The TeV gamma-ray spectrum of markarian 421 during an intense flare

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 490, Issue 2 PART II, 1997, Pages

  Zweerink, J A ^a   Akerlof, C W ^b   Biller, S D ^c   Boyle, P ^d   Buckley, J H ^e   Burdett, A ^c   Bussons Gordo J ^d   Carter Lewis, D A ^a   Catanese, M ^a   Cawley, M F ^f   Fegan, D J ^d   Finley, J P ^g   Gaidos, J A ^g   Hillas, A M ^c   Krennrich, F ^a   Lamb, R C ^h   Lessard, R W ^g   McEnery, J E ^d   Mohanty, G ^a   Quinn, J ^d,e   Rodgers, A J ^c   Rose, H J ^c   Samuelson, F W ^a   Schubnell, M S ^b   Sembroski, G ^g   Srinivasan, R ^g   Weekes, T C ^e   Wilson, C ^g   more..

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^f ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 421); Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009218995     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/311036     Document Type: Article

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