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

Autor: Itoh, C., Enomoto, R., Yanagita, S., Yoshida, T., Tanimori, T., Okumura, K., 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., Ohishi, M., Patterson, J. R., Protheroe, R. J., Sakurazawa, K., Swaby, D. L., Tokanai, F., Tsuchiya, K., Tsunoo, H., Uchida, T., Watanabe, A., Watanabe, S., Yoshikoshi, T., Itoh, C., Enomoto, R., Yanagita, S., Yoshida, T., Tanimori, T., Okumura, K., 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., Ohishi, M., Patterson, J. R., Protheroe, R. J., Sakurazawa, K., Swaby, D. L., Tokanai, F., Tsuchiya, K., Tsunoo, H., Uchida, T., Watanabe, A., Watanabe, S., Yoshikoshi, T.
Zdroj: Astronomy and Astrophysics; May 2003, Vol. 402 Issue: 2 p443-455, 13p
Abstrakt: TeV gamma-rays were recently detected from the nearby normal spiral galaxy NGC 253 (Itoh et al. [CITE]). Observations to detect the Cherenkov light images initiated by gamma-rays from the direction of NGC 253 were carried out in 2000 and 2001 over a total period of ~150 hours. The orientation of images in gamma-ray–like events is not consistent with emission from a point source, and the emission region corresponds to a size greater than 10 kpc in radius. Here, detailed descriptions of the analysis procedures and techniques are given.
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