Evidence of TeV gamma-ray emission from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253

Autor: Itoh, C., Enomoto, R., Yanagita, S., Yoshida, T., Asahara, A., Bicknell, G. V., Clay, R. W., Edwards, P. G., Gunji, S., Hara, S., Hara, T., Hattori, T., Hayashi, Shin., Hayashi, Sei., Kabuki, S., Kajino, F., Katagiri, H., Kawachi, A., Kifune, T., Kubo, H., Kushida, J., Matsubara, Y., Mizumoto, Y., Mori, M., Moro, H., Muraishi, H., Muraki, Y., Naito, T., Nakase, T., Nishida, D., Nishijima, K., Okumura, K., Ohishi, M., Patterson, J. R., Protheroe, R. J., Sakurazawa, K., Swaby, D. L., Tanimori, T., Tokanai, F., Tsuchiya, K., Tsunoo, H., Uchida, T., Watanabe, A., Watanabe, S., Yoshikoshi, T., Itoh, C., Enomoto, R., Yanagita, S., Yoshida, T., Asahara, A., Bicknell, G. V., Clay, R. W., Edwards, P. G., Gunji, S., Hara, S., Hara, T., Hattori, T., Hayashi, Shin., Hayashi, Sei., Kabuki, S., Kajino, F., Katagiri, H., Kawachi, A., Kifune, T., Kubo, H., Kushida, J., Matsubara, Y., Mizumoto, Y., Mori, M., Moro, H., Muraishi, H., Muraki, Y., Naito, T., Nakase, T., Nishida, D., Nishijima, K., Okumura, K., Ohishi, M., Patterson, J. R., Protheroe, R. J., Sakurazawa, K., Swaby, D. L., Tanimori, T., Tokanai, F., Tsuchiya, K., Tsunoo, H., Uchida, T., Watanabe, A., Watanabe, S., Yoshikoshi, T.
Zdroj: Astronomy and Astrophysics; January 2007, Vol. 462 Issue: 1 p67-71, 5p
Abstrakt: Aims.The CANGAROO-II telescope observed sub-TeV gamma-ray emission from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253. The emission region was extended with a radial size of 0.3–0.6 degree. On the contrary, HESS could not confirm this emission and gave upper limits at the level of the CANGAROO-II flux. In order to resolve this discrepancy, we analyzed new observational results for NGC 253 by CANGAROO-III and also assessed the results by CANGAROO-II.
Databáze: Supplemental Index