Detection of gamma rays from a starburst galaxy

Science

Volumn 326, Issue 5956, 2009, Pages 1080-1082

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^h CEA SACLAY   (France)

ⁱ DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^j NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^k ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^l UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^m UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^p STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^q UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^s CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^t RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^u UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^v JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^w NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

^x UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^y UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^z NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^aa INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^ac European Associated Laboratory for Gamma Ray Astronomy   (France)

^ad INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^ae STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; TRACER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; COSMIC RADIATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTION; SPACE; STEREORADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70450182967     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1178826     Document Type: Article

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