A detailed spectral and morphological study of the gamma-ray supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with HESS

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 449, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 223-242

  Aharonian, F ^a   Akhperjanian, A G ^b   Bazer Bachi, A R ^c   Beilicke, M ^d   Benbow, W ^a   Berge, D ^a   Bernlohr K ^a,e   Boisson, C ^f   Bolz, O ^a   Borrel, V ^c   Braun, I ^a   Breitling, F ^e   Brown, A M ^g   Chadwick, P M ^g   Chounet, L M ^h   Cornils, R ^d   Costamante, L ^a,s   Degrange, B ^h   Dickinson, H J ^g   Djannati Atai A ⁱ   Drury, L O'C ^j   Dubus, G ^h   Emmanoulopoulos, D ^k   Espigat, P ⁱ   Feinstein, F ^l   Fontaine, G ^h   Fuchs, Y ^c   Funk, S ^a   Gallant, Y A ^l   Giebels, B ^h   Glicenstein, J F ^m   Goret, P ^m   Hadjichristidis, C ^g   Hauser, D ^a   Hauser, M ^k   Heinzelmann, G ^d   Henri, G ^c   Hermann, G ^a   Hinton, J A ^a,k   Hofmann, W ^a   Holleran, M ⁿ   Horns, D ^a   Jacholkowska, A ^l   de Jager, O C ⁿ   Khelifi B ^a   Klages, S ^a   Komin, N ^e   Konopelko, A ^e   Latham, I J ^g   le Gallou, R ^g   Lemiere A ⁱ   Lemoine Goumard, M ^h   Lohse, T ^e   Martin, J M ^f   Martineau Huynh, O ^o   Marcowith, A ^c   Masterson, C ^a,s   McComb, T J L ^g   de Naurois, M ^o   Nedbal, D ^p   Nolan, S J ^g   Noutsos, A ^g   Orford, K J ^g   Osborne, J L ^g   Ouchrif, M ^o,s   Panter, M ^a   Pelletier, G ^c   Pita, S ⁱ   Puhlhofer G ^k   Punch, M ⁱ   Raubenheimer, B C ⁿ   Raue, M ^d   Rayner, S M ^g   Reimer, A ^q   Reimer, O ^q   Ripken, J ^d   Rob, L ^p   Rolland, L ^o   Rowell, G ^a   Sahakian, V ^b   Sauge L ^c   Schlenker, S ^e   Schlickeiser, R ^q   Schuster, C ^q   Schwanke, U ^e   Siewert, M ^q   Sol, H ^f   Spangler, D ^g   Steenkamp, R ^r   Stegmann, C ^e   Superina, G ^h   Tavernet, J P ^o   Terrier, R ⁱ   Theoret C G ⁱ   Tluczykont, M ^h,s   van Eldik, C ^a   Vasileiadis, G ^l   Venter, C ⁿ   Vincent, P ^o   Volk H J ^a   Wagner, S J ^k   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h LABORATOIRE LEPRINCE RINGUET   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^j DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^k UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^m CEA SACLAY   (France)

ⁿ NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^o UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^p CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^q RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^s European Associated Laboratory for Gamma Ray Astronomy   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Acceleration of particles; Gamma rays: observations; ISM: cosmic rays; ISM: individual objects: RX J1713.7 3946 (G347.3 0.5); ISM: supernova remnants

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CORRELATION METHODS; GALAXIES; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

ACCELERATION OF PARTICLES; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; ISM: COSMIC RAYS; ISM: INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS: RX J1713.7-3946 (G347.3-0.5); ISM: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 33645686803     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054279     Document Type: Article

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