Highlights from the VERITAS AGN Observation Program

摘要

VERITAS is one of the world's most sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE(Very High Energy; E > 100 GeV) gamma rays. This array of four 12-m imagingatmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes has operated for ~10 years, and nearly 5000hours of observations have been targeted on active galactic nuclei (AGN). Thesestudies of blazars and radio galaxies have resulted in 36 detections. Most ofthese detections are accompanied by contemporaneous, broadband observations,which enable detailed studies of the underlying jet-powered processes. Recenthighlights from the VERITAS AGN observation program and scientific results arepresented.