F, Hardee PE, Junor W, Ly C, Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Anton G, Barres de Almeida U, Bazer-Bachi AR, Becherini Y, Behera B, Bernlöhr K, Bochow A, Boisson C, Bolmont J, Borrel V, Brucker J, Brun F, Brun P, Bühler R, Bulik T, Büsching I, Boutelier T, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RC, Cheesebrough A, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Dalton M, Daniel MK, Davids ID, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Farnier C, Feinstein F, Fiasson A, Förster A, Fontaine G, Füssling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Gérard L, Gerbig D, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Goret P, Göhring D, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Jahn C, Jung I, Katarzyński K, Katz U, Kaufmann S, Kendziorra E, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khélifi B, Keogh D, Kluźniak W, Kneiske T, Komin N, Kosack K, Lamanna G, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Marandon V, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Maurin D, McComb TJ, Medina MC, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Nicholas B, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JF, de Oña Wilhelmi E, Orford KJ, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Paz Arribas M, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Renaud M, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schöck FM, Schröder R, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Sikora M, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spangler D, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Stinzing F, Superina G, Szostek A, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tibolla O, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Venter L, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Vivier M, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Zdziarski AA, Zech A, Anderhub H, Antonelli LA, Antoranz P, Backes M, Baixeras C, Balestra S, Barrio JA, Bastieri D, Becerra González J, Becker JK, Bednarek W, Berger K, Bernardini E, Biland A, Bock RK, Bonnoli G, Bordas P, Borla Tridon D, Bosch-Ramon V, Bose D, Braun I, Bretz T, Britvitch I, Camara M, Carmona E, Commichau S, Contreras JL, Cortina J, Costado MT, Covino S, Curtef V, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Cea del Pozo E, Delgado Mendez C, De los Reyes R, De Lotto B, De Maria M, De Sabata F, Dominguez A, Dorner D, Doro M, Elsaesser D, Errando M, Ferenc D, Fernández E, Firpo R, Fonseca MV, Font L, Galante N, García López RJ, Garczarczyk M, Gaug M, Goebel F, Hadasch D, Hayashida M, Herrero A, Hildebrand D, Höhne-Mönch D, Hose J, Hsu CC, Jogler T, Kranich D, La Barbera A, Laille A, Leonardo E, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo F, López M, Lorenz E, Majumdar P, Maneva G, Mankuzhiyil N, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Mariotti M, Martínez M, Mazin D, Meucci M, Miranda JM, Mirzoyan R, Miyamoto H, Moldón J, Moles M, Moralejo A, Nieto D, Nilsson K, Ninkovic J, Oya I, Paoletti R, Paredes JM, Pasanen M, Pascoli D, Pauss F, Pegna RG, Perez-Torres MA, Persic M, Peruzzo L, Prada F, Prandini E, Puchades N, Reichardt I, Rhode W, Ribó M, Rico J, Rissi M, Robert A, Rügamer S, Saggion A, Saito TY, Salvati M, Sanchez-Conde M, Satalecka K, Scalzotto V, Scapin V, Schweizer T, Shayduk M, Shore SN, Sidro N, Sierpowska-Bartosik A, Sillanpää A, Sitarek J, Sobczynska D, Spanier F, Stamerra A, Stark LS, Takalo L, Tavecchio F, Temnikov P, Tescaro D, Teshima M, Torres DF, Turini N, Vankov H, Wagner RM, Zabalza V, Zandanel F, Zanin R, and Zapatero J
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The accretion of matter onto a massive black hole is believed to feed the relativistic plasma jets found in many active galactic nuclei (AGN). Although some AGN accelerate particles to energies exceeding 10(12) electron volts and are bright sources of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission, it is not yet known where the VHE emission originates. Here we report on radio and VHE observations of the radio galaxy Messier 87, revealing a period of extremely strong VHE gamma-ray flares accompanied by a strong increase of the radio flux from its nucleus. These results imply that charged particles are accelerated to very high energies in the immediate vicinity of the black hole.
