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VHE observations of pulsar wind nebulae with H.E.S.S.

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Khélifi,  Bruno
Division Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Masterson,  Conor
Division Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Hinton,  Jim
Division Prof. Dr. Werner Hofmann, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Khélifi, B., Masterson, C., & Hinton, J. (2005). VHE observations of pulsar wind nebulae with H.E.S.S. In B. S. Acharya, S. Gupta, P. Jagadeesan, A. Jain, S. Karthikeyan, S. Morris, et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference (pp. 127-130). Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai, MH-400005: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0011-878B-0
Abstract
The H.E.S.S. detector is an array of atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes dedicated to the observation of very high energy (VHE)γ-rays. Situated in Namibia, the full four-telescope array is operational since December 2003. Among many types of targets, the H.E.S.S. collaboration is studying pulsar wind nebulae (PWN) in the VHE γ-ray domain. These objects can produce VHE emission by the inverse Compton process, whereby relativistic electrons and positrons in the shocked pulsar wind interact with lower-energy ambient photons. The PWN inside MSH15-52, G0.9+0.1 and near the Vela pulsar have been observed by H.E.S.S. since 2004. The results of these observations are reported here.