H.E.S.S. observations of gamma-ray bursts in 2003-2007
F. Aharonian
,
A.G. Akhperjanian
,
U. Barres de Almeida
,
A.R. Bazer-Bachi
(1)
,
Y. Becherini
,
B. Behera
,
W. Benbow
,
K. Bernlöhr
,
C. Boisson
(2)
,
A. Bochow
,
V. Borrel
(1)
,
I. Braun
,
E. Brion
(3)
,
J. Brucker
,
P. Brun
(3)
,
R. Bühler
,
T. Bulik
,
I. Büsching
,
T. Boutelier
(4)
,
S. Carrigan
,
P.M. Chadwick
,
A. Charbonnier
(5)
,
R.C.G. Chaves
,
A. Cheesebrough
,
L.-M. Chounet
(5)
,
A.C. Clapson
,
G. Coignet
(6)
,
B. Degrange
(5)
,
C. Deil
,
H.J. Dickinson
,
A. Djannati-Ataï
(7)
,
W. Domainko
,
L.O'C. Drury
,
F. Dubois
(6)
,
G. Dubus
(4)
,
J. Dyks
,
M. Dyrda
,
K. Egberts
,
D. Emmanoulopoulos
,
P. Espigat
(8)
,
C. Farnier
(9)
,
F. Feinstein
(9)
,
A. Fiasson
(9)
,
A. Förster
,
G. Fontaine
,
M. Füsling
,
S. Gabici
,
Y.A. Gallant
(9)
,
L. Gérard
(8)
,
B. Giebels
(5)
,
J.F. Glicenstein
,
B. Glück
,
P. Goret
(3)
,
C. Hadjichristidis
,
D. Hauser
,
M. Hauser
,
S. Heinz
,
G. Heinzelmann
,
G. Henri
(4)
,
G. Hermann
,
J.A. Hinton
,
A. Hoffmann
,
W. Hofmann
,
M. Holleran
,
S. Hoppe
,
D. Horns
,
A. Jacholkowska
(5)
,
O.C. de Jager
,
I. Jung
,
K. Katarzy'Nski
,
S. Kaufmann
,
E. Kendziorra
,
M. Kerschhaggl
,
D. Khangulyan
,
B. Khélifi
(5)
,
D. Keogh
,
Nu. Komin
(3)
,
K. Kosack
,
G. Lamanna
(6)
,
J.-P. Lenain
(2)
,
T. Lohse
,
V. Marandon
(8)
,
J.M. Martin
(2)
,
O. Martineau-Huynh
,
A. Marcowith
(9)
,
D. Maurin
,
T.J.L. Mccomb
,
M.C. Medina
(2)
,
R. Moderski
,
Emmanuel Moulin
,
M. Naumann-Godo
(5)
,
M. de Naurois
(5)
,
D. Nedba
,
D. Nekrassov
,
J. Niemiec
,
S.J. Nolan
,
S. Ohm
,
J.-F. Olive
(1)
,
E. de Oña Wilhelmi
(8)
,
K.J. Orford
,
J.L. Osborne
,
M. Ostrowski
,
M. Panter
,
G. Pedaletti
,
G. Pelletier
,
P.-O. Petrucci
(4)
,
S. Pita
(8)
,
G. Pühlhofer
,
M. Punch
(8)
,
A. Quirrenbach
,
B.C. Raubenheimer
,
M. Raue
,
S.M. Rayner
,
M. Renaud
,
F. Rieger
,
J. Ripken
,
L. Rob
,
S. Rosier-Lees
(6)
,
G. Rowell
,
B. Rudak
,
C.B. Rulten
,
J. Ruppel
,
V. Sahakian
,
A. Santangelo
,
R. Schlickeiser
,
F.M. Schöck
,
R. Schröder
,
U. Schwanke
,
S. Schwarzburg
,
S. Schwemmer
,
A. Shalchi
,
J.L. Skilton
,
H. Sol
(2)
,
D. Spangler
,
L. Stawarz
,
R. Steenkamp
,
C. Stegmann
,
G. Superina
(5)
,
P.H. Tam
,
J.-P. Tavernet
(5)
,
R. Terrier
(8)
,
O. Tibolla
,
C. van Eldik
,
G. Vasileiadis
,
C. Venter
,
J.P. Vialle
(6)
,
P. Vincent
(5)
,
M. Vivier
(3, 6)
,
H.J. Völk
,
F. Volpe
(5)
,
S.J. Wagner
,
M. Ward
,
A.A. Zdziarski
,
A. Zech
(2)
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CESR -
Centre d'étude spatiale des rayonnements
2 LUTH (UMR_8102) - Laboratoire Univers et Théories
3 IRFU - Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
4 LAOG - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
5 LPNHE - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
6 LAPP - Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
7 APC - AHE - APC - Astrophysique des Hautes Energies
8 APC (UMR_7164) - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
9 LPTA - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Astroparticules
2 LUTH (UMR_8102) - Laboratoire Univers et Théories
3 IRFU - Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
4 LAOG - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
5 LPNHE - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies
6 LAPP - Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
7 APC - AHE - APC - Astrophysique des Hautes Energies
8 APC (UMR_7164) - AstroParticule et Cosmologie
9 LPTA - Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Astroparticules
F. Aharonian
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A.G. Akhperjanian
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U. Barres de Almeida
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Y. Becherini
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B. Behera
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W. Benbow
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K. Bernlöhr
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C. Boisson
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A. Bochow
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I. Braun
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J. Brucker
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P. Brun
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R. Bühler
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T. Bulik
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I. Büsching
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S. Carrigan
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P.M. Chadwick
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R.C.G. Chaves
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A. Cheesebrough
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A.C. Clapson
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C. Deil
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H.J. Dickinson
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W. Domainko
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L.O'C. Drury
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G. Dubus
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J. Dyks
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M. Dyrda
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K. Egberts
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D. Emmanoulopoulos
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A. Fiasson
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A. Förster
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G. Fontaine
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M. Füsling
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S. Gabici
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J.F. Glicenstein
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B. Glück
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C. Hadjichristidis
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D. Hauser
