Spectral analysis and interpretation of the γ-ray emission from the starburst galaxy NGC253

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 757, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Abramowski, A ^a   Acero, F ^b   Aharonian, F ^c,d,e   Akhperjanian, A G ^e,f   Anton, G ^g   Balzer, A ^g   Barnacka, A ^h,i   Becherini, Y ^j,k   Becker, J ^l   Bernlohr K ^c,m   Birsin, E ^m   Biteau, J ^k   Bochow, A ^c   Boisson, C ⁿ   Bolmont, J ^o   Bordas, P ^p   Brucker, J ^g   Brun, F ^k   Brun, P ⁱ   Bulik, T ^q   Busching I ^l,r   Carrigan, S ^c   Casanova, S ^c,r   Cerruti, M ⁿ   Chadwick, P M ^s   Charbonnier, A ^o   Chaves, R C G ^c,i   Cheesebrough, A ^s   Cologna, G ^t   Conrad, J ^u   Couturier, C ^o   Dalton, M ^m   Daniel, M K ^s   Davids, I D ^v   Degrange, B ^k   Deil, C ^c   Dickinson, H J ^u   Djannati Atai A ^j   Domainko, W ^c   Drury, L O'C ^d   Dubus, G ^w   Dutson, K ^x   Dyks, J ^h   Dyrda, M ^y   Egberts, K ^z   Eger, P ^g   Espigat, P ^j   Fallon, L ^d   Fegan, S ^k   Feinstein, F ^b   Fernandes, M V ^a   Fiasson, A ^aa   Fontaine, G ^k   Forster A ^c   Fuling M ^m   Gajdus, M ^m   Gallant, Y A ^b   Garrigoux, T ^o   Gast, H ^c   Gerard L ^j   Giebels, B ^k   Glicenstein, J F ⁱ   Gluck B ^g   Goring D ^g   Grondin, M H ^c,t   Haffner S ^g   Hague, J D ^c   Hahn, J ^c   Hampf, D ^a   Harris, J ^s   Hauser, M ^t   Heinz, S ^g   Heinzelmann, G ^a   Henri, G ^w   Hermann, G ^c   Hillert, A ^c   Hinton, J A ^x   Hofmann, W ^c   Hofverberg, P ^c   Holler, M ^g   Horns, D ^a   Jacholkowska, A ^o   Jahn, C ^g   Jamrozy, M ^ab   Jung, I ^g   Kastendieck, M A ^a   Katarzynski K ^ac   Katz, U ^g   Kaufmann, S ^t   Khelifi B ^k   Klochkov, D ^p   Kluzniak W ^h   Kneiske, T ^a   Komin, Nu ^aa   Kosack, K ⁱ   Kossakowski, R ^aa   Krayzel, F ^aa   Laffon, H ^k   Lamanna, G ^aa   Lenain, J P ^t   Lennarz, D ^c   Lohse, T ^m   Lopatin, A ^g   Lu, C C ^c   Marandon, V ^c   Marcowith, A ^b   Masbou, J ^aa   Maurin, G ^aa   Maxted, N ^ad   Mayer, M ^g   McComb, T J L ^s   Medina, M C ⁱ   Mehault J ^b   Moderski, R ^h   Mohamed, M ^t   Moulin, E ⁱ   Naumann, C L ^o   Naumann Godo, M ⁱ   De Naurois, M ^k   Nedbal, D ^ae   Nekrassov, D ^c   Nguyen, N ^a   Nicholas, B ^ad   Niemiec, J ^y   Nolan, S J ^s   Ohm, S ^c,x,af   De Ona Wilhelmi E ^c   Opitz, B ^a   Ostrowski, M ^ab   Oya, I ^m   Panter, M ^c   Paz Arribas, M ^m   Pekeur, N W ^r   Pelletier, G ^w   Perez, J ^z   Petrucci, P O ^w   Peyaud, B ⁱ   Pita, S ^j   Puhlhofer G ^p   Punch, M ^j   Quirrenbach, A ^t   Raue, M ^a   Reimer, A ^z   Reimer, O ^z   Renaud, M ^b   De Los Reyes, R ^c   Rieger, F ^c   Ripken, J ^u   Rob, L ^ae   Rosier Lees, S ^aa   Rowell, G ^ad   Rudak, B ^h   Rulten, C B ^s   Sahakian, V ^e,f   Sanchez, D A ^c   Santangelo, A ^p   Schlickeiser, R ^l   Schulz, A ^g   Schwanke, U ^m   Schwarzburg, S ^p   Schwemmer, S ^t   Sheidaei, F ^j,r   Skilton, J L ^c   Sol, H ⁿ   Spengler, G ^m   Stawarz, L ^ab   Steenkamp, R ^v   Stegmann, C ^g   Stinzing, F ^g   Stycz, K ^g   Sushch, I ^m   Szostek, A ^ab   Tavernet, J P ^o   Terrier, R ^j   Tluczykont, M ^a   Valerius, K ^g   Van Eldik, C ^c,g   Vasileiadis, G ^b   Venter, C ^r   Viana, A ⁱ   Vincent, P ^o   Volk H J ^c   Volpe, F ^c   Vorobiov, S ^b   Vorster, M ^r   Wagner, S J ^t   Ward, M ^s   White, R ^x   Wierzcholska, A ^ab   Zacharias, M ^l   Zajczyk, A ^b,h   Zdziarski, A A ^h   Zech, A ⁿ   Zechlin, H S ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^e INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

^f YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Armenia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^h NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

ⁱ CEA SACLAY   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^k ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^l RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^m HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^o UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^q UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^r NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^s DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^u STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^v UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^w CNRS   (France)

^x UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^y INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^z INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^aa UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^ab JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^ac NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^ad UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^ae CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^af UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

convection; diffusion; galaxies: individual (NGC 253); galaxies: starburst; gamma rays: galaxies; radiation mechanisms: non thermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866405371     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/757/2/158     Document Type: Article

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