Title of article
Early warning for VHE gamma-ray flares with the ARGO-YBJ detector
Author/Authors
Bartoli، نويسنده , , B. and Bernardini، نويسنده , , P. and Bi، نويسنده , , X.J. and Bleve، نويسنده , , C. and Bolognino، نويسنده , , I. and Branchini، نويسنده , , P. and Budano، نويسنده , , A. and Calabrese Melcarne، نويسنده , , A.K. and Camarri، نويسنده , , P. and Cao، نويسنده , , Z. and Cappa، نويسنده , , A. and Cardarelli، نويسنده , , R. and Catalanotti، نويسنده , , S. and Cattaneo، نويسنده , , C. and Celio، نويسنده , , P. and C، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
6
From page
428
To page
433
Abstract
Detecting and monitoring emissions from flaring gamma-ray sources in the very-high-energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) band is a very important topic in gamma-ray astronomy. The ARGO-YBJ detector is characterized by a high duty cycle and a wide field of view. Therefore, it is particularly capable of detecting flares from extragalactic objects. Based on fast reconstruction and analysis, real-time monitoring of 33 selected VHE extragalactic sources is implemented. Flares exceeding a specific threshold are reported timely, hence enabling the follow-up observation of these objects using more sensitive detectors, such as Cherenkov telescopes.
Keywords
Monitoring , Flaring phenomenon , VHE extragalactic source , Wide field of view , ARGO-YBJ
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
Record number
2205332
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