VERITAS: Status and Highlights

HOLDER, J. ET AL. SON 98 AUTORES. A. PICHEL

Beijing

Conferencia; 32th International Cosmic Ray Conference; 2011

ICRC

The VERITAS telescope array has been operating smoothly since 2007, and has detected gamma-ray emission above 100 GeV from 40 astrophysical sources. These include blazars, pulsar wind nebulae, supernova remnants, gammaray binary systems, a starburst galaxy, a radio galaxy, the Crab pulsar, and gamma-ray sources whose origin remains unidentified. In 2009, the array was reconfigured, greatly improving the sensitivity. We summarize the current status of the observatory, describe some of the scientific highlights since 2009, and outline plans for the future.