TY - JOUR A1 - Abdalla, Hassan E. A1 - Abramowski, Attila A1 - Aharonian, Felix A. A1 - Benkhali, Faiçal Ait A1 - Akhperjanian, A. G. A1 - Angüner, Ekrem Oǧuzhan A1 - Arrieta, M. A1 - Aubert, Pierre A1 - Backes, Michael A1 - Balzer, Arnim A1 - Barnard, Michelle A1 - Becherini, Yvonne A1 - Tjus, Julia Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bernhard, Sabrina A1 - Bernlöhr, K. A1 - Birsin, E. A1 - Blackwell, R. A1 - Bottcher, Markus A1 - Boisson, Catherine A1 - Bolmont, J. A1 - Bordas, Pol A1 - Bregeon, Johan A1 - Brun, Francois A1 - Brun, Pierre A1 - Bryan, Mark A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Capasso, M. A1 - Carr, John A1 - Casanova, Sabrina A1 - Chakraborty, N. A1 - Chalme-Calvet, R. A1 - Chaves, Ryan C. G. A1 - Chen, Andrew A1 - Chevalier, J. A1 - Chretien, M. A1 - Colafrancesco, Sergio A1 - Cologna, Gabriele A1 - Condon, B. A1 - Conrad, Jan A1 - Couturier, C. A1 - Cui, Y. A1 - Davids, I. D. A1 - Degrange, B. A1 - Deil, Christoph A1 - deWilt, P. A1 - Djannati-Atai, Arache A1 - Domainko, Wilfried A1 - Donath, Axel A1 - Dubus, Guillaume A1 - Dutson, Kate A1 - Dyks, J. A1 - Dyrda, M. A1 - Edwards, T. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Eger, P. A1 - Ernenwein, J. -P. A1 - Eschbach, S. A1 - Farnier, C. A1 - Fegan, Stuart A1 - Fernandes, M. V. A1 - Fiasson, A. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Gabici, Stefano A1 - Gajdus, M. A1 - Gallant, Y. A. A1 - Garrigoux, T. A1 - Giavitto, Gianluca A1 - Giebels, B. A1 - Glicenstein, J. F. A1 - Gottschall, Daniel A1 - Goyal, A. A1 - Grondin, M. -H. A1 - Grudzinska, M. A1 - Hadasch, Daniela A1 - Hahn, J. A1 - Hawkes, J. A1 - Heinzelmann, G. A1 - Henri, Gilles A1 - Hermann, G. A1 - Hervet, Olivier A1 - Hillert, A. A1 - Hinton, James Anthony A1 - Hofmann, Werner A1 - Hoischen, Clemens A1 - Holler, M. A1 - Horns, D. A1 - Ivascenko, Alex A1 - Jacholkowska, A. A1 - Jamrozy, Marek A1 - Janiak, M. A1 - Jankowsky, D. A1 - Jankowsky, Felix A1 - Jingo, M. A1 - Jogler, Tobias A1 - Jouvin, Lea A1 - Jung-Richardt, Ira A1 - Kastendieck, M. A. A1 - Katarzynski, Krzysztof A1 - Katz, Uli A1 - Kerszberg, D. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kieffer, M. A1 - King, J. A1 - Klepser, S. A1 - Klochkov, Dmitry A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kolitzus, D. A1 - Komin, Nu. A1 - Kosack, K. A1 - Krakau, S. A1 - Kraus, Michael A1 - Krayzel, F. A1 - Kruger, P. P. A1 - Laffon, H. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lau, Jeanie A1 - Lees, J. -P. A1 - Lefaucheur, J. A1 - Lefranc, V. A1 - Lemiere, A. A1 - Lemoine-Goumard, M. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Leser, Eva A1 - Lohse, Thomas A1 - Lorentz, M. A1 - Lui, R. A1 - Lypova, Iryna A1 - Marandon, Vincent A1 - Marcowith, Alexandre A1 - Mariaud, C. A1 - Marx, R. A1 - Maurin, G. A1 - Maxted, N. A1 - Mayer, Michael A1 - Meintjes, Petrus Johannes A1 - Menzler, U. A1 - Meyer, Manuel A1 - Mitchell, A. M. W. A1 - Moderski, R. A1 - Mohamed, M. A1 - Mora, K. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Murach, T. A1 - de Naurois, Mathieu A1 - Niederwanger, F. A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Oakes, L. A1 - Odaka, Hirokazu A1 - Ohm, Stefan A1 - Oettl, S. A1 - Ostrowski, M. A1 - Oya, I. A1 - Padovani, Marco A1 - Panter, M. A1 - Parsons, R. D. A1 - Arribas, M. Paz A1 - Pekeur, N. W. A1 - Pelletier, G. A1 - Petrucci, P. -O. A1 - Peyaud, B. A1 - Pita, S. A1 - Poon, Helen A1 - Prokhorov, Dmitry A1 - Prokoph, Heike A1 - Puehlhofer, Gerd A1 - Punch, Michael A1 - Quirrenbach, Andreas A1 - Raab, S. A1 - Reimer, Anita A1 - Reimer, Olaf A1 - Renaud, M. A1 - de los Reyes, R. A1 - Rieger, Frank A1 - Romoli, Carlo A1 - Rosier-Lees, S. A1 - Rowell, G. