New observations of TeV gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula using the Whipple Observatory High Resolution Camera

M. J. Lang; M. F. Cawley; D. J. Fegan; A. M. Hillas; P. Kwok; R. C. Lamb; D. A. Lewis; D. Macomb; P. T. Reynolds; G. Vacanti; T. C. Weekes

doi:10.1016/0920-5632(90)90414-P

New observations of TeV gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula using the Whipple Observatory High Resolution Camera

M. J. Lang, M. F. Cawley, D. J. Fegan, A. M. Hillas, P. Kwok, R. C. Lamb, D. A. Lewis, D. Macomb, P. T. Reynolds, G. Vacanti, T. C. Weekes

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The Whipple Observatory High Resolution Camera has been used to observe the Crab Nebula in TeV gamma-rays. Gamma-rays are selected from the data on the basis of their predicted image properties. Following a preliminary analysis we report a detection at the 15.0 sigma level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-168
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-5632(90)90414-P
State	Published - Mar 1990

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Lang, M. J., Cawley, M. F., Fegan, D. J., Hillas, A. M., Kwok, P., Lamb, R. C., Lewis, D. A., Macomb, D., Reynolds, P. T., Vacanti, G., & Weekes, T. C. (1990). New observations of TeV gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula using the Whipple Observatory High Resolution Camera. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 14(1), 165-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/0920-5632(90)90414-P

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New observations of TeV gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula using the Whipple Observatory High Resolution Camera

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