Speaker
Mr
Stephan O'Brien
(McGill University)
Description
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is an array of four 12m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes located in Southern Arizona, USA. Sensitive to gamma rays in the ~80 GeV to >30 TeV energy range, VERITAS is amongst the most sensitive instruments currently operating within this energy regime. VERITAS operates a diverse science program including studies of Galactic and extragalactic particle accelerators, local measurements of cosmic-ray abundances, indirect searches for dark matter, probing fundamental physics and constraining cosmological fields. VERITAS also dedicates a significant portion of observing time to Target-of-Opportunity observations, allowing for follow up of multi-messenger alerts and other astrophysical transients. In this talk I will discuss the operating status of VERITAS and present key highlights from the VERITAS science program.
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Primary author
Mr
Stephan O'Brien
(McGill University)