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Rulten, C. B. A1 - Sahakian, V. A1 - Salek, David A1 - Sanchez, David A. A1 - Santangelo, Andrea A1 - Sasaki, Manami A1 - Schlickeiser, Reinhard A1 - Schussler, F. A1 - Schulz, Andreas A1 - Schwanke, U. A1 - Schwemmer, S. A1 - Seyffert, A. S. A1 - Shafi, N. A1 - Simoni, R. A1 - Sol, H. A1 - Spanier, Felix A1 - Spengler, G. A1 - Spiess, F. A1 - Stawarz, Lukasz A1 - Steenkamp, R. A1 - Stegmann, Christian A1 - Stinzing, F. A1 - Stycz, K. A1 - Sushch, Iurii A1 - Tavernet, J. -P. A1 - Tavernier, T. A1 - Taylor, A. M. A1 - Terrier, R. A1 - Tluczykont, Martin A1 - Trichard, C. A1 - Tuffs, R. A1 - van der Walt, Johan A1 - van Eldik, Christopher A1 - van Soelen, Brian A1 - Vasileiadis, Georges A1 - Veh, J. A1 - Venter, C. A1 - Viana, A. A1 - Vincent, P. A1 - Vink, Jacco A1 - Voisin, F. A1 - Voelk, Heinrich J. A1 - Vuillaume, Thomas A1 - Wadiasingh, Z. A1 - Wagner, Stefan J. A1 - Wagner, P. A1 - Wagner, R. M. A1 - White, R. A1 - Wierzcholska, Alicja A1 - Willmann, P. A1 - Woernlein, A. A1 - Wouters, Denis A1 - Yang, R. A1 - Zabalza, Victor A1 - Zaborov, D. A1 - Zacharias, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A. A1 - Zech, Andreas A1 - Zefi, F. A1 - Ziegler, A. A1 - Zywucka, Natalia T1 - Search for Dark Matter Annihilations towards the Inner Galactic Halo from 10 Years of Observations with HESS JF - Physical review letters N2 - The inner region of the Milky Way halo harbors a large amount of dark matter (DM). Given its proximity, it is one of the most promising targets to look for DM. We report on a search for the annihilations of DM particles using gamma-ray observations towards the inner 300 pc of the Milky Way, with the H.E.S.S. array of ground-based Cherenkov telescopes. The analysis is based on a 2D maximum likelihood method using Galactic Center (GC) data accumulated by H.E.S.S. over the last 10 years (2004-2014), and does not show any significant gamma-ray signal above background. Assuming Einasto and Navarro-Frenk-White DM density profiles at the GC, we derive upper limits on the annihilation cross section . These constraints are the strongest obtained so far in the TeV DM mass range and improve upon previous limits by a factor 5. For the Einasto profile, the constraints reach values of 6 x 10(-26) cm(3) s(-1) in the W+W- channel for a DM particle mass of 1.5 TeV, and 2 x 10(-26) cm(3) s(-1) in the tau(+)tau(-) channel for a 1 TeV mass. For the first time, ground-based gamma-ray observations have reached sufficient sensitivity to probe values expected from the thermal relic density for TeV DM particles. