Multi-wavelength Observations of PG 1553+113 with HESS

dc.creatorHESS Collaboration
dc.creatorBenbow, W.
dc.creatorBoisson, C.
dc.creatorBuehler, R.
dc.creatorSol, H.
dc.date2007-09-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:32:54Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:32:54Z
dc.descriptionVery high energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of PG 1553+113 were made with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) in 2005 and 2006. A strong signal, ~10 standard deviations, is detected by HESS during the 2 years of observations (24.8 hours live time). The time-averaged energy spectrum, measured between 225 GeV to ~1.3 TeV, is characterized by a very steep power law (photon index of Gamma = (4.5 +- 0.3 {stat} +- 0.1 {syst}). The integral flux above 300 GeV is ~3.4% of the Crab Nebula flux and shows no evidence for any variations, on any time scale. H+K (1.45-2.45 micron) spectroscopy of PG 1553+113 was performed in March 2006 with SINFONI, an integral field spectrometer of the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. The redshift of PG 1553+113 is still unknown, as no absorption or emission lines were found.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures; To appear in the Proceedings of the 30th ICRC (Merida, Mexico)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4602
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.4602
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138943
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleMulti-wavelength Observations of PG 1553+113 with HESS
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