Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2011-09-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
4 pages, 1 figure, Proceeding of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Beijing 2011)
Scientific paper
The VERITAS array of 12-m atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in southern Arizona began full-scale operations in 2007, and it is one of the world's most sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE (E > 100 GeV) gamma rays. Forty-one blazars are known to emit VHE photons, and observations of blazars are one of the VERITAS Collaboration's Key Science Projects (KSPs). More than 400 hours per year are devoted to this program, and ~100 blazars have already been observed with the array, in most cases with the deepest-ever VHE exposure. These observations have resulted in 20 detections, including 10 new VHE blazars. Highlights of the VERITAS blazar observation program, and the collaboration's long-term blazar observation strategy, are presented.
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