Observation of Multi-Tev Gamma Rays from the Crab Nebula Using the Tibet Air Shower Array

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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9 pages, 4 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

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10.1086/312342

The Tibet experiment, operating at Yangbajing (4,300 m above sea level), is the lowest energy air shower array and the new high density array constructed in 1996 has sensitivity to $\gamma$-ray air showers at energies as low as 3 TeV. With this new array, the Crab Nebula was observed in multi-TeV $\gamma$-rays and a signal was detected at the 5.5 $\sigma$ level. We also obtained the energy spectrum of $\gamma$-rays in the energy region above 3 TeV which partially overlaps those observed with imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. This is the first observation of $\gamma$-ray signals from point sources with a conventional air shower array using scintillation detectors.

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