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20. Energy spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons at TeV energies.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Barres de Almeida U, Bazer-Bachi AR, Becherini Y, Behera B, Benbow W, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bochow A, Borrel V, Braun I, Brion E, Brucker J, Brun P, Brucker R, Bulik T, Büsching I, Boutelier T, Carrigan S, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RC, Cheesebrough A, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Costamante L, Dalton M, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Dyrda M, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Farnier C, Feinstein F, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Füsling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Gérard L, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Jung I, Katarzyński K, Kaufmann S, Kendziorra E, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khélifi B, Keogh D, Komin N, Kosack K, Lamanna G, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Marandon V, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Maurin D, McComb TJ, Medina C, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JF, de Oña Wilhelmi E, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Renaud M, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Rulten CB, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schöck FM, Schröder R, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spangler D, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Superina G, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tibolla O, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Vivier M, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Zdziarski AA, and Zech A
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The very large collection area of ground-based gamma-ray telescopes gives them a substantial advantage over balloon or satellite based instruments in the detection of very-high-energy (>600 GeV) cosmic-ray electrons. Here we present the electron spectrum derived from data taken with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. In this measurement, the first of this type, we are able to extend the measurement of the electron spectrum beyond the range accessible to direct measurements. We find evidence for a substantial steepening in the energy spectrum above 600 GeV compared to lower energies.
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21. Limits on an energy dependence of the speed of light from a flare of the active galaxy PKS 2155-304.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Barres de Almeida U, Bazer-Bachi AR, Becherini Y, Behera B, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bochow A, Borrel V, Braun I, Brion E, Brucker J, Brun P, Bühler R, Bulik T, Büsching I, Boutelier T, Carrigan S, Chadwick PM, Charbonnier A, Chaves RC, Chounet LM, Clapson AC, Coignet G, Costamante L, Dalton M, Degrange B, Deil C, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Domainko W, Drury LO, Dubois F, Dubus G, Dyks J, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Farnier C, Feinstein F, Fiasson A, Förster A, Fontaine G, Füssling M, Gabici S, Gallant YA, Gérard L, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Glück B, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinz S, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Jung I, Katarzyński K, Kaufmann S, Kendziorra E, Kerschhaggl M, Khangulyan D, Khélifi B, Keogh D, Komin N, Kosack K, Lamanna G, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Marandon V, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Maurin D, McComb TJ, Medina C, Moderski R, Moulin E, Naumann-Godo M, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nekrassov D, Niemiec J, Nolan SJ, Ohm S, Olive JF, de Oña Wilhelmi E, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ostrowski M, Panter M, Pedaletti G, Pelletier G, Petrucci PO, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Quirrenbach A, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Renaud M, Rieger F, Ripken J, Rob L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Rudak B, Ruppel J, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Schlickeiser R, Schöck FM, Schröder R, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Skilton JL, Sol H, Spangler D, Stawarz Ł, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Superina G, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tibolla O, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Vivier M, Völk HJ, Volpe F, Wagner SJ, Ward M, Zdziarski AA, and Zech A
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In the past few decades, several models have predicted an energy dependence of the speed of light in the context of quantum gravity. For cosmological sources such as active galaxies, this minuscule effect can add up to measurable photon-energy dependent time lags. In this Letter a search for such time lags during the High Energy Stereoscopic System observations of the exceptional very high energy flare of the active galaxy PKS 2155-304 on 28 July 2006 is presented. Since no significant time lag is found, lower limits on the energy scale of speed of light modifications are derived.
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22. HESS observations of the galactic center region and their possible dark matter interpretation.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borrel V, Braun I, Breitling F, Brown AM, Bühler R, Büsching I, Carrigan S, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Ferrero E, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Funk S, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Khélifi B, Komin N, Konopelko A, Kosack K, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lohse T, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Masterson C, McComb TJ, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schwanke U, Sol H, Spangler D, Spanier F, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Superina G, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vincent P, Völk HJ, Wagner SJ, and Ward M
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The detection of gamma rays from the source HESS J1745-290 in the Galactic Center (GC) region with the High Energy Spectroscopic System (HESS) array of Cherenkov telescopes in 2004 is presented. After subtraction of the diffuse gamma-ray emission from the GC ridge, the source is compatible with a point source with spatial extent less than 1.2;{'}(stat) (95% C.L.). The measured energy spectrum above 160 GeV is compatible with a power law with photon index of 2.25+/-0.04(stat)+/-0.10(syst) and no significant flux variation is detected. It is finally found that the bulk of the very high energy emission must have non-dark-matter origin.
