TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water Cerenkov detector

Authors
Atkins, R Benbow, W Berley, D Chen, ML Coyne, DG Delay, RS Dingus, BL Dorfan, DE Ellsworth, RW Espinoza, C Evans, D Falcone, A Fleysher, L Fleysher, R Gisler, G Goodman, JA Haines, TJ Hoffman, CM Hugenberger, S Kelley, LA Leonor, I McConnell, M McCullough, JF McEnery, JE Miller, RS Mincer, AI Morales, MF Murray, MM Nemethy, P Ryan, JM Schneider, M Shen, B Shoup, A Sinnis, C Smith, AJ Sullivan, GW Thompson, TN Tumer, T Wang, K Wascko, MO Westerhoff, S Williams, DA Yang, T Yodh, GB
Citation
R. Atkins et al., TeV observations of Markarian 501 with the Milagrito water Cerenkov detector, ASTROPHYS J, 525(1), 1999, pp. L25-L28
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
0004637X → ACNP
Volume
525
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Part
2
Pages
L25 - L28
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(19991101)525:1<L25:TOOM5W>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The Milagrito water Cerenkov detector near Los Alamos, New Mexico, was oper ated as a sky monitor at energies of a few TeV between 1997 February and 19 98 May, including the period of the strong, long-lasting 1997 flare of Mark arian 501. Milagrito served as a rest run for the full Milagro detector. An event excess with a significance of 3.7 sigma from Markarian 501 was obser ved, in agreement with expectations.