VERITAS observation of the Intermediate BL-Lac W Comae

ORAL

Abstract

The VERITAS imaging air-Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes, located in southern Arizona at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory observed the intermediate Bl Lacertae object W Comae (z= 0.102) from late 2007 to June of 2008 for 43 hours of data. In the course of this observation a flare was recorded in the TeV spectrum in March 2008. In my talk I will discuss this observation of W Comae and the analysis of the data using the standard GrISU analysis package, I will also briefly discuss the significance of the discovery of this new TeV source.

Authors

  • Michael Newbold

    University of Utah