Mrk 421, Mrk 501, and 1ES 1426+428 at 100 GeV with the CELESTE Cherenkov telescope

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 459, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 453-464

  Smith, D A ^a   Brion, E ^a,g   Britto, R ^b   Bruel, P ^c   Gordo, J Bussons ^b   Dumora, D ^a   Durand, E ^a   Eschstruth, P ^d   Espigat, P ^e   Holder, J ^d   Jacholkowska, A ^b   Lavalle, J ^b   Le Gallou, R ^a   Lott, B ^a   Manseri, H ^c   Munz F ^e   Nuss, E ^b   Piron, F ^b   Rannot, R C ^a,f   Reposeur, T ^a   Sako, T ^c   more..

^a CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^f BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Galaxies: BL lacertae objects: individual: Mrk 421, 1ES 1426+428, Mrk 501; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FLUXES; GAMMA RAYS; HELIOSTATS (INSTRUMENTS); LIGHT SOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ENERGY RANGES; GALAXIES: BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: INDIVIDUAL: MRK 421, 1ES 1426+428, MRK 501; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; PARTICLE CASCADES;

AIRBORNE TELESCOPES;

EID: 33751002984     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065884     Document Type: Article

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