TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water cerenkov detector

R. Atkins; W. Benbow; D. Berley; M. L. Chen; D. G. Coyne; R. S. Delay; B. L. Dingus; D. E. Dorfan; R. W. Ellsworth; C. Espinoza; D. Evans; A. Falcone; L. Fleysher; R. Pleysher; G. Gisler; J. A. Goodman; T. J. Haines; C. M. Hoffman; S. Hugenberger; L. A. Kelley; I. Leonor; M. McConnell; J. F. McCullough; J. E. McEnery; R. S. Miller; A. I. Mincer; M. F. Morales; M. M. Murray; P. Nemethy; J. M. Ryan; M. Schneider; B. Shen; A. Shoup; C. Sinnis; A. J. Smith; G. W. Sullivan; T. N. Thompson; T. Tumer; K. Wang; M. O. Wascko; S. Westerhoff; D. A. Williams; T. Yang; G. B. Yodh

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TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water cerenkov detector

R. Atkins, W. Benbow, D. Berley, M. L. Chen, D. G. Coyne, R. S. Delay, B. L. Dingus, D. E. Dorfan, R. W. Ellsworth, C. Espinoza, D. Evans, A. Falcone, L. Fleysher, R. Pleysher, G. Gisler, J. A. Goodman, T. J. Haines, C. M. Hoffman, S. Hugenberger, L. A. KelleyI. Leonor, M. McConnell, J. F. McCullough, J. E. McEnery, R. S. Miller, A. I. Mincer, M. F. Morales, M. M. Murray, P. Nemethy, J. M. Ryan, M. Schneider, B. Shen, A. Shoup, C. Sinnis, A. J. Smith, G. W. Sullivan, T. N. Thompson, T. Tumer, K. Wang, M. O. Wascko, S. Westerhoff, D. A. Williams, T. Yang, G. B. Yodh

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The Milagrito water Cerenkov detector near Los Alamos, New Mexico, was operated as a sky monitor at energies of a few TeV between 1997 February and 1998 May, including the period of the strong, long-lasting 1997 flare of Markarian 501. Milagrito served as a test run for the full Milagro detector. An event excess with a significance of 3.7 σ from Markarian 501 was observed, in agreement with expectations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L25-L28
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	525
Issue number	1 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/312332
State	Published - Nov 1 1999

Keywords

BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 501)
Gamma rays: observations

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Space and Planetary Science

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Atkins, R., Benbow, W., Berley, D., Chen, M. L., Coyne, D. G., Delay, R. S., Dingus, B. L., Dorfan, D. E., Ellsworth, R. W., Espinoza, C., Evans, D., Falcone, A., Fleysher, L., Pleysher, R., Gisler, G., Goodman, J. A., Haines, T. J., Hoffman, C. M., Hugenberger, S., ... Yodh, G. B. (1999). TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water cerenkov detector. Astrophysical Journal, 525(1 PART 2), L25-L28. https://doi.org/10.1086/312332

Atkins, R, Benbow, W, Berley, D, Chen, ML, Coyne, DG, Delay, RS, Dingus, BL, Dorfan, DE, Ellsworth, RW, Espinoza, C, Evans, D, Falcone, A, Fleysher, L, Pleysher, R, Gisler, G, Goodman, JA, Haines, TJ, Hoffman, CM, Hugenberger, S, Kelley, LA, Leonor, I, McConnell, M, McCullough, JF, McEnery, JE, Miller, RS, Mincer, AI, Morales, MF, Murray, MM, Nemethy, P, Ryan, JM, Schneider, M, Shen, B, Shoup, A, Sinnis, C, Smith, AJ, Sullivan, GW, Thompson, TN, Tumer, T, Wang, K, Wascko, MO, Westerhoff, S, Williams, DA, Yang, T & Yodh, GB 1999, 'TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water cerenkov detector', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 525, no. 1 PART 2, pp. L25-L28. https://doi.org/10.1086/312332

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