Browsing by Author "Catanese, M."

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    • A survey of unidentified egret sources at very high energies 

      Fegan, S. J.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Celik, O.; Cui, W.; Daniel, M.; D’Vali, M.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gammell, S.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Grube, J.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Hanna, D.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Jarvis, A.; Jordan, M.; Kenny, G. E.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Le Bohec, S.; Lessard, R. W.; Linton, E.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; Milovanovic, A.; McEnery, J.; Moriarty, P.; Mukherjee, R.; Muller, D.; Nagai, T.; Nolan, S.; Ong, R. A.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Power‐Mooney, B.; Quinn, J.; Quinn, M.; Ragan, K.; Rebillot, P.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Syson, A.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 2005-05-10)
      The Whipple Observatory 10 m γ-ray telescope has been used to survey the error boxes of EGRET unidentified sources in an attempt to find counterparts at energies of 350 GeV and above. Twenty-one unidentified sources ...

    • Constraints on the very high energy emission from bl lacertae objects 

      Horan, D.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Celik, O.; Cui, W.; Daniel, M.; D’Vali, M.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gammell, S.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Grube, J.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Hanna, D.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Jarvis, A.; Jordan, M.; Kenny, G. E.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Le Bohec, S.; Linton, E.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; Milovanovic, A.; Moriarty, P.; Muller, D.; Nagai, T.; Nolan, S.; Ong, R. A.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Power‐Mooney, B.; Quinn, J.; Quinn, M.; Ragan, K.; Rebillot, P.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Syson, A.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 2004-03-01)
      We present results from observations of 29 BL Lacertae objects, taken with the Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope between 1995 and 2000. The observed objects are mostly at low redshift (z<0.2), but observations ...

    • Correlated variability of mkn 421 at x-ray and tev wavelengths on time scales of hours 

      Maraschi, L.; Fossati, G.; Tavecchio, F.; Chiappetti, L.; Celotti, A.; Ghisellini, G.; Grandi, P.; Pian, E.; Tagliaferri, G.; Treves, A.; Breslin, A.C.; Buckley, J.H.; Carter-Lewis, D.A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M.F.; Fegan, D.J.; Fegan, S.; Finley, J.; Gaidos, J.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A.M.; Krennrich, F.; Lessard, R.W.; Masterson, C.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, J.; Samuelson, F.; Weekes, T.C. (Elsevier BV, 1999-06-01)

    • Cutoff in the t[clc]e[/clc]v energy spectrum of markarian 421 during strong flares in 2001 

      Krennrich, F.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cui, W.; Dunlea, S.; Das, D.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hall, T. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Jordan, M.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Lang, M. J.; LeBohec, S.; McKernan, B.; Moriarty, P.; Müller, D.; Ong, R.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Quinn, J.; Reay, N. W.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Sembroski, G. H.; Sidwell, R.; Stanton, N.; Swordy, S. P.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 2001-10-10)
      Exceptionally strong and long- lasting flaring activity of the blazar Mrk 421 occurred between 2001 January and March. Based on the excellent signal- to- noise ratio of the data, we derive the energy spectrum between 260 ...

    • Detection of the bl lacertae object h1426+428 at tev gamma‐ray energies 

      Horan, D.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carson, M. J.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cui, W.; Dunlea, S.; Das, D.; de la Calle Perez, I.; D’Vali, M.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hall, T. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Jordan, M.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; LeBohec, S.; Lessard, R.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; McKernan, B.; Moriarty, P.; Muller, D.; Ong, R.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Quinn, J.; Reay, N. W.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Sembroski, G. H.; Sidwell, R.; Stanton, N.; Swordy, S. P.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 2002-06-01)
      A very high energy gamma-ray signal has been detected at the 5.5sigma level from H1426+ 428, an X-ray-selected BL Lacertae object at a redshift of 0.129. The object was monitored from 1995 to 1998 with the Whipple 10 m ...

    • Limits to quantum gravity effects on energy dependence of the speed of light from observations of tev flares in active galaxies 

      Biller, S. D.; Breslin, A. C.; Buckley, J.; Catanese, M.; Carson, M.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lamb, R. C.; Lessard, R.; Masterson, C.; McEnery, J. E.; McKernan, B.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F.; Sembroski, G.; Skelton, P.; Weekes, T. C. (American Physical Society (APS), 1999-09-13)
      We have used data from a TeV gamma-ray flare associated with the active galaxy Markarian 421 to place bounds on the possible energy dependence of the speed of light in the context of an effective quantum gravitational ...

