VHE gamma-ray observation of the Crab Nebula and its pulsar with the MAGIC telescope
We report about very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations of the Crab Nebula with the MAGIC telescope. The gamma-ray flux from the nebula was measured between 60 GeV and 9 TeV. The energy spectrum can be described by a curved power law dF/dE = f(0)(E/300 GeV)([a+b log)((E/300 GeV)])(10) with a f...
| Autores: | , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/50885 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50885 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 537 539.1 Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Rapidly Spinning Pulsars High-Energy Emission Slot Gaps TEV Radiation Spectrum Wind Supernova Photons. Electrónica (Física) Electricidad Física nuclear 2202.03 Electricidad 2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear |
| Sumario: | We report about very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations of the Crab Nebula with the MAGIC telescope. The gamma-ray flux from the nebula was measured between 60 GeV and 9 TeV. The energy spectrum can be described by a curved power law dF/dE = f(0)(E/300 GeV)([a+b log)((E/300 GeV)])(10) with a flux normalization f(0) of (6.0 +/- 0.2(stat)) x 10(-10) cm(-2) s(-1) TeV-1, a = 2.31 +/- 0.06(stat), and b = 0.26 +/- 0.07(stat). The peak in the spectral energy distribution is estimated at 77 +/- 35 GeV. Within the observation time and the experimental resolution of the telescope, the gamma-ray emission is steady and pointlike. The emission's center of gravity coincides with the position of the pulsar. Pulsed gamma-ray emission from the pulsar could not be detected. We constrain the cutoff energy of the pulsed spectrum to be less than 27 GeV, assuming that the differential energy spectrum has an exponential cutoff. For a superexponential shape, the cutoff energy can be as high as 60 GeV. |
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