UPPER LIMITS ON TEV GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM CENTAURUS-A, VELA X-1, CENTAURUS X-3, AND CIRCINUS X-1

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作者
ALLEN, WH
BOND, IA
BUDDING, E
CONWAY, MJ
DANIEL, A
FENTON, KB
FUJII, H
FUJII, Z
HAYASHIDA, N
HIBINO, K
HONDA, M
HUMBLE, JE
KABE, S
KASAHARA, K
KIFUNE, T
LYTHE, GD
MASAIKE, A
MATSUBARA, Y
MITSUI, K
MIURA, Y
MORI, M
MURAKI, Y
NAGANO, M
NAKAMURA, T
NISHIZAWA, M
NORRIS, PM
OGIO, S
SAITO, T
SAKATA, M
SATO, H
SHIMIZU, HM
SPENCER, M
STOREY, JR
TANIMORI, T
TESHIMA, M
TORII, S
WADSWORTH, A
WATASE, Y
WOODHAMS, MD
YAMAMOTO, Y
YOCK, PCM
YUDA, T
机构
[1] NAGOYA UNIV,STE LAB,COSM RAY SECT,NAGOYA,AICHI 464,JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO,INST COSM RAY RES,TOKYO 188,JAPAN
[3] KANAGAWA UNIV,DEPT PHYS,YOKOHAMA 221,JAPAN
[4] KONAN UNIV,DEPT PHYS,KOBE 658,JAPAN
[5] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,TOKYO 152,JAPAN
[6] UNIV AUCKLAND,DEPT PHYS,AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND
[7] UNIV TASMANIA,DEPT PHYS,HOBART,TAS 7001,AUSTRALIA
[8] NATL LAB HIGH ENERGY PHYS,TSUKUBA,IBARAKI 305,JAPAN
[9] KYOTO UNIV,DEPT PHYS,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 1993年 / 405卷 / 02期
关键词
GALAXIES; INDIVIDUAL; (CENTAURUS-A); GAMMA RAYS; OBSERVATIONS; STARS; INDIVIDUAL (VELA X-1; CENTAURUS X-3; CIRCINUS X-1); X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1086/172386
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The active galaxy Centaurus A and the X-ray binary systems Vela X-1, Centaurus X-3, and Circinus X-1 were monitored for VHE gamma-ray emission above 1 TeV with the JANZOS Cerenkov facility during 1988 and 1989. No evidence was found for persistent or episodic emission from any of these objects. Subseqeunt upper limits on the integral fluxes of 2.2 x 10(-11), 2.8 x 10(-11), 4.0 x 10(-11), and 4.2 x 10(-11) cm-2 s-1, respectively, were obtained for these objects. These limits are consistent with results of observations made by other groups.
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页码:554 / 558
页数:5
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