Observations of the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 1218+304 with VERITAS
Pascal Fortin (for the VERITAS collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper reports the detection of very-high-energy gamma rays from the BL Lac object 1ES 1218+304 using the VERITAS array, confirming its high-energy emission during the 2006-2007 season.
Contribution
First detection of very-high-energy gamma rays from 1ES 1218+304 with VERITAS, demonstrating its high-energy activity.
Findings
Gamma-ray signal detected with high significance.
Observation during several months in 2006-2007.
Confirmation of high-energy emission from 1ES 1218+304.
Abstract
The VERITAS collaboration has observed the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 1218+304 using an array of several imaging Cherenkov telescopes located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in Southern Arizona. A gamma-ray signal was detected with high significance for the observations taken during several months in the 2006-2007 observing season. Here we present the detection of 1ES 1218+304 in very-high-energy gamma rays.
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TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology