Searches for Ultra–High‐Energy Gamma Rays from SN 1987A and Centaurus X‐3

Date

1996

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IOP Publishing

Abstract

Searches for gamma rays above 100 TeV from SN 1987A and above 50 TeV from Cen X-3 were carried out with an air shower array at Mount Chacaltaya over a period of 3 years. The array, which consists of 13 4 m2 and 28 1 m2 scintillation detectors, was located on a slope of about 30 facing southward to e ectively observe air showers coming from the directions of these sources. In the analysis, a selection by shower age parameter was applied to reduce the background due to showers initiated by protons or nuclei.

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Citaciones: 5

Keywords

Physics, Centaurus A, Air shower, Gamma ray, Astrophysics, Supernova, High energy, Scintillation, Astronomy, Semiconductor detector

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DOI

10.1086/178108

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https://doi.org/10.1086/178108
 https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/54134

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