VHE Observations of the Binary Candidate HESS J0632+057 with H.E.S.S. and VERITAS

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

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Presented at the 32nd ICRC, Beijing, 2011

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HESS J0632+057 is an unidentified gamma-ray source located in the Monoceros region, probably associated with the massive Be star MWC 148. H.E.S.S. and VERITAS observations in the very high energy (VHE) range combined with Swift X-ray data indicate that this object is a new member of the elusive gamma-ray binary class. We present here results of VHE gamma-ray observations from VERITAS and HESS at energies above 100 GeV taken over more than six years. The observations confirm HESS J0632+057 as a point-like VHE source with a significance of more than 12 standard deviations. The VHE gamma-ray results are discussed in the context of contemporaneous X-ray observations with Swift XRT.

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