Systematic search for VHE gamma-ray emission from X-ray-bright high-frequency BL Lac objects

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 681, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 944-953

  Albert, J ^a   Aliu, E ^b   Anderhub, H ^c   Antoranz, P ^d   Baixeras, C ^e   Barrio, J A ^d   Bartko, H ^f   Bastieri, D ^g   Becker, J K ^h   Bednarek, W ⁱ   Berger, K ^a   Bigongiari, C ^g   Biland, A ^c   Bock, R K ^f,g   Bordas, P ^j   Bosch Ramon, V ^j   Bretz, T ^a   Britvitch, I ^c   Camara, M ^d   Carmona, E ^f   Chilingarian, A ^k   Coarasa, J A ^f   Commichau, S ^c   Contreras, J L ^d   Cortina, J ^b   Costado, M T ^l,m   Curtef, V ^h   Danielyan, V ^k   Dazzi, F ^g   De Angelis, A ⁿ   Delgado, C ^l   De Los Reyes, R ^d   De Lotto, B ⁿ   Dorner, D ^a   Doro, M ^g   Errando, M ^b   Fagiolini, M ^o   Ferenc, D ^p   Fernandez E ^b   Firpo, R ^b   Fonseca, M V ^d   Font, L ^e   Fuchs, M ^f   Galante, N ^f   Garcia Lopez R J ^l,m   Garczarczyk, M ^f   Gaug, M ^l   Giller, M ⁱ   Goebel, F ^f   Hakobyan, D ^k   Hayashida, M ^f   Hengstebeck, T ^q   Herrero, A ^l,m   Hohne D ^a   Hose, J ^f   Huber, S ^a   Hsu, C C ^f   Jacon, P ⁱ   Jogler, T ^f   Kosyra, R ^f   Kranich, D ^c   Kritzer, R ^a   Laille, A ^p   Lindfors, E ^r   Lombardi, S ^g   Longo, F ⁿ   Lopez M ^d   Lorenz, E ^c,f   Majumdar, P ^f   Maneva, G ^s   Mannheim, K ^a   Mariotti, M ^g   Martinez M ^b   Mazin, D ^b   Merck, C ^f   Meucci, M ^o   Meyer, M ^a   Miranda, J M ^d   Mirzoyan, R ^f   Mizobuchi, S ^f   Moralejo, A ^b   Nieto, D ^d   Nilsson, K ^r   Ninkovic, J ^f   Ona Wilhelmi E ^b   Otte, N ^f,g   Oya, I ^d   Panniello, M ^l   Paoletti, R ^o   Paredes, J M ^j   Pasanen, M ^r   Pascoli, D ^g   Pauss, F ^c   Pegna, R ^o   Persic, M ^n,t   Peruzzo, L ^g   Piccioli, A ^o   Prandini, E ^g   Puchades, N ^b   Raymers, A ^k   Rhode, W ^h   Ribo M ^j   Rico, J ^b   Rissi, M ^c   Robert, A ^e   Rugamer S ^a   Saggion, A ^g   Saito, T Y ^f   Sanchez A ^e   Sartori, P ^g   Scalzotto, V ^g   Scapin, V ⁿ   Schmitt, R ^a   Schweizer, T ^f   Shayduk, M ^f,q   Shinozaki, K ^f   Shore, S N ^u   Sidro, N ^b   Sillanpaa A ^r   Sobczynska, D ⁱ   Spanier, F ^a   Stamerra, A ^o   Stark, L S ^c   Takalo, L ^r   Temnikov, P ^s   Tescaro, D ^b   Teshima, M ^f   Torres, D F ^v   Turini, N ^o   Vankov, H ^s   Venturini, A ^g   Vitale, V ⁿ   Wagner, R M ^f   Wibig, T ⁱ   Wittek, W ^f   Zandanel, F ^g   Zanin, R ^b   Zapatero, J ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^l INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^m UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^q HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^s INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

^t SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^v INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DE L ESPAI CSIC IEEC   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

Gamma rays: observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549124975     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587499     Document Type: Article

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