Journal article
VERITAS Observations of the Nova in V407 Cygni
Astrophysical Journal, Vol.754(1), 77
2012
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/77
Abstract
We report on very high energy ( E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of V407 Cygni, a symbiotic binary that underwent a nova outburst producing 0.1-10 GeV gamma rays during 2010 March 10-26. Observations were made with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System during 2010 March 19-26 at relatively large zenith angles due to the position of V407 Cyg. An improved reconstruction technique for large zenith angle observations is presented and used to analyze the data. We do not detect V407 Cygni and place a differential upper limit on the flux at 1.6 TeV of 2.3 × 10 –12 erg cm –2 s –1 (at the 95% confidence level). When considered jointly with data from Fermi -LAT, this result places limits on the acceleration of very high energy particles in the nova.
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- Title: Subtitle
- VERITAS Observations of the Nova in V407 Cygni
- Creators
- E Aliu - Columbia UniversityP Kaaret - University of IowaS Archambault - McGill UniversityT Arlen - University of California, Los AngelesT Aune - University of California, Santa CruzM Beilicke - Washington University in St. LouisW Benbow - Harvard UniversityA Bouvier - University of California, Santa CruzS. M Bradbury - University of LeedsJ. H Buckley - Washington University in St. LouisV Bugaev - Washington University in St. LouisK Byrum - Argonne National LaboratoryA Cannon - University College DublinA Cesarini - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayL Ciupik - Adler PlanetariumE Collins-HughesM. P Connolly - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayW Cui - Purdue University West LafayetteG DecerpritR Dickherber - Washington University in St. LouisC Duke - Grinnell CollegeJ Dumm - University of MinnesotaV. V Dwarkadas - University of ChicagoM Errando - Columbia UniversityA Falcone - Pennsylvania State UniversityQ Feng - Purdue University West LafayetteJ. P Finley - Purdue University West LafayetteG Finnegan - University of UtahL Fortson - University of MinnesotaA Furniss - University of California, Santa CruzN Galante - Harvard UniversityD Gall - University of IowaS Godambe - University of UtahS Griffin - McGill UniversityJ Grube - Adler PlanetariumG Gyuk - Adler PlanetariumD Hanna - McGill UniversityJ Holder - University of DelawareH Huan - University of ChicagoG HughesT. B Humensky - Columbia UniversityN Karlsson - University of MinnesotaM Kertzman - DePauw UniversityY Khassen - University College DublinD Kieda - University of UtahH Krawczynski - Washington University in St. LouisF Krennrich - Iowa State UniversityM. J Lang - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayK Lee - Washington University in St. LouisG MaierP Majumdar - University of California, Los AngelesS McArthur - Washington University in St. LouisA McCann - McGill UniversityJ Millis - Anderson University - IndianaP Moriarty - Galway-Mayo Institute of TechnologyR Mukherjee - Columbia UniversityP. D Nuñez - University of UtahR. A Ong - University of California, Los AngelesM Orr - Iowa State UniversityA. N Otte - Georgia Institute of TechnologyD Pandel - Grand Valley State UniversityN Park - University of ChicagoJ. S Perkins - University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyM Pohl - University of PotsdamHeike Prokoph - DESY, GermanyJ Quinn - University College DublinK Ragan - McGill UniversityL. C Reyes - California Polytechnic State UniversityP. T Reynolds - Cork Institute of TechnologyE Roache - Harvard UniversityH. J Rose - University of LeedsJ Ruppel - University of PotsdamD. B Saxon - University of DelawareM Schroedter - Harvard UniversityG. H Sembroski - Purdue University West LafayetteC SkoleA. W Smith - University of UtahD Staszak - McGill UniversityI Telezhinsky - University of PotsdamG Tesić - McGill UniversityM Theiling - Purdue University West LafayetteS Thibadeau - Washington University in St. LouisK Tsurusaki - University of IowaJ Tyler - McGill UniversityA Varlotta - Purdue University West LafayetteS Vincent - University of UtahM Vivier - University of DelawareS. P Wakely - University of ChicagoJ. E Ward - University College DublinT. C Weekes - Harvard UniversityA Weinstein - Iowa State UniversityT Weisgarber - University of ChicagoR WelsingD. A Williams - University of California, Santa CruzB Zitzer - Purdue University West Lafayette
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol.754(1), 77
- DOI
- 10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/77
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- eISSN
- 1538-4357
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2012
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199679502771
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