Very high energy gamma rays from Markarian 501

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dc.creatorProtheroe, R. J.
dc.creatorBhat, C. L.
dc.creatorFleury, P.
dc.creatorLorenz, E.
dc.creatorTeshima, M.
dc.creatorWeekes, T. C.
dc.date1997-10-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:24:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:24:31Z
dc.descriptionDuring remarkable flaring activity in 1997 Markarian 501 was the brightest source in the sky at TeV energies, outshining the Crab Nebula by a factor of up to 10. Periods of flaring activity each lasting a few days were observed simultaneously by several gamma ray telescopes. Contemporaneous multiwavelength observations in April 1997 show that a substantial fraction of the total AGN power is at TeV energies indicating that high energy processes dominate the energetics of this object. Rapid variability, on time scales of less than a day, and a flat spectrum extending up to at least 10 TeV characterize this object. Results of 1997 observations by 6 telescopes are summarized and some of the implications of these results are discussed.
dc.description15 pages, 8 figures, LaTeX. Paper is based on several talks given in a Highlight Session on Markarian 501 at the 25th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Durban, 1997 (in press)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9710118
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9710118
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/11634
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleVery high energy gamma rays from Markarian 501
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