Stereoscopic observations of gamma rays at the Whipple observatory

F. Krennrich; C. W. Akerlof; J. H. Buckley; J. Bussóns-Gordo; D. A. Carter-Lewis; M. F. Cawley; M. A. Catanese; V. Connaughton; D. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; J. A. Gaidos; K. H. Harris; A. M. Hillas; R. C. Lamb; M. J. Lang; G. Mohanty; J. Quinn; A. J. Rodgers; H. J. Rose; A. C. Rovero; M. S. Schubnell; G. H. Sembroski; T. C. Weekes; C. Wilson

doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00058-3

Stereoscopic observations of gamma rays at the Whipple observatory

F. Krennrich
, C. W. Akerlof
, J. H. Buckley
, J. Bussóns-Gordo
, D. A. Carter-Lewis
, M. F. Cawley
, M. A. Catanese
, V. Connaughton
, D. J. Fegan
, J. P. Finley
, J. A. Gaidos
, K. H. Harris
, A. M. Hillas
, R. C. Lamb
, M. J. Lang
, G. Mohanty
, J. Quinn
, A. J. Rodgers
, H. J. Rose
, A. C. Rovero

M. S. Schubnell, G. H. Sembroski, T. C. Weekes, C. Wilson

Physics

Iowa State University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Harvard & Smithsonian
University College Dublin
St. Patrick's College
Purdue University
University of Leeds
Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica Del Espacio

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Abstract

Observations of photons at E ≥ 550 GeV from the Crab Nebula are presented and used to assess the potential of multi-telescope systems for γ-ray astronomy. The Whipple observatory 10 m and 8 m imaging atmospheric Čerenkov telescopes have been used to provide a stereoscopic view of air showers to make a more complete measurement of air shower parameters. Here we present a measurement of the spread in the arrival direction of primary γ-rays originating from a point source. The data show that the shower arrival direction can be reconstructed with an accuracy of σ = 0.° 14.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-221
Number of pages	9
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00058-3
Publication status	Published - Apr 1998

Keywords

Crab nebula
Gamma rays
General
Instruments
Observations

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Krennrich, F., Akerlof, C. W., Buckley, J. H., Bussóns-Gordo, J., Carter-Lewis, D. A., Cawley, M. F., Catanese, M. A., Connaughton, V., Fegan, D. J., Finley, J. P., Gaidos, J. A., Harris, K. H., Hillas, A. M., Lamb, R. C., Lang, M. J., Mohanty, G., Quinn, J., Rodgers, A. J., Rose, H. J., ... Wilson, C. (1998). Stereoscopic observations of gamma rays at the Whipple observatory. Astroparticle Physics, 8(4), 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00058-3

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