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Long-term TeV and X-ray Observations of the Gamma-ray Binary HESS J0632+057

E. Aliu , S. Archambault , T. Aune , B. Behera , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , K. Berger , R. Bird , A. Bouvier , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , K. Byrum , M. Cerruti (1) , X. Chen , L. Ciupik , M. P. Connolly , W. Cui , C. Duke , J. Dumm , M. Errando , A. Falcone , S. Federici , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin (2) , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , G. H. Gillanders , S. Griffin , S. T. Griffiths , J. Grube , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , G. Hughes , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , Y. Khassen , D. Kieda , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , A. S Madhavan , G. Maier , P. Majumdar , A. Mccann , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , D. Nieto , A. O'Faoláin de Bhróithe , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , N. Park , J. S. Perkins , M. Pohl , A. Popkow , H. Prokoph , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , J. Rajotte , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , J. Rousselle , G. H. Sembroski , F. Sheidaei , C. Skole , A. W. Smith , D. Staszak , M. Stroh , I. Telezhinsky , M. Theiling , J. V. Tucci , J. Tyler , A. Varlotta , Serge Vincent , S. P. Wakely , A. Weinstein , R. Welsing , D. A. Williams , A. Zajczyk , B. Zitzer , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , E. Angüner , G. Anton , S. Balenderan , Agnès Balzer , A. Barnacka , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , E. Bissaldi , J. Biteau (2) , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson (1) , J. Bolmont (3) , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun (4) , T. Bulik , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , P. M. Chadwick , R. Chalme-Calvet (3) , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , M. Chrétien (3) , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , C. Couturier (3) , M. Dalton (5) , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange (2) , C. Deil , P. Dewilt , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï (6, 7) , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat (7) , C. Farnier , S. Fegan (2) , F. Feinstein (8) , M. V. Fernandes , D. Fernandez (8) , A. Fiasson (9) , G. Fontaine (2) , A. Forster , M. Füssling , M. Gajdus , Y. A. Gallant (8) , T. Garrigoux (3) , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels (2) , J. F. Glicenstein , M. -H. Grondin , M. Grudzińska , S. Häffner , J. Hahn , J. Harris , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet (1) , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska (3) , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , F. Jankowsky , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , B. Khélifi , Michel Kieffer (3) , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin (9) , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , F. Krayzel (9) , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon (5) , G. Lamanna (9) , J. Lefaucheur (7) , A. Lemiére (7) , M. Lemoine-Goumard (5) , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , Alexandre Marcowith (8) , R. Marx , G. Maurin (9) , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , T. J. L. Mccomb , J. Méhault (5) , U. Menzler , M. Meyer , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , Emmanuel Moulin , T. Murach , C. L. Naumann (3) , M. de Naurois (2) , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , L. Oakes , S. Ohm , E. de Onña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , J. Perez , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita (7) , H. Poon (8) , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch (7) , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , M. Raue , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , Matthieu Renaud (8) , R. de Los Reyes , F. Rieger , L. Rob , C. Romoli , S. Rosier-Lees (9) , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten (1) , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez (9) , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , H. Sol (1) , G. Spengler , F. Spies , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , J. -P. Tavernet (3) , T. Tavernier (7) , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier (7) , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard (9) , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , George Vasileiadis (8) , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent (3) , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , M. Ward , M. Weidinger , Q. Weitzel , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , P. Willmann , A. Wörnlein , D. Wouters , M. Zacharias , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech (1) , H. -S. Zechlin
E. Aliu
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S. Archambault
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T. Aune
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B. Behera
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M. Beilicke
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W. Benbow
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K. Berger
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R. Bird
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A. Bouvier
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J. H. Buckley
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V. Bugaev
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K. Byrum
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M. Cerruti
X. Chen
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L. Ciupik
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M. P. Connolly
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W. Cui
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C. Duke
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J. Dumm
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M. Errando
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A. Falcone
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S. Federici
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Q. Feng
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J. P. Finley
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L. Fortson
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A. Furniss
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N. Galante
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G. H. Gillanders
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S. Griffin
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S. T. Griffiths
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J. Grube
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G. Gyuk
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D. Hanna
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J. Holder
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G. Hughes
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T. B. Humensky
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P. Kaaret
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M. Kertzman
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Y. Khassen
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D. Kieda
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H. Krawczynski
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F. Krennrich
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M. J. Lang
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A. S Madhavan
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G. Maier
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P. Majumdar
A. Mccann
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P. Moriarty
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R. Mukherjee
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D. Nieto
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A. O'Faoláin de Bhróithe
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R. A. Ong
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A. N. Otte
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N. Park
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J. S. Perkins
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M. Pohl
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A. Popkow
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H. Prokoph
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J. Quinn
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K. Ragan
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J. Rajotte
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L. C. Reyes
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P. T. Reynolds
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G. T. Richards
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E. Roache
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J. Rousselle
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G. H. Sembroski
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F. Sheidaei
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C. Skole
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A. W. Smith
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D. Staszak
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M. Stroh
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I. Telezhinsky
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M. Theiling
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J. V. Tucci
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J. Tyler
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A. Varlotta
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Serge Vincent
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S. P. Wakely
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A. Weinstein
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R. Welsing
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D. A. Williams
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A. Zajczyk
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B. Zitzer
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A. Abramowski
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F. Aharonian
F. Ait Benkhali
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A. G. Akhperjanian
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E. Angüner
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G. Anton
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S. Balenderan
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Agnès Balzer
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A. Barnacka
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Y. Becherini
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J. Becker Tjus
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K. Bernlöhr
E. Birsin
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E. Bissaldi
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M. Böttcher
C. Boisson
P. Bordas
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J. Brucker
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F. Brun
T. Bulik
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S. Carrigan
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S. Casanova
P. M. Chadwick
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R. C. G. Chaves
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A. Cheesebrough
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S. Colafrancesco
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G. Cologna
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J. Conrad
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M. Dalton
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M. K. Daniel
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I. D. Davids
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C. Deil
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P. Dewilt
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H. J. Dickinson
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W. Domainko
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L. O'C. Drury
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G. Dubus
K. Dutson
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J. Dyks
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M. Dyrda
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T. Edwards
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K. Egberts
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P. Eger
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C. Farnier
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S. Fegan
M. V. Fernandes
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A. Fiasson
A. Forster
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M. Füssling
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M. Gajdus
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G. Giavitto
J. F. Glicenstein
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M. -H. Grondin
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M. Grudzińska
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S. Häffner
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J. Hahn
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J. Harris
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G. Heinzelmann
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G. Henri
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G. Hermann
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A. Hillert
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J. A. Hinton
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W. Hofmann
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P. Hofverberg
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M. Holler
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D. Horns
C. Jahn
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M. Jamrozy
M. Janiak
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F. Jankowsky
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I. Jung
M. A. Kastendieck
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K. Katarzyński
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U. Katz
S. Kaufmann
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B. Khélifi
S. Klepser
D. Klochkov
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W. Kluźniak
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T. Kneiske
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D. Kolitzus
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K. Kosack
S. Krakau
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P. P. Krüger
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H. Laffon
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M. Lemoine-Goumard
J. -P. Lenain
D. Lennarz
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T. Lohse
A. Lopatin
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C. -C. Lu
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V. Marandon
R. Marx
N. Maxted
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M. Mayer
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T. J. L. Mccomb
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J. Méhault
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U. Menzler
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M. Meyer
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R. Moderski
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M. Mohamed
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Emmanuel Moulin
T. Murach
M. de Naurois
J. Niemiec
S. J. Nolan
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L. Oakes
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S. Ohm
E. de Onña Wilhelmi
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B. Opitz
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M. Ostrowski
I. Oya
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M. Panter
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R. D. Parsons
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M. Paz Arribas
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N. W. Pekeur
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G. Pelletier
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J. Perez
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P. -O. Petrucci
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B. Peyaud
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G. Pühlhofer
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M. Punch
A. Quirrenbach
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S. Raab
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M. Raue
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A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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R. de Los Reyes
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F. Rieger
L. Rob
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C. Romoli
G. Rowell
B. Rudak
V. Sahakian
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A. Santangelo
R. Schlickeiser
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F. Schüssler
A. Schulz
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U. Schwanke
S. Schwarzburg
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S. Schwemmer
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G. Spengler
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F. Spies
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Ł. Stawarz
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R. Steenkamp
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C. Stegmann
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F. Stinzing
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K. Stycz
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I. Sushch
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A. Szostek
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A. M. Taylor
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M. Tluczykont
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K. Valerius
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C. van Eldik
C. Venter
A. Viana
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H. J. Völk
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F. Volpe
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M. Vorster
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S. J. Wagner
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P. Wagner
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M. Ward
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M. Weidinger
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Q. Weitzel
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R. White
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A. Wierzcholska
P. Willmann
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A. Wörnlein
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D. Wouters
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M. Zacharias
A. A. Zdziarski
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A. Zech
H. -S. Zechlin
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Abstract

HESS J0632+057 is the only gamma-ray binary known so far whose position in the sky allows observations with ground-based observatories both in the northern and southern hemispheres. Here we report on long-term observations of HESS J0632+057 conducted with the VERITAS and H.E.S.S. Cherenkov Telescopes and the X-ray Satellite Swift, spanning a time range from 2004 to 2012 and covering most of the system's orbit. The VHE emission is found to be variable, and is correlated with that at X-ray energies. An orbital period of $315 ^{+6}_{-4}$ days is derived from the X-ray data set, which is compatible with previous results, $P = (321 \pm 5$) days. The VHE light curve shows a distinct maximum at orbital phases close to 0.3, or about 100 days after periastron passage, which coincides with the periodic enhancement of the X-ray emission. Furthermore, the analysis of the TeV data shows for the first time a statistically significant ($> 6.5 \sigma$) detection at orbital phases 0.6--0.9. The obtained gamma-ray and X-ray light curves and the correlation of the source emission at these two energy bands are discussed in the context of the recent ephemeris obtained for the system. Our results are compared to those reported for other gamma-ray binaries.

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in2p3-00950495 , version 1 (21-02-2014)

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E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Aune, B. Behera, M. Beilicke, et al.. Long-term TeV and X-ray Observations of the Gamma-ray Binary HESS J0632+057. The Astrophysical Journal, 2014, 780 (2), pp.168. ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/780/2/168⟩. ⟨in2p3-00950495⟩
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