A search for very high energy gamma-ray emission from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 with H.E.S.S.
We present the result of 28 hours of observations of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 with the H.E.S.S. detector in 2003. We find no evidence for very high energy gamma-ray emission from this…
A possible association of the new VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1825-137 with the pulsar wind nebula G18.0–0.7
We report on a possible association of the recently discovered very high-energy $\gamma$-ray source HESS J1825–137 with the pulsar wind nebula (commonly referred to as G 18.0–0.7) of the $2.1\times 10^{4}$ year old Vela-like…
Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with H.E.S.S.
We report the discovery of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission of the binary system PSR B1259-63/SS 2883 of a radio pulsar orbiting a massive, luminous Be star in a highly eccentric orbit. The observations around…
Observations of Selected AGN with H.E.S.S.
A sample of selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) was observed in 2003 and 2004 with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia. The redshifts of these candidate…
Serendipitous discovery of the unidentified extended TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1303-631
The serendipitous discovery of an unidentified extended TeVgamma-ray source close to the galactic plane named HESS J1303-631 at a significance of 21 standard deviations is reported. The observations were performed between February and June…
Upper limits to the SN1006 multi-TeV gamma-ray flux from H.E.S.S. observations
Observations of the shell-type supernova remnant SN1006 have been carried out with the H.E.S.S. system of Cherenkov telescopes during 2003 (18.2h with two operating telescopes) and 2004 (6.3h with all four telescopes). No evidence…
Observations of Mkn 421 in 2004 with HESS at large zenith angles
Mkn 421 was observed during a high flux state for nine nights in April and May 2004 with the fully operational High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) in Namibia. The observations were carried out at…
Detection of TeV gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 with H.E.S.S
We report the detection of TeV gamma-rays from the shell-type supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 with data of 3.2 h of live time recorded with H.E.S.S. in February 2004. An excess of (700 +/- 60)…
Discovery of VHE gamma rays from PKS 2005-489
The high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2005-489 (z=0.071) was observed in 2003 and 2004 with the H.E.S.S. stereoscopic array of imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia. A signal was detected at the 6.7 sigma level…
A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way
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…
