The H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey - maps, source catalog and source population

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The H.E.S.S.

• Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS), the first comprehensive survey of the inner Galaxy at TeV energies, has led to the discovery of an unexpectedly large and diverse population of over 60 sources of TeV gamma rays within its current range of l = 250 to 65 degrees in longitude and |b| < 3.5 degrees in latitude.
• The data set of the HGPS comprises 2800 hours of high-quality data, taken in the years 2004 to 2013.
• The sensitivity for the detection of point-like sources is at the level of 2% Crab or better in the HGPS region.