Detection of VHE gamma-ray emission from the distant blazar 1ES 1101-232 with HESS and broadband characterisation

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 470, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 475-489

  Aharonian, F ^a   Akhperjanian, A G ^b   Bazer Bachi, A R ^c   Beilicke, M ^d   Benbow, W ^a   Berge, D ^a,w   Bernlohr K ^a,e   Boisson, C ^c   Bolz, O ^a   Borrel, V ^c   Braun, I ^a   Brion, E ^f   Brown, A M ^g   Buhler R ^a   Busching I ^h   Boutelier, T ^c   Carrigan, S ^a   Chadwick, P M ^g   Chounet, L M ⁱ   Coignet, G ^j   Cornils, R ^d   Costamante, L ^a,u,v   Degrange, B ⁱ   Dickinson, H J ^g   Djannati Atai A ^k   O'C Drury, L ^l   Dubus, G ⁱ   Egberts, K ^a   Emmanoulopoulos, D ^m   Espigat, P ^k   Farnier, C ⁿ   Feinstein, F ⁿ   Ferrero, E ^m   Fiasson, A ⁿ   Fontaine, G ⁱ   Funk, Seb ^e   Funk, S ^a   Fussling M ^e   Gallant, Y A ⁿ   Giebels, B ⁱ   Glicenstein, J F ^f   Gluck B ^o   Goret, P ^f   Hadjichristidis, C ^g   Hauser D ^a   Hauser M ^m   Heinzelmann, G ^d   Henri, G ^c   Hermann, G ^a   Hinton, J A ^a,m,x   Hoffmann, A ^p   Hofmann, W ^a   Holleran, M ^h   Hoppe, S ^a   Horns, D ^p   Jacholkowska, A ⁿ   De Jager, O C ^h   Kendziorra, E ^p   Kerschhaggl, M ⁿ   Khelifi B ^a,i   Komin, Nu ⁿ   Kosack, K ^a   Lamanna, G ^j   Latham, I J ^g   Le Gallou, R ^g   Lemiere A ^k   Lemoine Goumard, M ⁱ   Lohse, T ^e   Martin, J M ^c   Martineau Huynh, O ^q   Marcowith, A ^c,n   Masterson, C ^a,u,v   Maurin, G ^k   McComb, T J L ^g   Moulin, E ^f,n   De Naurois, M ^q   Nedbal, D ^r   Nolan, S J ^g   Noutsos, A ^g   Olive, J P ^c   Orford, K J ^c   Osborne, J L ^g   Panter, M ^a   Pelletier, G ^c   Petrucci, P O ^c   Pita, S ^k   Puhlhofer G ^m   Punch, M ^k   Ranchon, S ^j   Raubenheimer, B C ^h   Raue, M ^d   Rayner, S M ^g   Ripken, J ^d   Rob, L ^r   Rolland, L ^f   Rosier Lees, S ^j   Rowell, G ^a,y   Sahakian, V ^b   Santangelo, A ^p   Sauge L ^c   Schlenker, S ^e   Schlickeiser, R ^s   Schroder R ^s   Schwanke, U ^e   Schwarzburg, S ^p   Schwemmer, S ^m   Shalchi, A ^s   Sol, H ^c   Spangler, D ^g   Spanier, F ^s   Steenkamp, R ^t   Stegmann, C ^o   Superina, G ⁱ   Tam, P H ^m   Tavernet, J P ^q   Terrier, R ^k   Tluczykont, M ^i,u,v,z   Van Eldik, C ^a   Vasileiadis, G ⁿ   Venter, C ^h   Vialle, J P ^j   Vincent, P ^q   Volk H J ^a   Wagner, S J ^m   Ward, M ^g   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 CEA SACLAY   (France)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

ⁱ LABORATOIRE LEPRINCE RINGUET   (France)

^j CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^k UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^l DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^m UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^r CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^s RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^t UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^u European Associated Laboratory for Gamma Ray Astronomy

^v CNRS and MPG   (France)

^w CERN   (Switzerland)

^x UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^y UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^z DESY   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; BL lacertae objects: individual: 1ES 1101 232; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: INDIVIDUAL: 1ES 1101-232; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT (EBL); GALAXIES: ACTIVE; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS;

GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

EID: 34547284101     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077057     Document Type: Article

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