Detection of TeV photons from Markarian 421. [Mrk 421]

Conference · Mon Jul 05 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:5408919

Punch, M ^[1]; Akerlof, C W ^[2]; Cawley, M F ^[3]; Chantell, M ^[4]; Fegan, D J ^[5]; Fennell, S ^[1]; Gaidos, J A ^[6]; Hagan, J ^[5]; Hillas, A M ^[7]

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1. Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Box 97, Amado, Arizona 85645 (United States) Physics Dept., University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland)
2. Physics Dept., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 (United States)
3. Physics Dept.,St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Co., Kildare (Ireland)
4. Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA, Box 97, Amado, Arizona 85645 (United States)
5. Physics Dept., University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 (Ireland)
6. Physics Dept., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (United States)
7. Physics Dept., University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (United Kingdom)

We report on the detection by the Whipple Observatory's [gamma]-ray telescope of TeV [gamma]-rays from the Markarian 421 at the 6.3[sigma] level. The flux above 0.5 TeV is 0.3 that of the Crab Nebula. This is the most distant source detection at TeV [gamma]-ray energies.

• OSTI ID: 5408919
• Report Number(s): CONF-9210245--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Journal Volume: 280:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

661300* -- Other Aspects of Physical Science-- (1992-)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION
DETECTION
DISTRIBUTION
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
GALAXIES
GAMMA DETECTION
LUMINOSITY
MARKARIAN GALAXIES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATION DETECTION
SPECTRA
TEV RANGE