An exceptional very high energy gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 664, Issue 2 II, 2007, Pages

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

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^c YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^g CERN   (Switzerland)

^h HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ CEA SACLAY   (France)

^j DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^k NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^l NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

^m ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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

^o European Associated Laboratory for Gamma Ray Astronomy

^p European Associated Laboratory for Gamma Ray Astronomy ^*  (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^r UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^s UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^t UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^u UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^v UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^w CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^x JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^y UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^z RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^aa UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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Author keywords

BL lacertae objects: individual (PKS 2155 304); Galaxies: active; Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547931176     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520635     Document Type: Article

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