Measurement of the extragalactic background light imprint on the spectra of the brightest blazars observed with H.E.S.S.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 550, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Abramowski, A ^a   Acero, F ^b   Aharonian, F ^c,d,e   Akhperjanian, A G ^e,f   Anton, G ^g   Balenderan, S ^h   Balzer, A ^g   Barnacka, A ^i,j   Becherini, Y ^k,l   Becker Tjus, J ^m   Bernlohr K ^c,n   Birsin, E ⁿ   Biteau, J ^l   Bochow, A ^c   Boisson, C ^o   Bolmont, J ^p   Bordas, P ^q   Brucker, J ^g   Brun, F ^l   Brun, P ^j   Bulik, T ^r   Carrigan, S ^c   Casanova, S ^c,s   Cerruti, M ^o   Chadwick, P M ^h   Charbonnier, A ^p   Chaves, R C G ^c,j   Cheesebrough, A ^h   Cologna, G ^t   Conrad, J ^u   Couturier, C ^p   Dalton, M ^n,v   Daniel, M K ^h   Davids, I D ^w   Degrange, B ^l   Deil, C ^c   Dewilt, P ^x   Dickinson, H J ^u   Djannati Atai A ^k   Domainko, W ^c   Drury, L O ^d   Dubus, G ^y   Dutson, K ^z   Dyks, J ⁱ   Dyrda, M ^aa   Egberts, K ^ab   Eger, P ^g   Espigat, P ^k   Fallon, L ^d   Farnier, C ^u   Fegan, S ^l   Feinstein, F ^b   Fernandes, M V ^a   Fernandez, D ^b   Fiasson, A ^ac   Fontaine, G ^l   Forster A ^c   Fußling M ⁿ   Gajdus, M ⁿ   Gallant, Y A ^b   Garrigoux, T ^p   Gast, H ^c   Giebels, B ^l   Glicenstein, J F ^j   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 ^h   Heinz, S ^g   Heinzelmann, G ^a   Henri, G ^y   Hermann, G ^c   Hillert, A ^c   Hinton, J A ^z   Hofmann, W ^c   Hofverberg, P ^c   Holler, M ^g   Horns, D ^a   Jacholkowska, A ^p   Jahn, C ^g   Jamrozy, M ^ad   Jung, I ^g   Kastendieck, M A ^a   Katarzynski K ^ae   Katz, U ^g   Kaufmann, S ^t   Khelifi B ^l   Klochkov, D ^q   Kluaniak W ⁱ   Kneiske, T ^a   Komin, Nu ^ac   Kosack, K ^j   Kossakowski, R ^ac   Krayzel, F ^ac   Laffon, H ^l   Lamanna, G ^ac   Lenain, J P ^t   Lennarz, D ^c   Lohse, T ⁿ   Lopatin, A ^g   Lu, C C ^c   Marandon, V ^c   Marcowith, A ^b   Masbou, J ^ac   Maurin, G ^ac   Maxted, N ^x   Mayer, M ^g   McComb, T J L ^h   Medina, M C ^j   Mehault J ^b,v   Menzler, U ^m   Moderski, R ⁱ   Mohamed, M ^t   Moulin, E ^j   Naumann, C L ^p   Naumann Godo, M ^j   De Naurois, M ^l   Nedbal, D ^af   Nguyen, N ^a   Niemiec, J ^aa   Nolan, S J ^h   Ohm, S ^c,z,ag   De Ona Wilhelmi E ^c   Opitz, B ^a   Ostrowski, M ^ad   Oya, I ⁿ   Panter, M ^c   Parsons, D ^c   Paz Arribas, M ⁿ   Pekeur, N W ^s   Pelletier, G ^y   Perez, J ^ab   Petrucci, P O ^y   Peyaud, B ^j   Pita, S ^k   Puhlhofer G ^q   Punch, M ^k   Quirrenbach, A ^t   Raue, M ^a   Reimer, A ^ab   Reimer, O ^ab   Renaud, M ^b   De Los Reyes, R ^c   Rieger, F ^c   Ripken, J ^u   Rob, L ^af   Rosier Lees, S ^ad   Rowell, G ^x   Rudak, B ⁱ   Rulten, C B ^h   Sahakian, V ^e,f   Sanchez, D A ^c   Santangelo, A ^q   Schlickeiser, R ^m   Schulz, A ^g   Schwanke, U ⁿ   Schwarzburg, S ^q   Schwemmer, S ^t   Sheidaei, F ^k,s   Skilton, J L ^c   Sol, H ^o   Spengler, G ⁿ   Stawarz, L ^ad   Steenkamp, R ^w   Stegmann, C ^g   Stinzing, F ^g   Stycz, K ^g   Sushch, I ⁿ   Szostek, A ^ad   Tavernet, J P ^p   Terrier, R ^k   Tluczykont, M ^a   Valerius, K ^g   Van Eldik, C ^c,g   Vasileiadis, G ^b   Venter, C ^s   Viana, A ^j   Vincent, P ^p   Volk H J ^c   Volpe, F ^c   Vorobiov, S ^b   Vorster, M ^s   Wagner, S J ^t   Ward, M ^h   White, R ^z   Wierzcholska, A ^ad   Wouters, D ^j   Zacharias, M ^m   Zajczyk, A ^b,i   Zdziarski, A A ⁱ   Zech, A ^o   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 DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

^j CEA SACLAY   (France)

^k UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^l LABORATOIRE LEPRINCE RINGUET   (France)

^m RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

ⁿ HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^o UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^p UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^q UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^r UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^s NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^t UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^u STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^v CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^w UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^x UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^y LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^z UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^aa INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^ac LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^ad JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^ae NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^af CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

BL Lacertae objects: general; Cosmic background radiation; Gamma rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING;

BL LACERTAE OBJECTS: GENERAL; BLAZARS; COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION; DIFFUSE RADIATION; EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT; GAMMA RAYS: GALAXIES; HIGH ENERGY STEREOSCOPIC SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS OF; OPTICAL DEPTH; SPECTRA'S;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 84872536362     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220355     Document Type: Article

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