hesstelescopes

We're just your average Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope array, observing the Universe in gamma rays between 50 GeV and 100 TeV.

[hesstelescopes @hesstelescopes]

We had a great Open Day, and we hope you did too! Tag us if you have some fun photos to share of your favorite part of the telescope site. You can also find us on FB and Instagram. Come and see us again soon! 👋

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Cosmic ray electrons are often overlooked in studies of the most energetic objects in space. But the H.E.S.S. collaboration has trapped electrons with record energies, hinting at sources in the vicinity of our solar system.
https://t.co/T7q55N8yQe

[Laura Olivera-Nieto @Olippolar]

New paper alert! Finally my PhD work sees the light… 😻

https://t.co/6i9XvZDxWC

[SINC @agencia_sinc]

El chorro que emite el microcuásar SS 433 se hace invisible poco después de salir, pero reaparece luego a decenas de años luz

Investigadores de @hesstelescopes han descubierto dónde y cómo se aceleran sus partículas cuando se vuelve a observar

✨ https://t.co/GsSIMjQ8J5

[Keith Smith @DrKeithSmith]

The @HESStelescopes collaboration has mapped gamma-ray emission in a microquasar. They find that particles are accelerated within the jet, about 25 parsecs from the black hole. The results have implications for the origin of cosmic rays.
https://t.co/9MnECAQ6Ad

[Welt der Physik @weltderphysik]

Aus dem Zentrum manch einer #Galaxie mit einem #SchwarzenLoch strahlt es hell – ein Phänomen namens #Quasar. Nun erwies ein Miniatur-Quasar als Quelle für hochenergetische #KosmischerStrahlung. @hesstelescopes https://t.co/mTSiNKVsDI

[Fabian Schüssler @FabianSchussler]

The recent results obtained by the @hesstelescopes on the microquasar SS 433 are summarized and explained in this very cool video: https://t.co/zZRJGypi59

The paper has just been published in Science: https://t.co/qcGJtEywUD

[Lab Leprince Ringuet @LaboLR]

Un accélérateur de particules des plus efficaces de la galaxie localisé par @hesstelescopes qui "flashe" des jets astrophysiques du microquasar SS433 ! https://t.co/0tcMhV6MfS
Avec le LLR @CNRS_IN2P3 @CNRSIdFSud @IP_Paris_ @Polytechnique dans Science https://t.co/iF4asGHRgP

[SINC @agencia_sinc]

✨El microcuásar SS 433 es un sistema donde un agujero negro devora a una estrella, emitiendo chorros de partículas. Ha sido estudiado por una astrofísica española y otros científicos de la colaboración internacional @hesstelescopes

🖊️ Por @enriquesinc

https://t.co/hCin5cZKgJ

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@TheNRAO @NASA Thread continues here:

https://t.co/fDCPIgQk6s

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Thread continues down here!

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New #HESSpaper alert! We have caught an astrophysical jet in a "speed trap"! 💨💨

If you want to know more, watch the cool video that @scicomlab made for us and read the thread below!✨

https://t.co/DK9PWHgtz9

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Before showing you what we found, here is a *real* image of the system. Everything above was an artist's impression.
In blue is the Manatee Nebula (you see it? 🦭), in white is the outline of the x-ray emission from the jets.

Credit: @TheNRAO @NASA

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The study has been published in @ScienceMagazine, go check it out if you want to know more!

This work was led by @Olippolar, a post-doc at the Max-Plank institute for nuclear physics in Heidelberg.

https://t.co/0aODPNQaA0

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Now, finally, let's look at the very high energy radiation detected by H.E.S.S.
But we first split it into three ranges of energy, increasing from left to right.

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Now, this is not just interesting because of SS 433, this means that

1) Larger jets in the center of other Galaxies could accelerate particles in a similar way, resulting in the highest energy particles ever detected.
2) Microquasars can be efficient particle accelerators!

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Thread continues down here!

[hesstelescopes @hesstelescopes]

Before showing you what we found, here is a *real* image of the system. Everything above was an artist's impression.
In blue is the Manatee Nebula (you see it? 🦭), in white is the outline of the x-ray emission from the jets.

Credit: @TheNRAO @NASA