Constraints on the multi-TeV particle population in the Coma galaxy cluster with HESS observations

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 502, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 437-443

  Aharonian, F ^a,b   Akhperjanian, A G ^c   Anton, G ^d   De Barres Almeida, U ^e   Bazer Bachi, A R ^f   Becherini, Y ^g   Behera, B ^h   Bernlohr K ^a,i   Boisson, C ^j   Bochow, A ^a   Borrei, V ^f   Brion, E ^k   Brucker, J ^d   Brun, P ^k   Buhler R ^a   Bulik, T ^l   Busching I ^m   Boutelier, T ^f   Chadwick, P M ^e   Charbonnier, A ⁿ   Chaves, R C G ^a   Cheesebrough, A ^e   Chounet, L M ^o   Clapson, A C ^a   Coignet, G ^p   Dalton, M ⁱ   Daniel, M K ^e   Davids, I D ^m,q   Degrange, B ^o   Deil, C ^a   Dickinson, H J ^e   Djannati Atai A ^g   Domainko, W ^a   O'C Drury, L ^b   Dubois, F ^p   Dubus, G ^f   Dyks, J ^l   Dyrda, M ^r   Egberts, K ^a   Emmanoulopoulos, D ^h   Espigat, P ^g   Farnier, C ^s   Feinstein, F ^s   Fiasson, A ^s   Forster A ^a   Fontaine, G ^o   Fussling M ⁱ   Gabici, S ^b   Gallant, Y A ^s   Gerard L ^g   Giebels, B ^o   Glicenstein, J F ^k   Gluck B ^d   Goret, P ^k   Gohring D ^d   Hauser, D ^h   Hauser, M ^h   Heinz, S ^d   Heinzelmann, G ^t   Henri, G ^f   Hermann, G ^a   Hinten, J A ^u   Hoffmann, A ^v   Hofmann, W ^a   Holleran, M ^m   Hoppe, S ^a   Horns, D ^t   Inoue, S ^w   Jacholkowska, A ⁿ   De Jager, O C ^m   Jahn, C ^d   Jung, I ^d   Katarzynski, K ^x   Katz, U ^d   Kaufmann, S ^h   Kendziorra, E ^v   Kerschhaggl, M ⁱ   Khangulyan, D ^a   Khelifi B ^o   Keogh, D ^e   Kluzniak W ^l   Kneiske, T ^t   Komin, Nu ^k   Kosack, K ^a   Lamanna, G ^p   Lenain, J P ^j   Lohse, T ⁱ   Marandon, V ^g   Martin, J M ^j   Martineau Huynh, O ⁿ   Marcowith, A ^s   Maurin, D ⁿ   McComb, T J L ^e   Medina, M C ^j   Moderski, R ^l   Moulin, E ^k   Naumann Godo, M ^o   De Naurois, M ⁿ   Nedbal, D ^y   Nekrassov, D ^a   Niemiec, J ^r   Nolan, S J ^e   Ohm, S ^a   Olive, J F ^f   De Ona Wilhelmi E ^g,z   Orford, K J ^e   Ostrowski, M ^aa   Panter, M ^a   Paz Arribas, M ⁱ   Pedaletti, G ^h   Pelletier, G ^f   Petrucci, R O ^f   Pita, S ^g   Puhlhofer G ^h   Punch, M ^g   Quirrenbach, A ^h   Raubenheimer, B C ^m   Raue, M ^a,z   Rayner, S M ^e   Renaud, M ^a,g   Reimer, O ^ab   Rieger, F ^a,z   Ripken, J ^t   Rob, L ^y   Rosier Lees, S ^p   Rowell, G ^ac   Rudak, B ^l   Rulten, C B ^e   Ruppel, J ^ad   Sahakian, V ^c   Santangelo, A ^v   Schlickeiser, R ^ad   Schock, F M ^d   Schroder R ^ad   Schwanke, U ⁱ   Schwarzburg, S ^v   Schwemmer, S ^h   Shalchi, A ^ad   Sikora, M ^l   Skilton, J L ^u   Sol, H ^j   Spanglfoer, D ^e   Stawarz, L ^aa   Steenkamp, R ^q   Stegmann, C ^d   Superina, G ^o   Szostek, A ^f,aa   Tam, P H ^h   Tavernet, J P ⁿ   Terrier, R ^g   Tibolla, O ^a,h   Tluczykont, M ^t   Van Eldik, C ^a   Vasileiadis, G ^s   Venter, C ^m   Venter, L ^j   Vialle, J P ^p   Vincent, P ⁿ   Vivier, M ^k   Volk, H J ^a   Volpe, F ^a,o,z   Wagner, S J ^h   Ward, M ^e   Zdziarski, A A ^l   Zech, A ^j   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^c YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

ⁱ HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^k CEA SACLAY   (France)

^l NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

^m NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^o ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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

^q UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^r INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^s UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^t UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^u UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^v UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^w KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^x NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^y CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^z MPG   (Germany)

^aa JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^ab STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^ad RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

more..

Author keywords

Galaxies: Clusters: Individual: Coma (ACO 1656); Gamma rays: Observations

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER CORES; ENERGY FLUXES; FIELD OF VIEWS; GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: COMA (ACO 1656); GALAXY CLUSTERS; GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; HIGH ENERGY STEREOSCOPIC SYSTEMS; INJECTION ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTHS; NONTHERMAL; PARTICLE POPULATION; PROTON ENERGY; PROTON INTERACTIONS; RADIO EMISSION; RADIO OBSERVATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL GAS; TOTAL ENERGY; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGIES; UPPER LIMITS;

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GALAXIES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPY; STARS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY CAMERAS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 68949181441     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912086     Document Type: Article

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