"The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86, possibly associated with the historical supernova SN 185, with its relatively large size (about 40' in diameter) and the presence of non-thermal X-rays is a promising target for gamma-ray observations. The high sensitivity, good angular resolution of a few arc minutes and the large field of view of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) make it ideally suited for the study of the gamma-ray morphology of such extended sources. H.E.S.S. observations have indeed led to the discovery of the SNR RCW 86 in very high energy (VHE; E } 100 GeV) gamma-rays. With 31 hours of observation time, the source is detected with a statistical significance of 8.5 sigma and is significantly more extended than the H.E.S.S. point spread function." . . . "2" . . "154"^^ . "0004-637X" . . . . "RIV/00216208:11320/09:00206589" . "RIV/00216208:11320/09:00206589!RIV10-MSM-11320___" . "692" . . "Discovery; gamma-ray; emission; shell-type; supernova; remnant; S"@en . "Nedbal, Dalibor" . "Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S"@en . "US - Spojen\u00E9 st\u00E1ty americk\u00E9" . . . "The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86, possibly associated with the historical supernova SN 185, with its relatively large size (about 40' in diameter) and the presence of non-thermal X-rays is a promising target for gamma-ray observations. The high sensitivity, good angular resolution of a few arc minutes and the large field of view of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) make it ideally suited for the study of the gamma-ray morphology of such extended sources. H.E.S.S. observations have indeed led to the discovery of the SNR RCW 86 in very high energy (VHE; E } 100 GeV) gamma-rays. With 31 hours of observation time, the source is detected with a statistical significance of 8.5 sigma and is significantly more extended than the H.E.S.S. point spread function."@en . "11320" . "Aharonian, Felix" . "310696" . "[477199BB44AB]" . "2"^^ . . . . . "Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S" . "Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S"@en . . "000263674700040" . . . "Rob, Ladislav" . . "P(LC527), Z(MSM0021620859)" . "6"^^ . . . "Astrophysical Journal" . . . "Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S" . .