Extragalactic gamma-ray absorption and the intrinsic spectrum of markarian 501 during the 1997 flare

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 566, Issue 2 I, 2002, Pages 738-743

  De Jager, O C ^a   Stecker, F W ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 501); Diffuse radiation; Gamma rays: theory; Intergalactic medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001453482     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338275     Document Type: Article

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