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M. Hauser
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S. Heinz
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G. Heinzelmann
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G. Hermann
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J.A. Hinton
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A. Hoffmann
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W. Hofmann
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M. Holleran
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S. Hoppe
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D. Horns
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O.C. de Jager
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I. Jung
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K. Katarzy'Nski
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S. Kaufmann
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E. Kendziorra
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M. Kerschhaggl
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D. Khangulyan
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B. Khélifi
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D. Keogh
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Nu. Komin
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K. Kosack
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J.-P. Lenain
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T. Lohse
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V. Marandon
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O. Martineau-Huynh
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A. Marcowith
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D. Maurin
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T.J.L. Mccomb
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R. Moderski
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M. de Naurois
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D. Nedba
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D. Nekrassov
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S.J. Nolan
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S. Ohm
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K.J. Orford
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J.L. Osborne
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M. Ostrowski
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M. Panter
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G. Pedaletti
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G. Pelletier
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G. Pühlhofer
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M. Punch
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A. Quirrenbach
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B.C. Raubenheimer
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M. Raue
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J. Ripken
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G. Rowell
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B. Rudak
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C.B. Rulten
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J. Ruppel
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V. Sahakian
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R. Schlickeiser
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F.M. Schöck
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R. Schröder
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S. Schwarzburg
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S. Schwemmer
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A. Shalchi
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J.L. Skilton
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D. Spangler
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L. Stawarz
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R. Steenkamp
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C. Stegmann
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P.H. Tam
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O. Tibolla
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C. van Eldik
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G. Vasileiadis
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C. Venter
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H.J. Völk
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S.J. Wagner
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M. Ward
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A.A. Zdziarski
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A. Zech
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Abstract
Very-high-energy (VHE; >~100 GeV) gamma-rays are expected from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in some scenarios. Exploring this photon energy regime is necessary for understanding the energetics and properties of GRBs. GRBs have been one of the prime targets for the H.E.S.S. experiment, which makes use of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) to detect VHE gamma-rays. Dedicated observations of 32 GRB positions were made in the years 2003-2007 and a search for VHE gamma-ray counterparts of these GRBs was made. Depending on the visibility and observing conditions, the observations mostly start minutes to hours after the burst and typically last two hours. Results from observations of 22 GRB positions are presented and evidence of a VHE signal was found neither in observations of any individual GRBs, nor from stacking data from subsets of GRBs with higher expected VHE flux according to a model-independent ranking scheme. Upper limits for the VHE gamma-ray flux from the GRB positions were derived. For those GRBs with measured redshifts, differential upper limits at the energy threshold after correcting for absorption due to extra-galactic background light are also presented.