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Acciari, V. A.
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Aliu, E.
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Arlen, T.
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Aune, T.
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Bautista, M.
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Beilicke, M.
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Benbow, W.
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Bottcher, M.
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Boltuch, D.
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Bradbury, S. M.
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Buckley, J. H.
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Bugaev, V.
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Byrum, K.
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Cannon, A.
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Cesarini, A.
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Ciupik, L.
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Cui, W.
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Dickherber, R.
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Duke, C.
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Falcone, A.
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Finley, J. P.
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Finnegan, G.
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Fortson, L.
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Furniss, A.
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Galante, N.
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Gall, D.
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Gibbs, K.
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Gillanders, G. H.
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Godambe, S.
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Pichel, Ana Carolina
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The Veritas Collaboration
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2017-07-21T13:54:34Z
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2010-05
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Acciari, V. A.; Aliu, E.; Arlen, T.; Aune, T.; Bautista, M.; et al.; The Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the Blazar RGB J0710+591; IOP Publishing; Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series; 715; 1; 5-2010; L49-L55
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0067-0049
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21056
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The high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0710+591 was observed in the very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) wave band by the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken between 2008 December and 2009 March and totaling 22.1 hr, yield the discovery of VHE gamma rays from the source. RGB J0710+591 is detected at a statistical significance of 5.5 standard deviations (5.5σ) above the background, corresponding to an integral flux of (3.9 ± 0.8) × 10−12 cm−2 s−1 (3% of the Crab Nebula’s flux) above 300 GeV. The observed spectrum can be fit by a power law from 0.31 to 4.6 TeV with a photon spectral index of 2.69 ± 0.26stat ± 0.20sys. These data are complemented by contemporaneous multiwavelength data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope, the Swift X-ray Telescope, the Swift Ultra-Violet and Optical Telescope, and the Michigan–Dartmouth–MIT observatory. Modeling the broadband spectral energy distribution (SED) with an equilibrium synchrotron self-Compton model yields a good statistical fit to the data. The addition of an external-Compton component to the model does not improve the fit nor brings the system closer to equipartition.
The combined Fermi and VERITAS data constrain the properties of the high-energy emission component of the source over 4 orders of magnitude and give measurements of the rising and falling sections of the SED.
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eng
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IOP Publishing
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Bl Lacertae Objects: Individual (Rgb J0710+591, Ver J0710+591)
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Gamma Rays: Galaxies
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Astronomía
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Ciencias Físicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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The Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the Blazar RGB J0710+591
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2017-07-12T14:45:38Z
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715
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1
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L49-L55
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Reino Unido
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Londres
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Fil: Acciari, V. A.. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Aliu, E.. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Arlen, T.. University of California; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Aune, T.. University of California; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Bautista, M.. McGill University; Canadá
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Fil: Beilicke, M.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Benbow, W.. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Bottcher, M.. Ohio University; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Boltuch, D.. University of Delaware; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Bradbury, S. M.. University of Leeds; Reino Unido
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Fil: Buckley, J. H.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Bugaev, V.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Byrum, K.. Argonne National Laboratory; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Cannon, A.. University College Dublin; Irlanda
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Fil: Cesarini, A.. National University of Ireland Galway; Irlanda
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Fil: Ciupik, L.. Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Cui, W.. Purdue University; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Dickherber, R.. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Duke, C.. Grinnell College; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Falcone, A.. State University Of Pennsylvania; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Finley, J. P.. Purdue University; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Finnegan, G.. University of Utah; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Fortson, L.. Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Furniss, A.. University of California; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Galante, N.. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Gall, D.. Purdue University; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Gibbs, K.. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Gillanders, G. H.. National University of Ireland Galway; Irlanda
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Fil: Godambe, S.. University of Utah; Estados Unidos
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Fil: Pichel, Ana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
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Fil: The Veritas Collaboration.
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Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/715/1/L49
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2041-8205/715/1/L49/meta
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.0041
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