Detection of t[clc]e[/clc]v gamma rays from the bl lacertae object 1es 1959+650 with the whipple 10 meter telescope
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Holder, J.
Bond, I. H.
Boyle, P. J.
Bradbury, S. M.
Buckley, J. H.
Carter-Lewis, D. A.
Cui, W.
Dowdall, C.
Duke, C.
de la Calle Perez, I.
Falcone, A.
Fegan, D. J.
Fegan, S. J.
Finley, J. P.
Fortson, L.
Gaidos, J. A.
Gibbs, K.
Gammell, S.
Hall, J.
Hall, T. A.
Hillas, A. M.
Horan, D.
Jordan, M.
Kertzman, M.
Kieda, D.
Kildea, J.
Knapp, J.
Kosack, K.
Krawczynski, H.
Krennrich, F.
LeBohec, S.
Linton, E. T.
Lloyd-Evans, J.
Moriarty, P.
Müller, D.
Nagai, T. N.
Ong, R.
Page, M.
Pallassini, R.
Petry, D.
Power-Mooney, B.
Quinn, J.
Rebillot, P.
Reynolds, P. T.
Rose, H. J.
Schroedter, M.
Sembroski, G. H.
Swordy, S. P.
Vassiliev, V. V.
Wakely, S. P.
Walker, G.
Weekes, T. C.
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Holder, J. Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Cui, W.; Dowdall, C.; Duke, C.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gibbs, K.; Gammell, S.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Horan, D.; Jordan, M.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; LeBohec, S.; Linton, E. T.; Lloyd-Evans, J.; Moriarty, P.; Müller, D.; Nagai, T. N.; Ong, R.; Page, M.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Power-Mooney, B.; Quinn, J.; Rebillot, P.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C. (2003). Detection of t[clc]e[/clc]v gamma rays from the bl lacertae object 1es 1959+650 with the whipple 10 meter telescope. The Astrophysical Journal 583 (1), L9-L12
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We present the first strong detection of very high energy gamma-rays from the close (z=0.048) X-ray-selected BL Lacertae object 1ES 1959+650. Observations were made with the Whipple 10 m telescope on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, using the atmospheric Cerenkov imaging technique. The flux between 2002 May and July was highly variable, with a mean of 0.64+/-0.03 times the steady flux from the Crab Nebula and reaching a maximum of 5 crab, with variability on timescales as short as 7 hr.