Physics and astrophysics with a ground-based gamma-ray telescope of low energy threshold

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-509

  Albert I Fort, J ^a   Armada, A ^b   Baixeras, C ^c   Bartko, H ^d   Bastieri, D ^e   Bednarek, W ^f   Bigongiari, C ^e   Biland, A ^g   Bisesi, E ^h   Blanch, O ^b   Bock, R K ^d   Bretz, T ^a   Chilingarian, A ⁱ   Ciprini, S ^j   Commichau, S ^g   Contreras, J L ^k   Cortina, J ^b   Danielyan, V ⁱ   Dazzi, F ^e   De Angelis, A ^h   De Lotto, B ^h   Domingo, E ^b   Dorner, D ^a   Doro, M ^b   Epler, O ^l   Ferenc, D ^m   Fernandez E ^b   Firpo, R ^b   Flix, J ^b   Fonseca, M V ^k   Font, L ^c   Galante, N ⁿ   Garczarczyk, M ^d   Gaug, M ^b   Gebauer, J ^d   Giannitrapani, R ^h   Giller, M ^f   Goebel, F ^d   Hengstebeck, T ^l   Jacon, P ^f   De Jager, O C ^o   Kalekin, O ^l   Kranich, D ^m   Laille, A ^m   Lenisa, T ^h   Lindfors, E ^j   Longo, F ^h   Lopez M ^k   Lopez J ^b   Lorenz, E ^d   Lucarelli, F ^k   Mannheim, K ^a   Mariotti, M ^e   Martinez, M ^b   Mase, K ^d   Mazin, D ^d   Merck, C ^d   Merck, M ^a   Meucci, M ⁿ   Meyer, M ^a   Mirzoyan, R ^d   Mizobuchi, S ^d   Moralejo, A ^e   Ona Wilhelmi E ^k   Orduna R ^c   Otte, N ^d   Paneque, D ^d   Paoletti, R ⁿ   Pasanen, M ^j   Pascoli, D ^e   Pauss, F ^g   Pavel, N ^l   Pegna, R ⁿ   Peruzzo, L ^e   Piccioli, A ⁿ   Pin, M ^h   De Los Reyes, R ^k   Rico, J ^b   Renker, D ^g   Robert, A ^c   Rossato, G ^e   Saggion, A ^e   Sanchez A ^c   Sartori, P ^e   Scalzotto, V ^e   Schweizer, T ^l   Shayduk, M ^l   Shinozaki, K ^d   Sillanpaa A ^j   Sobczynska, D ^f   Stamerra, A ⁿ   Stark, L ^g   Takalo, L ^j   Teshima, M ^d   Tonello, N ^d   Torres, A ^c   Turini, N ⁿ   Viertel, G ^g   Vitale, V ^d   Volkov, S ^l   Wagner, R ^d   Wibig, T ^f   Wittek, W ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^g ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

ⁱ YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^l HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^o NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

more..

Author keywords

Astrophysics; Cherenkov telescope; Cosmology; Low energy gamma ray

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CERENKOV COUNTERS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; TELESCOPES;

CHERENKOV TELESCOPE; COSMOLOGY; LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 21144452812     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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