The release consists of event lists and instrument response functions
for observations of various well-known gamma-ray sources (the Crab
nebula, PKS 2155-304, MSH 15-52, RX J1713.7-3946) as well as
observations of empty fields for background modeling.
H.E.S.S. collaboration, 2018.
The data and documentation is publicly released by the H.E.S.S.
collaboration as a contribution to the ongoing efforts to define a
common open format for data level 3 of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov
telescopes (IACTs) and IACT open-source science tool development, to
enlarge the community involved in IACT data analysis.
No scientific publications may be derived from the data. Using the
data for new claims about the astrophysical sources is not permitted.
When using this data, please include the following attribution:
"This work made use of data from the H.E.S.S. DL3 public test data
release 1 (HESS DL3 DR1, H.E.S.S. collaboration, 2018)".
Alternatively, use the following shorter version, e.g. for
presentations:
"HESS DL3 DR1, H.E.S.S. collaboration".
These terms of use must be included in all copies in full or part of
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