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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | Detection of sub-TeV gamma rays from the Galactic center direction by CANGAROO-II |
| Author: | Tsuchiya, K. Enomoto, R. Ksenofontov, L. Mori, M. Naito, T. Asahara, A. Bicknell, G. Clay, R. Doi, Y. Edwards, P. Gunji, S. Hara, S. Hara, T. Hattori, H. Hayashi, S. Itoh, C. Kabuki, S. Kajino, F. Katagiri, H. Kawachi, A. et al. |
| Citation: | The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, 2004; 606(2):L115-L118 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| ISSN: | 0004-637X 1538-4357 |
| Statement of Responsibility: | K. Tsuchiya, R. Enomoto, L. T. Ksenofontov, M. Mori, T. Naito, A. Asahara, G. V. Bicknell, R. W. Clay, Y. Doi, P. G. Edwards, S. Gunji, S. Hara, T. Hara, T. Hattori, Sei. Hayashi, C. Itoh, S. Kabuki, F. Kajino, H. Katagiri, A. Kawachi, T. Kifune, H. Kubo, T. Kurihara, R. Kurosaka, J. Kushida Y. Matsubara, Y. Miyashita, Y. Mizumoto, H. Moro, H. Muraishi, Y. Muraki, T. Nakase, D. Nishida, K. Nishijima, M. Ohishi, K. Okumura, J. R. Patterson, R. J. Protheroe, N. Sakamoto, K. Sakurazawa, D. L. Swaby, T. Tanimori, H. Tanimura, G. Thornton, F. Tokanai, T. Uchida, S. Watanabe, T. Yamaoka, S. Yanagita, T. Yoshida, and T. Yoshikoshi |
| Abstract: | We have detected sub-TeV gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic center (GC) using the CANGAROO-II Imaging Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope. We detected a statistically significant excess at energies greater than 250 GeV. The flux was 1 order of magnitude lower than that of the Crab Nebula at 1 TeV with a soft spectrum proportional to E-4.6±0.5. The signal centroid is consistent with the GC direction, and the observed profile is consistent with a pointlike source. Our data suggest that the GeV source 3EG J1746-2851 is identical to this TeV source, and we study the combined spectra to determine the possible origin of the gamma-ray emission. We also obtain an upper limit on the cold dark matter density in the Galactic halo. |
| Keywords: | Galaxy: centergamma--rays: observations |
| Rights: | Copyright © 2004 The American Astronomical Society |
| DOI: | 10.1086/421292 |
| Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/421292 |
| Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Physics publications |
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