Volpe, F. (2011) The γ-ray sky seen with H.E.S.S. Il nuovo cimento C, 34 (3). pp. 19-25. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
H.E.S.S. is an array of four imaging Cherenkov telescopes located in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia. It has been in operation since December 2003 and detects very-high-energy (VHE) γ-rays with energies ranging from 100GeV to ∼ 50TeV. Since 2004, regular observation of the Galactic Plane has yielded the discovery of more than 50 sources, belonging to the classes of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN), supernova remnants (SNRs), γ-ray binaries and, more recently, a stellar cluster and molecular clouds in the vicinity of shell-type SNRs. H.E.S.S. has observed also a variety of AGN, studied their spectral and temporal behaviour and detected fast and intense TeV variability. Highlights of the most recent H.E.S.S. observations are presented and their implications are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | X- and γ-ray instruments ; X- and γ-ray telescopes and instrumentation ; Supernova remnants ; Active and peculiar galaxies and related systems (including BL Lacertae objects, blazars, Seyfert galaxies, Markarian galaxies, and active galactic nuclei) |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2020 16:12 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Apr 2020 16:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/17218 |
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