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.111301 SN - 0031-9007 SN - 1079-7114 VL - 117 PB - American Physical Society CY - College Park ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Acharya, B. S. A1 - Aramo, C. A1 - Babic, A. A1 - Barrio, J. A. A1 - Baushev, Anton N. A1 - Tjus, J. Becker A1 - Berge, David A1 - Bohacova, M. A1 - Bonardi, A. A1 - Brown, A. A1 - Bugaev, V. A1 - Bulik, Tomasz A1 - Burton, M. A1 - Busetto, G. A1 - Caraveo, P. A. A1 - Carosi, R. A1 - Carr, John A1 - Chadwick, Paula M. A1 - Chudoba, J. A1 - Conforti, V. A1 - Connaughton, V. A1 - Contreras, J. L. A1 - Cotter, G. A1 - Dazzi, F. A1 - De Franco, A. A1 - de la Calle, I. A1 - Lopez, R. de los Reyes A1 - De Lotto, B. A1 - De Palma, F. A1 - Di Girolamo, T. A1 - Di Giulio, C. A1 - Di Pierro, F. A1 - Dournaux, J. -L. A1 - Dwarkadas, Vikram V. A1 - Ebr, J. A1 - Egberts, Kathrin A1 - Fesquet, M. A1 - Fleischhack, H. A1 - Font, L. A1 - Fontaine, G. A1 - Foerster, A. A1 - Füßling, Matthias A1 - Garcia, B. A1 - Lopez, R. Garcia A1 - Garczarczyk, M. A1 - Gargano, F. A1 - Garrido, D. A1 - Gaug, M. A1 - Giglietto, N. A1 - Giordano, F. A1 - Giuliani, A. A1 - Godinovic, N. A1 - Gonzalez, M. M. A1 - Grabarczyk, T. A1 - Hassan, T. A1 - Hoerandel, J. A1 - Hrabovsky, M. A1 - Hrupec, D. A1 - Humensky, T. B. A1 - Huovelin, J. A1 - Jamrozy, M. A1 - Janecek, P. A1 - Kaaret, P. E. A1 - Katz, U. A1 - Kaufmann, S. A1 - Khelifi, B. A1 - Kluzniak, W. A1 - Kocot, J. A1 - Komin, N. A1 - Kubo, H. A1 - Kushida, J. A1 - Lamanna, G. A1 - Lee, W. H. A1 - Lenain, J. -P. A1 - Lohse, T. A1 - Lombardi, S. A1 - Lopez-Coto, R. A1 - Lopez-Oramas, A. A1 - Lucarelli, F. A1 - Maccarone, M. C. A1 - Maier, G. A1 - Majumdar, P. A1 - Malaguti, G. A1 - Mandat, D. A1 - Mazziotta, Mario Nicola A1 - Meagher, K. A1 - Mirabal, N. A1 - Morselli, A. A1 - Moulin, Emmanuel A1 - Niemiec, J. A1 - Nievas, M. A1 - Nishijima, K. A1 - Nosek, D. A1 - Nunio, F. A1 - Ohishi, M. A1 - Ohm, S. A1 - Ong, R. A. A1 - Orito, R. A1 - Otte, N. A1 - Palatka, M. A1 - Pareschi, G. A1 - Pech, M. A1 - Persic, M. A1 - Pohl, Manuela A1 - Prouza, M. A1 - Quirrenbach, A. A1 - Raino, S. A1 - Fernandez, G. Rodriguez A1 - Romano, Patrizia A1 - Rovero, A. C. A1 - Rudak, B. A1 - Schovanek, P. A1 - Shayduk, M. A1 - Siejkowski, H. A1 - Sillanpaa, A. A1 - Stefanik, S. A1 - Stolarczyk, T. A1 - Szanecki, M. A1 - Szepieniec, T. A1 - Tejedor, L. A. A1 - Telezhinsky, Igor O. A1 - Teshima, M. A1 - Tibaldo, L. A1 - Tibolla, O. A1 - Tovmassian, G. A1 - Travnicek, P. A1 - Trzeciak, M. A1 - Vallania, P. A1 - van Eldik, C. A1 - Vercellone, S. A1 - Vigorito, C. A1 - Wagner, S. J. A1 - Wakely, S. P. A1 - Weinstein, A. A1 - Wierzcholska, A. A1 - Wilhelm, Alina A1 - Wojcik, P. A1 - Yoshikoshi, T. T1 - The Cherenkov Telescope Array potential for the study of young supernova remnants JF - Astroparticle physics N2 - Supernova remnants (SNRs) are among the most important targets for gamma-ray observatories. Being prominent non-thermal sources, they are very likely responsible for the acceleration of the bulk of Galactic cosmic rays (CRS). To firmly establish the SNR paradigm for the origin of cosmic rays, it should be confirmed that protons are indeed accelerated in, and released from, SNRs with the appropriate flux and spectrum. This can be done by detailed theoretical models which account for microphysics of acceleration and various radiation processes of hadrons and leptons. The current generation of Cherenkov telescopes has insufficient sensitivity to constrain theoretical models. A new facility, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), will have superior capabilities and may finally resolve this long standing issue of high-energy astrophysics. We want to assess the capabilities of CTA to reveal the physics of various types of SNRs in the initial 2000 