TeV Observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito Water Cerenkov Detector

Authors

R Atkins, University of UtahFollow
W Benbow, University of California - Santa Cruz
D Berley, University of Maryland - College Park
M L. Chen, University of Maryland - College Park
D G. Coyne, University of California - Santa Cruz
B L. Dingus, University of UtahFollow
D E. Dorfan, University of California - Santa Cruz
R W. Ellsworth, George Mason University
C Espinoza, Los Alamos National Laboratory
D Evans, University of Maryland - College Park
A Falcone, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
L Fleysher, New York UniversityFollow
R Fleysher, New York UniversityFollow
G Gisler, Los Alamos National Laboratory
J A. Goodman, University of Maryland - College Park
T J. Haines, Los Alamos National LaboratoryFollow
C M. Hoffman, Los Alamos National Laboratory
S Hugenberger, University of California - Irvine
L A. Kelley, University of California - Santa Cruz
I Leonor, University of California - Irvine
Mark L. McConnell, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
J F. McCullough, University of California - Santa Cruz
J E. McEnery, University of UtahFollow
R S. Miller, University of New Hampshire - Main CampusFollow
A I. Mincer, New York University
M F. Morales, University of California - Santa CruzFollow
M M. Murray, Los Alamos National LaboratoryFollow
P Nemethy, New York University
James M. Ryan, University of New HampshireFollow
M Schneider, University of California - Santa Cruz
B Shen, University of California - Riverside
A Shoup, University of California - Irvine
A J. Smith, University of California - RiversideFollow
G W. Sullivan, University of Maryland - College Park
T N. Thompson, Los Alamos National LaboratoryFollow
O T. Tumer, University of California - Riverside
K Wang, University of California - Riverside
M O. Wascko, University of California - Riverside
S Westerhoff, University of California - Santa Cruz
D A. Williams, University of California - Santa CruzFollow
T Yang, University of California - Santa Cruz
G B. Yodh, University of California - Irvine

Abstract

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 from Markarian 501 was observed, in agreement with expectations.

Department

Space Science Center, Physics

Publication Date

10-4-1999

Journal Title

The Astrophysical Journal

Publisher

The American Astronomical Society

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1086/312332

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Atkins, R; Benbow, W; Berley, D; Chen, M L.; Coyne, D G.; Dingus, B L.; Dorfan, D E.; Ellsworth, R W.; Espinoza, C; Evans, D; Falcone, A; Fleysher, L; Fleysher, R; Gisler, G; Goodman, J A.; Haines, T J.; Hoffman, C M.; Hugenberger, S; Kelley, L A.; Leonor, I; McConnell, Mark L.; McCullough, J F.; McEnery, J E.; Miller, R S.; Mincer, A I.; Morales, M F.; Murray, M M.; Nemethy, P; Ryan, James M.; Schneider, M; Shen, B; Shoup, A; Smith, A J.; Sullivan, G W.; Thompson, T N.; Tumer, O T.; Wang, K; Wascko, M O.; Westerhoff, S; Williams, D A.; Yang, T; and Yodh, G B., "TeV Observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito Water Cerenkov Detector" (1999). The Astrophysical Journal. 55.
https://scholars.unh.edu/ssc/55

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