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23. Fast variability of tera-electron volt gamma rays from the radio galaxy M87.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borrel V, Braun I, Brown AM, Bühler R, Büsching I, Carrigan S, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Coignet G, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Egberts K, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Ferrero E, Fiasson A, Fontaine G, Funk S, Funk S, Füssling M, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Glicenstein JF, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hoffmann A, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Hoppe S, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Kendziorra E, Kerschhaggl M, Khélifi B, Komin N, Konopelko A, Kosack K, Lamanna G, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Lenain JP, Lohse T, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Masterson C, Maurin G, McComb TJ, Moulin E, de Naurois M, Nedbal D, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Ranchon S, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rosier-Lees S, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Santangelo A, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schröder R, Schwanke U, Schwarzburg S, Schwemmer S, Shalchi A, Sol H, Spangler D, Spanier F, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Superina G, Tam PH, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vialle JP, Vincent P, Völk HJ, Wagner SJ, and Ward M
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The detection of fast variations of the tera-electron volt (TeV) (10(12) eV) gamma-ray flux, on time scales of days, from the nearby radio galaxy M87 is reported. These variations are about 10 times as fast as those observed in any other wave band and imply a very compact emission region with a dimension similar to the Schwarzschild radius of the central black hole. We thus can exclude several other sites and processes of the gamma-ray production. The observations confirm that TeV gamma rays are emitted by extragalactic sources other than blazars, where jets are not relativistically beamed toward the observer.
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24. A low level of extragalactic background light as revealed by gamma-rays from blazars.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borrel V, Braun I, Breitling F, Brown AM, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Fontaine G, Fuchs Y, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Gillessen S, Glicenstein JF, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Khélifi B, Klages S, Komin N, Konopelko A, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Leroy N, Lohse T, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Marcowith A, Masterson C, McComb TJ, de Naurois M, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Raux J, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schuster C, Schwanke U, Siewert M, Sol H, Spangler D, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vincent P, Völk HJ, and Wagner SJ
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The diffuse extragalactic background light consists of the sum of the starlight emitted by galaxies through the history of the Universe, and it could also have an important contribution from the 'first stars', which may have formed before galaxy formation began. Direct measurements are difficult and not yet conclusive, owing to the large uncertainties caused by the bright foreground emission associated with zodiacal light. An alternative approach is to study the absorption features imprinted on the gamma-ray spectra of distant extragalactic objects by interactions of those photons with the background light photons. Here we report the discovery of gamma-ray emission from the blazars H 2356 - 309 and 1ES 1101 - 232, at redshifts z = 0.165 and z = 0.186, respectively. Their unexpectedly hard spectra provide an upper limit on the background light at optical/near-infrared wavelengths that appears to be very close to the lower limit given by the integrated light of resolved galaxies. The background flux at these wavelengths accordingly seems to be strongly dominated by the direct starlight from galaxies, thus excluding a large contribution from other sources-in particular from the first stars formed. This result also indicates that intergalactic space is more transparent to gamma-rays than previously thought.
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25. Discovery of very-high-energy gamma-rays from the Galactic Centre ridge.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borrel V, Braun I, Breitling F, Brown AM, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Fontaine G, Fuchs Y, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Gillessen S, Glicenstein JF, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser D, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Khélifi B, Klages S, Komin N, Konopelko A, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Leroy N, Lohse T, Marcowith A, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Masterson C, McComb TJ, de Naurois M, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Raux J, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schuster C, Schwanke U, Siewert M, Sol H, Spangler D, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, van Eldik C, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vincent P, Völk HJ, and Wagner SJ
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The source of Galactic cosmic rays (with energies up to 10(15) eV) remains unclear, although it is widely believed that they originate in the shock waves of expanding supernova remnants. At present the best way to investigate their acceleration and propagation is by observing the gamma-rays produced when cosmic rays interact with interstellar gas. Here we report observations of an extended region of very-high-energy (> 10(11) eV) gamma-ray emission correlated spatially with a complex of giant molecular clouds in the central 200 parsecs of the Milky Way. The hardness of the gamma-ray spectrum and the conditions in those molecular clouds indicate that the cosmic rays giving rise to the gamma-rays are likely to be protons and nuclei rather than electrons. The energy associated with the cosmic rays could have come from a single supernova explosion around 10(4) years ago.
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26. Discovery of very high energy gamma rays associated with an x-ray binary.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Aye KM, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Berghaus P, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borrel V, Braun I, Breitling F, Brown AM, Bussons Gordo J, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Dickinson HJ, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Emmanoulopoulos D, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Fleury P, Fontaine G, Fuchs Y, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Gillessen S, Glicenstein JF, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, Jacholkowska A, de Jager OC, Khélifi B, Komin N, Konopelko A, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine-Goumard M, Leroy N, Lohse T, Marcowith A, Martin JM, Martineau-Huynh O, Masterson C, McComb TJ, de Naurois M, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Raux J, Rayner SM, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schuster C, Schwanke U, Siewert M, Sol H, Spangler D, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vincent P, Völk HJ, and Wagner SJ
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X-ray binaries are composed of a normal star in orbit around a neutron star or stellar-mass black hole. Radio and x-ray observations have led to the presumption that some x-ray binaries called microquasars behave as scaled-down active galactic nuclei. Microquasars have resolved radio emission that is thought to arise from a relativistic outflow akin to active galactic nuclei jets, in which particles can be accelerated to large energies. Very high energy gamma-rays produced by the interactions of these particles have been observed from several active galactic nuclei. Using the High Energy Stereoscopic System, we find evidence for gamma-ray emission of >100 gigaelectron volts from a candidate microquasar, LS 5039, showing that particles are also accelerated to very high energies in these systems.