years of their evolution. During this time, the efficiency to accelerate cosmic rays is highest. We perform time-dependent simulations of the hydrodynamics, the magnetic fields, the cosmic-ray acceleration, and the non-thermal emission for type Ia, Ic and IIP SNRs. We calculate the CTA response to the y-ray emission from these SNRs for various ages and distances, and we perform a realistic analysis of the simulated data. We derive distance limits for the detectability and resolvability of these SNR types at several ages. We test the ability of CTA to reconstruct their morphological and spectral parameters as a function of their distance. Finally, we estimate how well CTA data will constrain the theoretical models. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Acceleration of particles KW - Gamma rays: General KW - ISM: Supernova remnants KW - Radiation mechanisms: Non-termal Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.08.005 SN - 0927-6505 SN - 1873-2852 VL - 62 SP - 152 EP - 164 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abdrakhmatov, Kanatbek E. A1 - Walker, R. T. A1 - Campbell, G. E. A1 - Carr, A. S. A1 - Elliott, A. A1 - Hillemann, Christian A1 - Hollingsworth, J. A1 - Landgraf, Angela A1 - Mackenzie, D. A1 - Mukambayev, A. A1 - Rizza, M. A1 - Sloan, R. A. T1 - Multisegment rupture in the 11 July 1889 Chilik earthquake (M-w 8.0-8.3), Kazakh Tien Shan, interpreted from remote sensing, field survey, and paleoseismic trenching JF - Journal of geophysical research : Solid earth N2 - The 11 July 1889 Chilik earthquake (M-w 8.0-8.3) forms part of a remarkable sequence of large earthquakes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the northern Tien Shan. Despite its importance, the source of the 1889 earthquake remains unknown, though the macroseismic epicenter is sited in the Chilik valley, similar to 100 km southeast of Almaty, Kazakhstan (similar to 2 million population). Several short fault segments that have been inferred to have ruptured in 1889 are too short on their own to account for the estimated magnitude. In this paper we perform detailed surveying and trenching of the similar to 30 km long Saty fault, one of the previously inferred sources, and find that it was formed in a single earthquake within the last 700 years, involving surface slip of up to 10 m. The scarp-forming event, likely to be the 1889 earthquake, was the only surface-rupturing event for at least 5000 years and potentially for much longer. From satellite imagery we extend the mapped length of fresh scarps within the 1889 epicentral zone to a total of similar to 175 km, which we also suggest as candidate ruptures from the 1889 earthquake. The 175 km of rupture involves conjugate oblique left-lateral and right-lateral slip on three separate faults, with step overs of several kilometers between them. All three faults were essentially invisible in the Holocene geomorphology prior to the last slip. The recurrence interval between large earthquakes on any of these faults, and presumably on other faults of the Tien Shan, may be longer than the timescale over which the landscape is reset, providing a challenge for delineating sources of future hazard. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JB012763 SN - 2169-9313 SN - 2169-9356 VL - 121 SP - 4615 EP - 4640 PB - American Geophysical Union CY - Washington ER -