Detection of TeV photons from the active galaxy Markarian 421

Details Detection of TeV photons from the active galaxy Markarian 421 Detection of TeV photons from the active galaxy Markarian 421

Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992natur.358..477p&link_type=abstract

Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 358, no. 6386, Aug. 6, 1992, p. 477, 478. Research supported by DOE, NASA, Smithsonian Institution

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Active Galaxies, Crab Nebula, Energetic Particles, Markarian Galaxies, Photons, Active Galactic Nuclei, Elliptical Galaxies, Milky Way Galaxy

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The detection of TeV energy photons from the giant elliptical galaxy Markarian 421 using the Whipple Observatory gamma-ray telescope is reported. The signal has a statistical significance of 6 sigma above background and the flux above 0.5 TeV is 0.3 of that from the Crab Nebula. The source location agrees with the position of Mk 421 within the angular uncertainty of the Whipple instrument.

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