On the very-high-energy gamma-ray flux from the galaxy Mrk 421 in 2004

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V. V. Fidelis
A. A. Stepanian
V. S. Eliseev
N. A. Zhogolev
E. M. Nekhai
Yu. I. Neshpor
Z. N. Skiruta
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[1] Ukrainian Academy of Sciences,Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
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Astronomy Letters | 2005年 / 31卷
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gamma-ray sources; active galactic nuclei; Mrk 421;
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The galaxy Mrk 421 was observed with the GT-48 Cherenkov telescope in 2004. The observations revealed a very-high-energy gamma-ray flux at a confidence level of 4.8 σ. Comparison with the constant gamma-ray flux from the Crab Nebula yielded an estimate of the total flux from Mrk 421, 1.7 ± 0.7 Crab (E ≥ 1 TeV).
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