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3C 66 A/B区极高能gamma-ray信号的发现

Discovery of a very high energy gamma-ray signal from the 3C 66A/B region

MAGIC Collaboration, E. Aliu

摘要:

MAGIC望远镜在2007年8月至12月对遥远的blazar 3C 66 A周围区域进行了54.2小时的观测。观测结果发现了一个能量超过150 GeV的伽马射线源,中心位于天体坐标RA= 2 h23 m12 s和DEC=43deg0.7'(MAGIC J 0223 +430),与附近的射电星系3C 66 B相吻合。一个可能的关联与耀变体3C 66 A的讨论。MAGIC J 0223 +430的能谱遵循幂律,在300 GeV处归一化为(1.7+-0.3_(stat)+-0.6_(syst))10^(-11)TeV^(-1)cm^(-2)s^(-1),光子指数Gamma=-3.10+-0.31_(stat)+-0.2_(syst)。在观察期间未发现信号的显著变化。

英文摘要:

The MAGIC telescope observed the region around the distant blazar 3C 66A for 54.2 h in 2007 August-December. The observations resulted in the discovery of a gamma-ray source at energies above 150 GeV centered at celestial coordinates RA=2h23m12s and DEC=43deg0.7' (MAGIC J0223+430), coinciding with the nearby radio galaxy 3C 66B. A possible association of the excess with the blazar 3C 66A is discussed. The energy spectrum of MAGIC J0223+430 follows a power law with a normalization of (1.7+-0.3_(stat)+-0.6_(syst)) 10^(-11) TeV^(-1)cm^(-2)s^(-1) at 300 GeV and a photon index Gamma=-3.10+-0.31_(stat)+-0.2_(syst). No significant variability of the signal was found during the observation period.

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