    • Measurement of the multi‐tev gamma‐ray flare spectra of markarian 421 and markarian 501 

      Krennrich, F.; Biller, S. D.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Breslin, A. C.; Buckley, J. H.; Burdett, A. M.; Gordo, J. Bussons; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A. M.; Lamb, R. C.; Lessard, R. W.; Masterson, C.; McEnery, J. E.; Mohanty, G.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rodgers, A. J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 1999-01-20)
      The energy spectrum of Markarian 421 in flaring states has been measured from 0.3 to 10 TeV using both small and large zenith angle observations with the Whipple Observatory 10 m imaging telescope. The large zenith angle ...

    • Multiwavelength observations of a flare from markarian 501 

      Catanese, M.; Bradbury, S. M.; Breslin, A. C.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Cawley, M. F.; Dermer, C. D.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Johnson, W. N.; Krennrich, F.; Lamb, R. C.; Lessard, R. W.; Macomb, D. J.; McEnery, J. E.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rodgers, A. J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Weekes, T. C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 1997-10-01)
      We present multiwavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object Markarian 501 (Mrk 501) in 1997 between April 8 and April 19. Evidence of correlated variability is seen in very high energy (VHE; E greater than or similar ...

    • Observation of m87 at 400 gev with the whipple 10 meter telescope 

      Le Bohec, S.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Celik, O.; Cui, W.; Daniel, M.; D’Vali, M.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gammell, S.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Grube, J.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Hanna, D.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Jarvis, A.; Jordan, M.; Kenny, G. E.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Linton, E.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; Milovanovic, A.; Moriarty, P.; Muller, D.; Nagai, T.; Nolan, S.; Ong, R. A.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Power‐Mooney, B.; Quinn, J.; Quinn, M.; Ragan, K.; Rebillot, P.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Syson, A.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 2004-07-20)
      We present results from observations taken with the Whipple 10 m very high energy gamma-ray telescope with maximal sensitivity at 400 GeV during 39 hr between 2000 and 2003 in the direction of the giant radio galaxy M87. ...

    • A Search for Pulsed TeV Gamma Ray Emission from the Crab Pulsar 

      Lang, Mark; Gillanders, Gary; Burdett, A. M.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; D'Vali, M.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hall, T. A.; Hillas, A. M.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; LeBohec, S.; Lessard, R. W.; Masterson, C.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (1999)
      We present the results of a search for pulsed TeV emission from the Crab pulsar using the Whipple Observatory's 10m gamma-ray telescope. The direction of the Crab pulsar was observed for a total of 73.4 hours between 1994 ...

    • Search for Pulsed TeV Gamma-ray Emission from the Crab Pulsar 

      Lang, Mark; Gillanders, Gary; Lessard, R. W.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Burdett, A. M.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; D'Vali, M.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Masterson, C.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (1999)
      We present the results of a search for pulsed TeV emission from the Crab pulsar using the Whipple Observatory's 10 m gamma-ray telescope. The direction of the Crab pulsar was observed for a total of 73.4 hours between 1994 ...

    • Search for pulsed tev gamma‐ray emission from the crab pulsar 

      Lessard, R. W.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Burdett, A. M.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; D’Vali, M.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Masterson, C.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 2000-03-10)
      We present the results of a search for pulsed TeV emission from the Crab pulsar using the Whipple Observatory's 10-m gamma-ray telescope. The direction of the Crab pulsar was observed for a total of 73.4 hr between 1994 ...

    • Search for tev emissions from pulsars in binary systems 

      Hall, T. A.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carson, M. J.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Dunlea, S.; D’Vali, M.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gillanders, G. H.; Hillas, A. M.; Horan, D.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; LeBohec, S.; Lessard, R.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; McKernan, B.; Moriarty, P.; Muller, D.; Ong, R.; Quinn, J.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 2003-02-01)
      A survey of binary systems containing pulsars was conducted, with the intention of detecting Galactic sources of very high energy gamma-ray emission. Observations were carried out with the Whipple 10 m imaging atmospheric ...

