Speaker
Martin Pohl
(Universität Potsdam)
Description
VERITAS is one of the world’s most sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE (E > 100 GeV) gamma rays, and nearly 5000 hours of observations have been targeted on active galactic nuclei (AGN) and other extragalactic objects. These studies of blazars, radio galaxies, and starburst galaxies have resulted in 37 detections, in most cases accompanied by contemporaneous, broadband observations, which enable detailed studies of the underlying physical processes. Recent highlights from the VERITAS observation program of extragalactic sources will be presented, including studies of the extragalactic background light and reports on the sources OJ287, BL Lacertae, and 1ES 1959+650.
Primary author
Martin Pohl
(Universität Potsdam)
