VERITAS Detection of a Bright VHE Gamma-Ray Flare from BL Lacertae

Details VERITAS Detection of a Bright VHE Gamma-Ray Flare from BL Lacertae VERITAS Detection of a Bright VHE Gamma-Ray Flare from BL Lacertae

Jun 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011atel.3459....1o&link_type=abstract

The Astronomer's Telegram, #3459

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gamma Ray, Tev, Vhe, Request For Observations, Agn, Blazar

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On June 28, 2011 UTC (MJD 55740) a bright flare from BL Lacertae was detected with the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. VERITAS is sensitive to very high energy (VHE) gamma rays between 100 GeV and 30 GeV. On this night, a total of 40 minutes of data (beginning at 10:22 UTC) were taken with VERITAS during low levels of moonlight (~10% illumination). Preliminary analysis of these data yields a detection of ~250 gamma rays corresponding to a pre-trials statistical significance of ~20 standard deviations.

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