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

Physics Department

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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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