    • Simultaneous x-ray and t[clc]e[/clc]v observations of a rapid flare from markarian 421 

      Maraschi, L.; Fossati, G.; Tavecchio, F.; Chiappetti, L.; Celotti, A.; Ghisellini, G.; Grandi, P.; Pian, E.; Tagliaferri, G.; Treves, A.; Breslin, A. C.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S.; Finley, J.; Gaidos, J.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lessard, R. W.; Masterson, C.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, J.; Samuelson, F.; Weekes, T. C.; Urry, C. M.; Takahashi, T. (IOP Publishing, 1999-12-01)
      Mrk 421 was observed for about 2 days with BeppoSAX in 1998 April as part of a worldwide multiwavelength campaign. A large, well-defined flare was observed in X-rays. The same flare was observed simultaneously at TeV ...

    • Spectrum of very high energy gamma‐rays from the blazar 1es 1959+650 during flaring activity in 2002 

      Daniel, M. K.; Badran, H. M.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Celik, O.; Cogan, P.; Cui, W.; D’Vali, M.; de la Calle Perez, I.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gammell, S.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G. H.; Grube, J.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Hanna, D.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Humensky, T. B.; Jarvis, A.; Jordan, M.; Kenny, G. E.; Kertzman, M.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Le Bohec, S.; Linton, E.; Lloyd‐Evans, J.; Milovanovic, A.; Moriarty, P.; Muller, D.; Nagai, T.; Nolan, S.; Ong, R. A.; Pallassini, R.; Petry, D.; Power‐Mooney, B.; Quinn, J.; Quinn, M.; Ragan, K.; Rebillot, P.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Syson, A.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 2005-03-01)
      The blazar 1ES 1959+650 was observed in a flaring state with the Whipple 10 m Imaging Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope in 2002 May. A spectral analysis has been carried out on the data from that time period, and the resulting ...

    • The flux variability of markarian 501 in very high energy gamma rays 

      Quinn, J.; Bond, I. H.; Boyle, P. J.; Bradbury, S. M.; Breslin, A. C.; Buckley, J. H.; Burdett, A. M.; Gordo, J. Bussons; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Hall, T.; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lamb, R. C.; Lessard, R. W.; Masterson, C.; McEnery, J. E.; Moriarty, P.; Rodgers, A. J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G. H.; Srinivasan, R.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Weekes, T. C. (IOP Publishing, 1999-06-20)
      The BL Lacertae object Markarian 501 was identified as a source of gamma-ray emission at the Whipple Observatory in 1995 March. Here we present a flux variability analysis on several timescales of the 233 hr data set ...

    • The spectrum of tev gamma rays from the crab nebula 

      Hillas, A. M.; Akerlof, C. W.; Biller, S. D.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Krennrich, F.; Lamb, R. C.; Lang, M. J.; Mohanty, G.; Punch, M.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rodgers, A. J.; Rose, H. J.; Rovero, A. C.; Schubnell, M. S.; Sembroski, G. H.; Vacanti, G.; Weekes, T. C.; West, M.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 1998-08-20)
      The spectrum of gamma rays from the Crab Nebula has been measured in the energy range 500 GeV-8 TeV at the Whipple Observatory by the atmospheric Cerenkov technique. Two methods of analysis that were used to derive spectra, ...

    • Very high‐energy observations of psr b1951+32 

      Srinivasan, R.; Boyle, P. J.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter‐Lewis, D. A.; Catanese, M.; Cawley, M. F.; Colombo, E.; Fegan, D. J.; Finley, J. P.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gordo, J. Bussons; Hillas, A. M.; Krennrich, F.; Lamb, R. C.; Lessard, R. W.; McEnery, J. M.; Moriarty, P.; Quinn, J.; Rose, H. J.; Samuelson, F. W.; Sembroski, G.; Weekes, T. C.; Wilson, C.; Zweerink, J. (IOP Publishing, 1997-11-01)
      PSR B1951 + 32 is a gamma-ray pulsar detected by the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) and identified with the 39.5 ms radio pulsar in the supernova remnant CTB 80. The pulsar energy spectrum is consistent ...