The very high energy gamma ray spectra of IES 1959+650 and Mrk 421 as measured with the Whipple 10 m telescope

M. K. Daniel; H. M. Badran; I. H. Bond; P. J. Boyle; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; K. Byrum; D. A. Carter-Lewis; O. Celik; P. Cogan; W. Cui; I. De La Calle Perez; C. Duke; A. Falcone; D. J. Fegan; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; L. F. Fortson; S. Gammell; K. Gibbs; G. H. Gillanders; J. Grube; K. J. Guiterrez; J. Hall; D. Hanna; J. Holder; D. Horan; S. Hughes; T. B. Humensky; I. Jung; G. E. Kenny; M. Kertzman; D. Kieda; J. Kildea; J. Knapp; K. Kosack; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. Le Bohec; E. Linton; J. Lloyd-Evans; D. Mendoza; A. Merriman; A. Milovanovic; P. Moriarty; T. Nagai; R. A. Ong; R. Pallassini; J. Perkins; D. Petry; M. Pohl; B. Power-Mooney; J. Quinn; M. Quinn; K. Ragan; P. Rebillot; P. T. Reynolds; H. J. Rose; M. Schroedter; G. H. Sembroski; S. P. Swordy; A. Syson; L. Valcarcel; V. V. Vassiliev; R. Wagner; S. P. Wakely; G. Walker; T. C. Weekes; R. J. White; J. Zweerink

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The very high energy gamma ray spectra of IES 1959+650 and Mrk 421 as measured with the Whipple 10 m telescope

M. K. Daniel, H. M. Badran, I. H. Bond, P. J. Boyle, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, K. Byrum, D. A. Carter-Lewis, O. Celik, P. Cogan, W. Cui, I. De La Calle Perez, C. Duke, A. Falcone, D. J. Fegan, S. J. Fegan, J. P. Finley, L. F. Fortson, S. Gammell, K. GibbsG. H. Gillanders, J. Grube, K. J. Guiterrez, J. Hall, D. Hanna, J. Holder, D. Horan, S. Hughes, T. B. Humensky, I. Jung, G. E. Kenny, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, J. Kildea, J. Knapp, K. Kosack, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. Le Bohec, E. Linton, J. Lloyd-Evans, D. Mendoza, A. Merriman, A. Milovanovic, P. Moriarty, T. Nagai, R. A. Ong, R. Pallassini, J. Perkins, D. Petry, M. Pohl, B. Power-Mooney, J. Quinn, M. Quinn, K. Ragan, P. Rebillot, P. T. Reynolds, H. J. Rose, M. Schroedter, G. H. Sembroski, S. P. Swordy, A. Syson, L. Valcarcel, V. V. Vassiliev, R. Wagner, S. P. Wakely, G. Walker, T. C. Weekes, R. J. White, J. Zweerink

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In observations made with the Whipple 10 m telescope, 1ES 1959+650 (z = 0.048) was caught in a high flaring state in May 2002, concurrent with a high X-ray state, and in June 2002, for which there was no corresponding X-ray flare. The spectra for both of those occasions are well fitted by a power law of differential spectral index ∼ -2.8. The relative stability of the spectral index for those flares argues strongly in favour of a two-component model as to the emission zones for the two radiation regimes. Markarian 421 (z = 0.031) was observed to be in a high flaring state, at levels of ≥ 3 Crab, during March and April 2004. The average spectrum over this time period shows evidence for a cut-off in the spectrum at ∼ 5 TeV, similar to a cut-off seen during an equivalently strong episode of flaring activity in 2001. The continued appearance of this feature indicates a long term stability, either in the physical conditions at the source, or in the intervening medium (such as attenuation on the extra-galactic infra-red background radiation).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy - 2nd International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Pages	462-467
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1878446
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2005
Event	International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy - Heidelberg, Germany Duration: 26 Jul 2004 → 30 Jul 2004

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	745
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Heidelberg
Period	26/07/04 → 30/07/04

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Daniel, M. K., Badran, H. M., Bond, I. H., Boyle, P. J., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Byrum, K., Carter-Lewis, D. A., Celik, O., Cogan, P., Cui, W., De La Calle Perez, I., Duke, C., Falcone, A., Fegan, D. J., Fegan, S. J., Finley, J. P., Fortson, L. F., Gammell, S., ... Zweerink, J. (2005). The very high energy gamma ray spectra of IES 1959+650 and Mrk 421 as measured with the Whipple 10 m telescope. In High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy - 2nd International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (pp. 462-467). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 745). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1878446

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The very high energy gamma ray spectra of IES 1959+650 and Mrk 421 as measured with the Whipple 10 m telescope. / Daniel, M. K.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H. et al.
High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy - 2nd International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy. 2005. p. 462-467 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 745).

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The very high energy gamma ray spectra of IES 1959+650 and Mrk 421 as measured with the Whipple 10 m telescope

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