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Cutoff in the tev energy spectrum of markarian 421 during strong flares in 2001

  • F. Krennrich
  • , H. M. Badran
  • , I. H. Bond
  • , S. M. Bradbury
  • , J. H. Buckley
  • , D. A. Carter-Lewis
  • , M. Catanese
  • , W. Cui
  • , S. Dunlea
  • , D. Das
  • , I. Dela Calle Perez
  • , D. J. Fegan
  • , S. J. Fegan
  • , J. P. Finley
  • , J. A. Gaidos
  • , K. Gibbs
  • , G. H. Gillanders
  • , T. A. Hall
  • , A. M. Hillas
  • , J. Holder
  • D. Horan, M. Jordan, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, J. Kildea, J. Knapp, K. Kosack, M. J. Lang, S. LeBohec, B. McKernan, P. Moriarty, D. Muller, R. Ong, R. Pallassini, D. Petry, J. Quinn, N. W. Reay, P. T. Reynolds, H. J. Rose, G. H. Sembroski, R. Sidwell, N. Stanton, S. P. Swordy, V. V. Vassiliev, S. P. Wakely, T. C. Weekes

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Résumé

Exceptionally strong and long-lasting flaring activity of the blazar Mrk 421 occurred between 2001 January and March. Based on the excellent signal-to-noise ratio of the data, we derive the energy spectrum between 260 GeV and 17 TeV with unprecedented statistical precision. The spectrum is not well described by a simple power law even with a curvature term. Instead, the data can be described by a power law with exponential cutoff: DN/dE ∝ E-2.14±0.03statℓ-E/E0m-2S-2 TeV-1 with E0=4.3±0.3statTeV.Mrk 421 is the second -ray blazar that 0 stat unambiguously exhibits an absorption-like feature in its spectral energy distribution at 3-6 TeV.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)L45-L48
journalAstrophysical Journal Letters
Volume560
Numéro de publication1
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 10 oct. 2001
Modification externeOui

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