Published November 14, 1988
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Journal article
Search for TeV γ rays from SN 1987A during December 1987 and January 1988
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Description
Very-high-energy γ rays emitted by the supernova 1987A were searched for at the Black Birch Range in New Zealand during December 1987 and January 1988. Data obtained in 42 hours of observation time give an upper bound on the flux at the 95% confidence level of 6.1 x 10/sup -12/ cm/sup -2/s/sup -1/ for γ rays with energies above 3 TeV. Data obtained on 14 and 15 January are found to have excess counts, above the background level, corresponding to a flux of (1.9 +- 0.5) x 10/sup -11/ cm/sup -2/s/sup -1/ and a total energy of ∼10/sup 43/ ergs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 61
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2292-2295
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20020723
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA SPECTRA; MAGELLANIC CLOUDS; SUPERNOVAE; TEV RANGE
- Descriptors DEC
- BINARY STARS; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DATA; ENERGY RANGE; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; GALAXIES; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; SPECTRA; STARS; VARIABLE STARS