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27. A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way.
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Aharonian F, Akhperjanian AG, Aye KM, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Berghaus P, Bernlöhr K, Boisson C, Bolz O, Borgmeier C, Braun I, Breitling F, Brown AM, Gordo JB, Chadwick PM, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Dubus G, Ergin T, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Fleury P, Fontaine G, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Gillessen S, Goret P, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, de Jager OC, Jung I, Khélifi B, Komin N, Konopelko A, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemière A, Lemoine M, Leroy N, Lohse T, Marcowith A, Masterson C, McComb TJ, de Naurois M, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Raux J, Rayner SM, Redondo I, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schuster C, Schwanke U, Siewert M, Sol H, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Tavernet JP, Terrier R, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, van der Walt DJ, Vasileiadis G, Venter C, Vincent P, Visser B, Völk HJ, and Wagner SJ
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Very high energy gamma-rays probe the long-standing mystery of the origin of cosmic rays. Produced in the interactions of accelerated particles in astrophysical objects, they can be used to image cosmic particle accelerators. A first sensitive survey of the inner part of the Milky Way with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) reveals a population of eight previously unknown firmly detected sources of very high energy gamma-rays. At least two have no known radio or x-ray counterpart and may be representative of a new class of "dark" nucleonic cosmic ray sources.
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28. High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant.
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Aharonian FA, Akhperjanian AG, Aye KM, Bazer-Bachi AR, Beilicke M, Benbow W, Berge D, Berghaus P, Bernlöhr K, Bolz O, Boisson C, Borgmeier C, Breitling F, Brown AM, Gordo JB, Chadwick PM, Chitnis VR, Chounet LM, Cornils R, Costamante L, Degrange B, Djannati-Ataï A, Drury LO, Ergin T, Espigat P, Feinstein F, Fleury P, Fontaine G, Funk S, Gallant YA, Giebels B, Gillessen S, Goret P, Guy J, Hadjichristidis C, Hauser M, Heinzelmann G, Henri G, Hermann G, Hinton JA, Hofmann W, Holleran M, Horns D, De Jager OC, Jung I, Khélifi B, Komin N, Konopelko A, Latham IJ, Le Gallou R, Lemoine M, Lemière A, Leroy N, Lohse T, Marcowith A, Masterson C, McComb TJ, De Naurois M, Nolan SJ, Noutsos A, Orford KJ, Osborne JL, Ouchrif M, Panter M, Pelletier G, Pita S, Pohl M, Pühlhofer G, Punch M, Raubenheimer BC, Raue M, Raux J, Rayner SM, Redondo I, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ripken J, Rivoal M, Rob L, Rolland L, Rowell G, Sahakian V, Saugé L, Schlenker S, Schlickeiser R, Schuster C, Schwanke U, Siewert M, Sol H, Steenkamp R, Stegmann C, Tavernet JP, Théoret CG, Tluczykont M, Van Der Walt DJ, Vasileiadis G, Vincent P, Visser B, Völk HJ, and Wagner SJ
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A significant fraction of the energy density of the interstellar medium is in the form of high-energy charged particles (cosmic rays). The origin of these particles remains uncertain. Although it is generally accepted that the only sources capable of supplying the energy required to accelerate the bulk of Galactic cosmic rays are supernova explosions, and even though the mechanism of particle acceleration in expanding supernova remnant (SNR) shocks is thought to be well understood theoretically, unequivocal evidence for the production of high-energy particles in supernova shells has proven remarkably hard to find. Here we report on observations of the SNR RX J1713.7 - 3946 (G347.3 - 0.5), which was discovered by ROSAT in the X-ray spectrum and later claimed as a source of high-energy gamma-rays of TeV energies (1 TeV = 10(12) eV). We present a TeV gamma-ray image of the SNR: the spatially resolved remnant has a shell morphology similar to that seen in X-rays, which demonstrates that very-high-energy particles are accelerated there. The energy spectrum indicates efficient acceleration of charged particles to energies beyond 100 TeV, consistent with current ideas of particle acceleration in young SNR shocks.
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- 2004
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