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DOI 10.1126/science.1157087

Медицинская библиотека · Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2008

Very-high-energy gamma rays from a distant quasar: how transparent is the universe?

MAGIC Collaboration, Albert J, Aliu E, Anderhub H, Antonelli L A, Antoranz P, Backes M, Baixeras C, Barrio J A, Bartko H, Bastieri D, Becker J K, Bednarek W, Berger K, Bernardini E, Bigongiari C, Biland A, Bock R K, Bonnoli G, Bordas P, Bosch-Ramon V, Bretz T, Britvitch I, Camara M, Carmona E, Chilingarian A, Commichau S, Contreras J L, Cortina J, Costado M T, Covino S, Curtef V, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Cea Del Pozo E, de Los Reyes R, De Lotto B, De Maria M, De Sabata F, Mendez C Delgado, Dominguez A, Dorner D, Doro M, Errando M, Fagiolini M, Ferenc D, Fernández E, Firpo R, Fonseca M V, Font L, Galante N, López R J García, Garczarczyk M, Gaug M, Goebel F, Hayashida M, Herrero A, Höhne D, Hose J, Hsu C C, Huber S, Jogler T, Kneiske T M, Kranich D, La Barbera A, Laille A, Leonardo E, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo F, López M, Lorenz E, Majumdar P, Maneva G, Mankuzhiyil N, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Mariotti M, Martínez M, Mazin D, Meucci M, Meyer M, Miranda J M, Mirzoyan R, Mizobuchi S, Moles M, Moralejo A, Nieto D, Nilsson K, Ninkovic J, Otte N, Oya I, Panniello M, Paoletti R, Paredes J M, Pasanen M, Pascoli D, Pauss F, Pegna R G, Perez-Torres M A, Persic M, Peruzzo L, Piccioli A, Prada F, Prandini E, Puchades N, Raymers A, Rhode W, Ribó M, Rico J, Rissi M, Robert A, Rügamer S, Saggion A, Saito T Y, Salvati M, Sanchez-Conde M, Sartori P, Satalecka K, Scalzotto V, Scapin V, Schmitt R, Schweizer T, Shayduk M, Shinozaki K, Shore S N, Sidro N, Sierpowska-Bartosik A, Sillanpää A, Sobczynska D, Spanier F, Stamerra A, Stark L S, Takalo L, Tavecchio F, Temnikov P, Tescaro D, Teshima M, Tluczykont M, Torres D F, Turini N, Vankov H, Venturini A, Vitale V, Wagner R M, Wittek W, Zabalza V, Zandanel F, Zanin R, Zapatero J

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Аннотация

The atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescope MAGIC, designed for a low-energy threshold, has detected very-high-energy gamma rays from a giant flare of the distant Quasi-Stellar Radio Source (in short: radio quasar) 3C 279, at a distance of more than 5 billion light-years (a redshift of 0.536). No quasar has been observed previously in very-high-energy gamma radiation, and this is also the most distant object detected emitting gamma rays above 50 gigaelectron volts. Because high-energy gamma rays may be stopped by interacting with the diffuse background light in the universe, the observations by MAGIC imply a low amount for such light, consistent with that known from galaxy counts.

Для цитирования: MAGIC Collaboration, Albert J, Aliu E, Anderhub H, Antonelli L A, Antoranz P, Backes M, Baixeras C, Barrio J A, Bartko H, Bastieri D, Becker J K, Bednarek W, Berger K, Bernardini E, Bigongiari C, Biland A, Bock R K, Bonnoli G, Bordas P, Bosch-Ramon V, Bretz T, Britvitch I, Camara M, Carmona E, Chilingarian A, Commichau S, Contreras J L, Cortina J, Costado M T, Covino S, Curtef V, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Cea Del Pozo E, de Los Reyes R, De Lotto B, De Maria M, De Sabata F, Mendez C Delgado, Dominguez A, Dorner D, Doro M, Errando M, Fagiolini M, Ferenc D, Fernández E, Firpo R, Fonseca M V, Font L, Galante N, López R J García, Garczarczyk M, Gaug M, Goebel F, Hayashida M, Herrero A, Höhne D, Hose J, Hsu C C, Huber S, Jogler T, Kneiske T M, Kranich D, La Barbera A, Laille A, Leonardo E, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo F, López M, Lorenz E, Majumdar P, Maneva G, Mankuzhiyil N, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Mariotti M, Martínez M, Mazin D, Meucci M, Meyer M, Miranda J M, Mirzoyan R, Mizobuchi S, Moles M, Moralejo A, Nieto D, Nilsson K, Ninkovic J, Otte N, Oya I, Panniello M, Paoletti R, Paredes J M, Pasanen M, Pascoli D, Pauss F, Pegna R G, Perez-Torres M A, Persic M, Peruzzo L, Piccioli A, Prada F, Prandini E, Puchades N, Raymers A, Rhode W, Ribó M, Rico J, Rissi M, Robert A, Rügamer S, Saggion A, Saito T Y, Salvati M, Sanchez-Conde M, Sartori P, Satalecka K, Scalzotto V, Scapin V, Schmitt R, Schweizer T, Shayduk M, Shinozaki K, Shore S N, Sidro N, Sierpowska-Bartosik A, Sillanpää A, Sobczynska D, Spanier F, Stamerra A, Stark L S, Takalo L, Tavecchio F, Temnikov P, Tescaro D, Teshima M, Tluczykont M, Torres D F, Turini N, Vankov H, Venturini A, Vitale V, Wagner R M, Wittek W, Zabalza V, Zandanel F, Zanin R, Zapatero J. Very-high-energy gamma rays from a distant quasar: how transparent is the universe?. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2008. DOI: 10.1126/science.1157087.
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