A SEARCH FOR ENHANCED VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE 2013 MARCH CRAB NEBULA FLARE

E. Aliu; S. Archambault; T. Aune; W. Benbow; K. Berger; R. Bird; A. Bouvier; J. H. Buckley; V. Bugaev; K. Byrum; M. Cerruti; X. Chen; L. Ciupik; M. P. Connolly; W. Cui; J. Dumm; M. Errando; A. Falcone; S. Federici; Q. Feng; J. P. Finley; P. Fortin; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; N. Galante; G. H. Gillanders; S. Griffin; S. T. Griffiths; J. Grube; G. Gyuk; D. Hanna; J. Holder; G. Hughes; T. B. Humensky; P. Kaaret; M. Kertzman; Y. Khassen; D. Kieda; F. Krennrich; S. Kumar; M. J. Lang; M. Lyutikov; G. Maier; S. McArthur; A. McCann; K. Meagher; J. Millis; P. Moriarty; R. Mukherjee; A. O'Faolain de Bhroithe; R. A. Ong; A. N. Otte; N. Park; J. S. Perkins; M. Pohl; A. Popkow; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; J. Rajotte; L. C. Reyes; P. T. Reynolds; G. T. Richards; E. Roache; G. H. Sembroski; F. Sheidaei; A. W. Smith; D. Staszak; I. Telezhinsky; M. Theiling; J. V. Tucci; J. Tyler; A. Varlotta; S. P. Wakely; T. C. Weekes; A. Weinstein; R. Welsing; D. A. Williams; A. Zajczyk; B. Zitzer

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A SEARCH FOR ENHANCED VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE 2013 MARCH CRAB NEBULA FLARE

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A SEARCH FOR ENHANCED VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE 2013 MARCH CRAB NEBULA FLARE

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Aune, W. Benbow, K. Berger, R. Bird, A. Bouvier, J. H. Buckley, V. Bugaev, K. Byrum, …

Astrophysical journal. Letters, v 781(1)

20 Jan 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/781/1/L11

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In 2013 March, a flaring episode from the Crab Nebula lasting similar to 2 weeks was detected by Fermi-LAT (Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope). The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) provides simultaneous observations throughout this period. During the flare, Fermi-LAT detected a 20 fold increase in flux above the average synchrotron flux >100 MeV seen from the Crab Nebula. Simultaneous measurements with VERITAS are consistent with the non-variable long-term average Crab Nebula flux at TeV energies. Assuming a linear correlation between the very high energy flux change >1 TeV and the flux change seen in the Fermi-LAT band >100 MeV during the period of simultaneous observations, the linear correlation factor can be constrained to be at most 8.6 x 10(-3) with 95% confidence.

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Title: A SEARCH FOR ENHANCED VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE 2013 MARCH CRAB NEBULA FLARE
Creators: E. Aliu - Columbia University
S. Archambault - McGill University
T. Aune - University of California, Los Angeles
W. Benbow - Harvard University
K. Berger - University of Delaware
R. Bird - University College Dublin
A. Bouvier - Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
J. H. Buckley - Washington University in St. Louis
V. Bugaev - Washington University in St. Louis
K. Byrum - Argonne National Laboratory
M. Cerruti - Harvard University
X. Chen - University of Potsdam
L. Ciupik - Adler Planetarium
M. P. Connolly - National University of Ireland, Galway
W. Cui - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. Dumm - University of Minnesota
M. Errando - Columbia University
A. Falcone - Pennsylvania State University
S. Federici - University of Potsdam
Q. Feng - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. P. Finley - Purdue University West Lafayette
P. Fortin - Harvard University
L. Fortson - University of Minnesota
A. Furniss - Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
N. Galante - Harvard University
G. H. Gillanders - National University of Ireland, Galway
S. Griffin - McGill University
S. T. Griffiths - University of Iowa
J. Grube - Adler Planetarium
G. Gyuk - Adler Planetarium
D. Hanna - McGill University
J. Holder - University of Delaware
G. Hughes - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
T. B. Humensky - Columbia University
P. Kaaret - University of Iowa
M. Kertzman - DePauw University
Y. Khassen - University College Dublin
D. Kieda - University of Utah
F. Krennrich - Iowa State University
S. Kumar - University of Delaware
M. J. Lang - National University of Ireland, Galway
M. Lyutikov - Purdue University West Lafayette
G. Maier - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
S. McArthur - University of Chicago
A. McCann - University of Chicago
K. Meagher - Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Millis - Anderson University - Indiana
P. Moriarty - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
R. Mukherjee - Columbia University
A. O'Faolain de Bhroithe - University College Dublin
R. A. Ong - University of California, Los Angeles
A. N. Otte - Georgia Institute of Technology
N. Park - University of Chicago
J. S. Perkins - Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Pohl - University of Potsdam
A. Popkow - University of California, Los Angeles
J. Quinn - University College Dublin
K. Ragan - McGill University
J. Rajotte - McGill University
L. C. Reyes - California Polytechnic State University
P. T. Reynolds - Cork Institute of Technology
G. T. Richards - Georgia Institute of Technology
E. Roache - Harvard University
G. H. Sembroski - Purdue University West Lafayette
F. Sheidaei - University of Utah
A. W. Smith - University of Utah
D. Staszak - McGill University
I. Telezhinsky - University of Potsdam
M. Theiling - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. V. Tucci - Purdue University West Lafayette
J. Tyler - McGill University
A. Varlotta - Purdue University West Lafayette
S. P. Wakely - University of Chicago
T. C. Weekes - Harvard University
A. Weinstein - Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
R. Welsing - DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
D. A. Williams - Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
A. Zajczyk - Washington University in St. Louis
B. Zitzer - Argonne National Laboratory
Publication Details: Astrophysical journal. Letters, v 781(1)
Publisher: Iop Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 7
Grant note: STFC in the U.K.; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) NSERC in Canada; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; United States Department of Energy (DOE) Smithsonian Institution 0969043 / Division Of Physics; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) U.S. National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) 1307443 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Web of Science ID: WOS:000329582400011
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84891856316
Other Identifier: 991019201366604721

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