Blazar Observations with VERITAS
H. Krawczynski (for the VERITAS Collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper reports on initial observations of blazars using the VERITAS array, a system of four telescopes, to study gamma-ray emissions and understand jet structures in supermassive black holes.
Contribution
It presents the first results from VERITAS blazar observations with three and four telescopes, demonstrating the system's capabilities.
Findings
Detection of gamma-ray emissions from blazars
Insights into jet structures and black hole accretion
Validation of VERITAS observational performance
Abstract
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is an array of four 12m diameter Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique (IACT) telescopes operated at the base of Mt. Hopkins in southern Arizona. The four-telescope experiment started operation in April, 2007. GeV and TeV gamma-ray observations of blazars can be used to probe the structure and composition of their jets, and to contribute to our understanding of how supermassive black holes accrete matter. In this contribution, we present first VERITAS blazar results obtained with three and four telescopes.
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TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena