Observations of the new gamma-ray transient Fermi J0614+1713 with VERITAS

ATel #15200; John Quinn (University College Dublin) for the VERITAS Collaboration
on 4 Feb 2022; 18:58 UT
Credential Certification: John Quinn (john.quinn@ucd.ie)

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The VERITAS Collaboration reports upper limits from 4 hours of observations of the new gamma-ray transient Fermi J0614+1713 announced in ATel #15196. VERITAS observations started on February 2 at 02:50 UTC and continued until 07:00 UTC. Preliminary analysis of the VERITAS data at the best-fit position reported by the Fermi-LAT collaboration in the follow-up ATel #15199 (RA = 93.48 deg., Decl. = 17.18 deg.; J2000) results in no detection, corresponding to a flux upper limit at 99% confidence level of F(> 200 GeV) < 4.2 × 10^-12 cm^-2 s^-1, or 2% of the Crab Nebula flux. Additionally, no very high-energy gamma-ray source is detected in the 0.17 deg. radius error circle (95%) of Fermi J0614+1713.

Questions regarding the VERITAS observations should be directed to John Quinn (john.quinn@ucd.ie). VERITAS (the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in southern Arizona, USA, and is most sensitive to gamma rays between ∼85 GeV and ∼30 TeV. For further information see the VERITAS web site.