New constraints on the mid-IR EBL from the HESS discovery of VHE γ-rays from 1ES 0229+200

2007/09/28 by HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian, A. G. Akhperjanian +98 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078462

published as A&A, 475, L9, 2007 · 5 pages, 4 figures; Accepted for publication in A&A Letters on September 23, 2007

arxiv created 2007/09/28 · openalex publication_date 2007/10/02 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

Aims.To investigate the very high energy (VHE: >100 GeV) γ-ray emission from the high-frequency peaked BL Lac 1ES 0229+200.

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