VERITAS upper limit on the very high energy emission from the radio galaxy NGC 1275

V. A. Acciari; E. Aliu; T. Arlen; T. Aune; M. Bautista; M. Beilicke; W. Benbow; D. Boltuch; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; V. Bugaev; K. Byrum; A. Cannon; O. Celik; A. Cesarini; L. Ciupik; P. Cogan; W. Cui; R. Dickherber; C. Duke; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; P. Fortin; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; N. Galante; D. Gall; K. Gibbs; G. H. Gillanders; S. Godambe; J. Grube; R. Guenette; G. Gyuk; D. Hanna; J. Holder; D. Horan; C. M. Hui; T. B. Humensky; A. Imran; P. Kaaret; N. Karlsson; M. Kertzman; D. Kieda; A. Konopelko; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. Lebohec; G. Maier; A. McCann; M. McCutcheon; J. Millis; P. Moriarty; R. Mukherjee; R. A. Ong; A. N. Otte; D. Pandel; J. S. Perkins; M. Pohl; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; P. T. Reynolds; E. Roache; H. J. Rose; M. Schroedter; G. H. Sembroski; A. W. Smith; D. Steele; S. P. Swordy; M. Theiling; J. A. Toner; A. Varlotta; V. V. Vassiliev; S. Vincent; R. G. Wagner; S. P. Wakely; J. E. Ward; T. C. Weekes; A. Weinstein; T. Weisgarber; D. A. Williams; S. Wissel; M. Wood; B. Zitzer; J. Kataoka; E. Cavazzuti; C. C. Cheung; B. Lott; D. J. Thompson; G. Tosti

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/706/2/L275

VERITAS upper limit on the very high energy emission from the radio galaxy NGC 1275

V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen, T. Aune, M. Bautista, M. Beilicke, W. Benbow, D. Boltuch, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, V. Bugaev, K. Byrum, A. Cannon, O. Celik, A. Cesarini, L. Ciupik, P. Cogan, W. Cui, R. Dickherber, C. DukeS. J. Fegan, J. P. Finley, P. Fortin, L. Fortson, A. Furniss, N. Galante^*, D. Gall, K. Gibbs, G. H. Gillanders, S. Godambe, J. Grube, R. Guenette, G. Gyuk, D. Hanna, J. Holder, D. Horan, C. M. Hui, T. B. Humensky, A. Imran, P. Kaaret, N. Karlsson, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, A. Konopelko, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. Lebohec, G. Maier, A. McCann, M. McCutcheon, J. Millis, P. Moriarty, R. Mukherjee, R. A. Ong, A. N. Otte, D. Pandel, J. S. Perkins, M. Pohl, J. Quinn, K. Ragan, P. T. Reynolds, E. Roache, H. J. Rose, M. Schroedter, G. H. Sembroski, A. W. Smith, D. Steele, S. P. Swordy, M. Theiling, J. A. Toner, A. Varlotta, V. V. Vassiliev, S. Vincent, R. G. Wagner, S. P. Wakely, J. E. Ward, T. C. Weekes, A. Weinstein, T. Weisgarber, D. A. Williams, S. Wissel, M. Wood, B. Zitzer, J. Kataoka, E. Cavazzuti, C. C. Cheung, B. Lott, D. J. Thompson, G. Tosti

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The recent detection by the Fermi γ-ray space telescope of high-energy γ-rays from the radio galaxy NGC1275 makes the observation of the very high energy (VHE: E>100GeV) part of its broadband spectrum particularly interesting, especially for the understanding of active galactic nuclei with misaligned multi-structured jets. The radio galaxy NGC 1275 was recently observed by VERITAS at energies above 100GeV for about 8hr. No VHE γ-ray emission was detected by VERITAS from NGC 1275. A 99% confidence level upper limit of 2.1% of the Crab Nebula flux level is obtained at the decorrelation energy of approximately 340GeV, corresponding to 19% of the power-law extrapolation of the Fermi Large Area Telescope result.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L275-L280
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	706
Issue number	2 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/706/2/L275
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Galaxies: Seyfert
Galaxies: individual (NGC 1275, 3C 84, Perseus A)
Gamma rays: observations

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Acciari, V. A., Aliu, E., Arlen, T., Aune, T., Bautista, M., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Boltuch, D., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Bugaev, V., Byrum, K., Cannon, A., Celik, O., Cesarini, A., Ciupik, L., Cogan, P., Cui, W., Dickherber, R., ... Tosti, G. (2009). VERITAS upper limit on the very high energy emission from the radio galaxy NGC 1275. Astrophysical Journal, 706(2 PART 2), L275-L280. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/706/2/L275

Acciari, VA, Aliu, E, Arlen, T, Aune, T, Bautista, M, Beilicke, M, Benbow, W, Boltuch, D, Bradbury, SM, Buckley, JH, Bugaev, V, Byrum, K, Cannon, A, Celik, O, Cesarini, A, Ciupik, L, Cogan, P, Cui, W, Dickherber, R, Duke, C, Fegan, SJ, Finley, JP, Fortin, P, Fortson, L, Furniss, A, Galante, N, Gall, D, Gibbs, K, Gillanders, GH, Godambe, S, Grube, J, Guenette, R, Gyuk, G, Hanna, D, Holder, J, Horan, D, Hui, CM, Humensky, TB, Imran, A, Kaaret, P, Karlsson, N, Kertzman, M, Kieda, D, Konopelko, A, Krawczynski, H, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, Lebohec, S, Maier, G, McCann, A, McCutcheon, M, Millis, J, Moriarty, P, Mukherjee, R, Ong, RA, Otte, AN, Pandel, D, Perkins, JS, Pohl, M, Quinn, J, Ragan, K, Reynolds, PT, Roache, E, Rose, HJ, Schroedter, M, Sembroski, GH, Smith, AW, Steele, D, Swordy, SP, Theiling, M, Toner, JA, Varlotta, A, Vassiliev, VV, Vincent, S, Wagner, RG, Wakely, SP, Ward, JE, Weekes, TC, Weinstein, A, Weisgarber, T, Williams, DA, Wissel, S, Wood, M, Zitzer, B, Kataoka, J, Cavazzuti, E, Cheung, CC, Lott, B, Thompson, DJ & Tosti, G 2009, 'VERITAS upper limit on the very high energy emission from the radio galaxy NGC 1275', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 706, no. 2 PART 2, pp. L275-L280. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/706/2/L275

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