Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants

Science

Volumn 339, Issue 6121, 2013, Pages 807-811

  Ackermann, M ^a   Ajello, M ^b   Allafort, A ^c   Baldini, L ^d   Ballet, J ^e   Barbiellini, G ^f,g   Baring, M G ^h   Bastieri, D ^i,j   Bechtol, K ^c   Bellazzini, R ^k   Blandford, R D ^c   Bloom, E D ^c   Bonamente, E ^l,m   Borgland, A W ^c   Bottacini, E ^c   Brandt, T J ⁿ   Bregeon, J ^k   Brigida, M ^o,p   Bruel, P ^q   Buehler, R ^c   Busetto, G ^i,j   Buson, S ^i,j   Caliandro, G A ^r   Cameron, R A ^c   Caraveo, P A ^s   Casandjian, J M ^e   Cecchi, C ^l,m   Celik O ^n,t   Charles, E ^c   Chaty, S ^e   Chaves, R C G ^e   Chekhtman, A ^u,ah   Cheung, C C ^v,ah   Chiang, J ^c   Chiaro, G ^j   Cillis, A N ^n,w   Ciprini, S ^m,x   Claus, R ^c   Cohen Tanugi, J ^y   Cominsky, L R ^z   Conrad, J ^aa,ab   Corbel, S ^e,ac   Cutini, S ^ad   D'Ammando, F ^l,ae,af   De Angelis, A ^ag   De Palma, F ^o,p   Dermer, C D ^ah   Do Couto E Silva, E ^c   Drell, P S ^c   Drlica Wagner, A ^c   Falletti, L ^y   Favuzzi, C ^o,p   Ferrara, E C ⁿ   Franckowiak, A ^c   Fukazawa, Y ^ai   Funk, S ^c   Fusco, P ^o,p   Gargano, F ^p   Germani, S ^l,m   Giglietto, N ^o,p   Giommi, P ^ad   Giordano, F ^o,p   Giroletti, M ^aj   Glanzman, T ^c   Godfrey, G ^c   Grenier, I A ^e   Grondin, M H ^ak,al   Grove, J E ^ah   Guiriec, S ⁿ   Hadasch, D ^r   Hanabata, Y ^ai   Harding, A K ⁿ   Hayashida, M ^c,am   Hayashi, K ^ai   Hays, E ⁿ   Hewitt, J W ⁿ   Hill, A B ^c,an   Hughes, R E ^ao   Jackson, M S ^ab,ap   Jogler, T ^c   Johannesson G ^aq   Johnson, A S ^c   Kamae, T ^c   Kataoka, J ^ar   Katsuta, J ^c   Knodlseder J ^as,at   Kuss, M ^k   Lande, J ^c   Larsson, S ^aa,ab   Latronico, L ^au   Lemoine Goumard, M ^av   Longo, F ^f,g   Loparco, F ^o,p   Lovellette, M N ^ah   Lubrano, P ^l,m   Madejski, G M ^c   Massaro, F ^c   Mayer, M ^a   Mazziotta, M N ^p   McEnery, J E ^n,aw   Mehault, J ^y   Michelson, P F ^c   Mignani, R P ^ax   Mitthumsiri, W ^c   Mizuno, T ^ai   Moiseev, A A ^n,aw   Monzani, M E ^c   Morselli, A ^ay   Moskalenko, I V ^c   Murgia, S ^c   Nakamori, T ^ar   Nemmen, R ⁿ   Nuss, E ^y   Ohno, M ^az   Ohsugi, T ^ai   Omodei, N ^c   Orienti, M ^aj   Orlando, E ^c   Ormes, J F ^ba   Paneque, D ^c,bb   Perkins, J S ^n,t,bc   Pesce Rollins, M ^k   Piron, F ^y   Pivato, G ^j   Raino S ^o,p   Rando, R ^i,j   Razzano, M ^k,bd   Razzaque, S ^u,ah   Reimer, A ^c,be   Reimer, O ^c,be   Ritz, S ^bd   Romoli, C ^j   Sanchez Conde M ^c   Schulz, A ^a   Sgro C ^k   Simeon, P E ^c   Siskind, E J ^bf   Smith, D A ^av   Spandre, G ^k   Spinelli, P ^o,p   Stecker, F W ^n,bg   Strong, A W ^bh   Suson, D J ^bi   Tajima, H ^c,bj   Takahashi, H ^aj   Takahashi, T ^az   Tanaka, T ^c,am   Thayer, J G ^c   Thayer, J B ^c   Thompson, D J ⁿ   Thorsett, S E ^bk   Tibaldo, L ^i,j   Tibolla, O ^bl   Tinivella, M ^k   Troja, E ⁿ   Uchiyama, Y ^c   Usher, T L ^c   Vandenbroucke, J ^c   Vasileiou, V ^y   Vianello, G ^c,bm   Vitale, V ^ay,bn   Waite, A P ^c   Werner, M ^be   Winer, B L ^ao   Wood, K S ^ah   Wood, M ^c   Yamazaki, R ^bo   Yang, Z ^aa,ab   Zimmer, S ^aa,ab   more..

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^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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^f SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

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^k INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^l INFN SEZIONE DI PERUGIA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

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^r CSIC   (Spain)

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^x ASI SCIENCE DATA CENTER   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^z SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^aa STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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^af INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^ah NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^ai HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^aj INAF ISTITUTO DI RADIOASTRONOMIA   (Italy)

^ak MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^al UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^am KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^an UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^ao OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ap ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^aq UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^ar WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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^at OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^au SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

^av UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^aw University of Maryland   (United States)

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^ay INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^az JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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^bc HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

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^bg UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^bh MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^bi PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET   (United States)

^bj NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^bk WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^bl UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^bm Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory Nagoya University ^*  (Italy)

^bn UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^bo AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

COSMIC RAY; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRON; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; SCATTERING;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; COMPTON EFFECT; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; INFRARED RADIATION; PION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TELESCOPE;

EID: 84873619168     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1231160     Document Type: Article

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