High Energy Stereoscopic System
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The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is a ground-based array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia used to study very-high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources such as supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and active galactic nuclei.
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| High Energy Stereoscopic System canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array ⓘ |
| abbreviation | H.E.S.S. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 1800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| collaborationIncludes |
institutes from Africa
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institutes from Europe ⓘ institutes from other regions worldwide ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
multi-wavelength studies of active galactic nuclei
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population studies of VHE gamma-ray sources ⓘ understanding of cosmic-ray acceleration ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
high-energy astrophysics research
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searches for dark matter signatures ⓘ time-variable gamma-ray source studies ⓘ |
| detects | Cherenkov light from air showers ⓘ |
| energyRange | very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays above ~100 GeV ⓘ |
| hasDiscovered |
VHE emission from the Galactic Center
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many pulsar wind nebulae in VHE gamma rays ⓘ numerous Galactic VHE gamma-ray sources ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
HESS I 12-m telescopes
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HESS II 28-m telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
H.E.S.S. I
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H.E.S.S. II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HESSIConfiguration | four 12-m telescopes in square layout ⓘ |
| HESSIIConfiguration | one central 28-m telescope added ⓘ |
| HESSIIStartOfOperations | 2012 ⓘ |
| HESSIStartOfOperations | early 2000s ⓘ |
| location | Khomas Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Victor Hess (indirectly, via acronym) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Gamsberg mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 5 ⓘ |
| observes | southern sky ⓘ |
| operatedBy | H.E.S.S. Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ground-based gamma-ray observatories ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| similarTo |
MAGIC
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VERITAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studies |
Galactic Center region
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active galactic nuclei ⓘ binary systems ⓘ cosmic gamma-ray sources ⓘ cosmic-ray accelerators ⓘ pulsar wind nebulae ⓘ star-forming regions ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ very-high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| telescopeType | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope ⓘ |
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Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
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