Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2011
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #408.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
VERITAS is a state-of-the-art ground-based gamma-ray observatory located near Tucson, Arizona. Utilizing an array of four 12-m telescopes, VERITAS detects Cherenkov light from gamma-ray airshowers and is currently the most sensitive Very High Energy (E>100 GeV) gamma-ray observatory in the world. The VERITAS Blazar Program is entering its fourth year with 19 blazars detected including ten discoveries. Among these are four Intermediate-frequency peaked BL-Lac (IBL) objects. Results of the VERITAS blazar program will be highlighted in this presentation including summaries on recent multi-wavelength campaigns as well as the impact that the Fermi Satellite data has had on the blazar observing program. Long-term light curves of bright blazars, including Mrk 421, reveal significant flux variability, with the broadband spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from the growing number of VHE gamma-ray detected blazars providing constraints to competing emission models.
Fortson Lucy
VERITAS
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