TeV γ-ray light curve and energy spectrum of Mkn 421 during its 2001 flare as measured with HEGRA CT1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 410, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 813-821

  Aharonian, F ^a   Akhperjanian, A ^g   Beilicke, M ^d   Bernlohr K ^a   Borst H G ^e   Bojahr, H ^f   Bolz, O ^a   Coarasa, J A ^b   Contreras, J L ^c   Cortina, J ^b,h   Denninghoff, S ^b   Fonseca, V ^c   Girma, M ^a   Goebel, F ^b   Gotting N ^d   Heinzelmann, G ^d   Hermann, G ^a   Heusler, A ^a   Hofmann, W ^a   Horns, D ^a   Jung, I ^a   Kankanyan, R ^a   Kestel, M ^b   Kettler, J ^a   Kohnle, A ^a   Konopelko, A ^a   Kranich, D ^b   Krawczynski, H ^a,j   Lampeitl, H ^d   Lopez M ^c   Lorenz, E ^b   Lucarelli, F ^c   Mang, O ^e   Meyer, H ^f   Mirzoyan, R ^b   Moralejo, A ^c   Ona Wilhelmi E ^c   Paneque, D ^b   Panter, M ^a   Plyasheshnikov, A ^a,g   Puhlhofer G ^a   De los Reyes, R ^c   Rhode, W ^f   Ripken, J ^d   Rowell, G ^a   Sahakian, V ^g   Samorski, M ^e   Schilling, M ^e   Schweizer, T ^h   Sevilla, I ^c   Siems, M ^e   Sobczynska D ⁱ   Stamm, W ^e   Tluczykont, M ^d   Tonello, N ^b   Vitale, V ^b   Volk H J ^a   Wagner, R M ^b   Wiedner, C A ^a   Wittek, W ^b   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^g YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^h UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^j YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual: Mkn 421; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GAMMA RAYS; SATELLITES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELESCOPES; X RAYS;

ENERGY SPECTRUM;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 10744223305     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031265     Document Type: Review

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