Published 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Astroparticle Physics with H.E.S.S.: recents results and nearfuture prospects

  • 1. CEA, Irfu, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

Description

H.E.S.S. is an array of five Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in Namibia. It is designed for observations of astrophysical sources emitting very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays in the energy range from a few ten GeVs to several ten TeVs. The H.E.S.S. instrument consists of four identical 12 m diameter telescopes and a 28 m diameter telescope placed at the center of the array. An ambitious Astroparticle Physics program is being carried out by the H.E.S.S. collaboration searching for New Physics in the VHE gamma-ray sky. The program includes the search for WIMP dark matter and axion-like particles, tests of Lorentz invariance, cosmic-ray electron measurements, and search for intergalactic magnetic fields. I will present the latest results on dark matter search from the observations of the Galactic Centre region, the search for Lorentz invariance violation with the 2014 flare observation of Markarian 501, and the first measurement of the cosmic-ray electron spectrum up to 20 TeV. The future of the H.E.S.S. Astroparticle Physics program will be discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/14/epjconf_ricap2019_01054.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/1c1d906573de4125bfd8b1851bbbcdde

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
EPJ. Web of Conferences
Journal Volume
209
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
2100-014X

Conference

Title
7. Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics
Acronym
RICAP18
Dates
4-7 Sep 2018
Place
Rome (Italy)