The Galactic Sky seen by H.E.S.S

The H.E.S.S. experiment is an array of four imaging Cherenkov telescopes located in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia. It has been operating in its full configuration since December 2003 and detects very-high-energy (VHE) γ rays ranging from 100GeV to ∼50TeV. Since 2004, the continuous observation of...

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Published in:Advances in space research 2013-01, Vol.51 (2), p.258-267
Main Author: de Naurois, Mathieu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binary systems
Gamma-ray astronomy
H.E.S.S
Imaging atmospheric telescopes
Pulsar wind nebulae
Supernova remnants
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Summary:The H.E.S.S. experiment is an array of four imaging Cherenkov telescopes located in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia. It has been operating in its full configuration since December 2003 and detects very-high-energy (VHE) γ rays ranging from 100GeV to ∼50TeV. Since 2004, the continuous observation of the Galactic Plane by the H.E.S.S. array of telescopes has yielded the discovery of more than 50 sources, belonging to the classes of pulsar wind nebulae (PWN), supernova remnants (SNR), γ ray binaries and, more recently, a stellar cluster and molecular clouds in the vicinity of shell-type SNRs. Galactic emission seen by H.E.S.S. and its implications for particle acceleration in our Galaxy are discussed.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2011.04.009