Veritas: Status summary 2009

T. C. Weekes; V. A. Acciari; T. Arlen; T. Aune; M. Beilicke; W. Benbow; D. Boltuch; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; V. Bugaev; K. Byrum; A. Cannon; A. Cesarini; L. Ciupik; Y. C. Chow; P. Cogan; W. Cui; C. Duke; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; G. Finnegan; P. Fortin; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; N. Galante; D. Gall; G. H. Gillanders; S. Godambe; J. Grube; R. Guenette; G. Gyuk; D. Hanna; J. Holder; D. Horan; C. M. Hui; T. B. Humensky; A. Imran; P. Kaaret; N. Karlsson; M. Kertzman; D. Kieda; A. Konopelko; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; G. Maier; S. McArthur; A. McCann; M. McCutcheon; J. Millis

doi:10.1142/S0218271810016932

Veritas: Status summary 2009

T. C. Weekes, V. A. Acciari, T. Arlen, T. Aune, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Boltuch, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, V. Bugaev, K. Byrum, A. Cannon, A. Cesarini, L. Ciupik, Y. C. Chow, P. Cogan, W. Cui, C. Duke, S. J. Fegan, J. P. FinleyG. Finnegan, P. Fortin, L. Fortson, A. Furniss, N. Galante, D. Gall, G. H. Gillanders, S. Godambe, J. Grube, R. Guenette, G. Gyuk, D. Hanna, J. Holder, D. Horan, C. M. Hui, T. B. Humensky, A. Imran, P. Kaaret, N. Karlsson, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, A. Konopelko, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, G. Maier, S. McArthur, A. McCann, M. McCutcheon, J. Millis

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Abstract

VERITAS is a ground-based gamma-ray observatory that uses the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique and operates in the very-high energy (VHE) region of the gamma-ray spectrum from 100 GeV to 50 TeV. The observatory consists of an array of four 12 m-diameter imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes located in southern Arizona, USA. The four-telescope array has been fully operational since September 2007, and over the last two years, VERITAS has been operating with high reliability and sensitivity. It is currently one of the most sensitive VHE observatories. This paper summarizes the status of VERITAS as of October 2009, and describes the detection of several new VHE gamma-ray sources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1003-1012
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Modern Physics D
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271810016932
State	Published - Jun 2010

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This research is supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Smithsonian Institution, by NSERC in Canada, by Science Foundation Ireland, and by STFC in the U.K. The excellent work of the technical support staff at the FLWO and the collaborating institutions is acknowledged.

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Gamma-ray
active galactic nuclei
atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

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Weekes, T. C., Acciari, V. A., Arlen, T., Aune, T., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Boltuch, D., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Byrum, K., Cannon, A., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Chow, Y. C., Cogan, P., Cui, W., Duke, C., Fegan, S. J., ... Millis, J. (2010). Veritas: Status summary 2009. International Journal of Modern Physics D, 19(6), 1003-1012. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271810016932

Weekes, TC, Acciari, VA, Arlen, T, Aune, T, Beilicke, M, Benbow, W, Boltuch, D, Bradbury, SM, Buckley, JH, Bugaev, V, Byrum, K, Cannon, A, Cesarini, A, Ciupik, L, Chow, YC, Cogan, P, Cui, W, Duke, C, Fegan, SJ, Finley, JP, Finnegan, G, Fortin, P, Fortson, L, Furniss, A, Galante, N, Gall, D, Gillanders, GH, Godambe, S, Grube, J, Guenette, R, Gyuk, G, Hanna, D, Holder, J, Horan, D, Hui, CM, Humensky, TB, Imran, A, Kaaret, P, Karlsson, N, Kertzman, M, Kieda, D, Konopelko, A, Krawczynski, H, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, Maier, G, McArthur, S, McCann, A, McCutcheon, M & Millis, J 2010, 'Veritas: Status summary 2009', International Journal of Modern Physics D, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1003-1012. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271810016932

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