A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Teraelectronvolt pulsed emission from the Crab Pulsar detected by MAGIC
Authors: Ansoldi S, Antonelli LA, Antoranz P, Babic A, Bangale P, de Almeida UB, Barrio JA, Gonzalez JB, Bednarek W, Bernardini E, Biasuzzi B, Biland A, Blanch O, Bonnefoy S, Bonnoli G, Borracci E, Bretz T, Carmona E, Carosi A, Colin P, Colombo E, Contreras JL, Cortina J, Covino S, Da Vela P, Dazzi E, De Angelis A, De Caneva G, De Lotto B, Wilhelmi ED, Mendez CD, Di Pierro E, Prester DD, Dorner D, Doro M, Einecke S, Glawion DE, Elsaesser D, Fernandez-Barral A, Fidalgo D, Fonseca MV, Font L, Frantzen K, Fruck C, Galindo D, Lopez RJG, Garczarczyk M, Terrats DG, Gaug M, Godinovic N, Munoz AG, Gozzini SR, Hanabata Y, Hayashida M, Herrera J, Hirotani K, Hoses J, Hrupec D, Hughes G, Idec W, Kellermann H, Knoetig ML, Kodani K, Konno Y, Krause J, Kubo H, Kushida J, La Barbera A, Lelas D, Lewandowska N, Lindfors E, Lombardi S, Longo E, Lopez M, Lopez-Coto R, Lopez-Oramas A, Lorenz E, Makariev M, Mallot K, Maneva G, Mannheim K, Maraschi L, Marcote B, Mariotti M, Martinez M, Mazin D, Menzel U, Miranda JM, Mirzoyan R, Moralejo A, Munar-Adrover P, Nakajima D, Neustroev V, Niedzwiecki A, Rosillo MN, Nilsson K, Nishijima K, Noda K, Orito R, Overkemping A, Paiano S, Palatiello M, Paneque D, Paoletti R, Paredes JM, Paredes-Fortuny X, Persic M, Poutanen J, Moroni PGP, Prandini E, Puljak I, Reinthal R, Rhode W, Ribo M, Rico J, Garcia IR, Saito T, Saito K, Satalecka K, Scalzotto V, Scapin V, Schultz C, Schweizer T, Shore SN, Sillanpaa A, Sitarek J, Snidaric I, Sobczynska D, Stamerra A, Steinbring T, Strzys M, Takalo L, Takami H, Tavecchio E, Temnikov P, Terzic T, Tescaro D, Teshima M, Thaele J, Torres DF, Toyama T, Treves A, Ward J, Will M, Zanin R
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journal name in source: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Journal acronym: ASTRON ASTROPHYS
Article number: ARTN A133
Volume: 585
First page : 1
Last page: 6
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 1432-0746
eISSN: 1432-0746
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526853
Conclusions. Using data from the MAGIC telescopes we measured the most energetic pulsed photons from a pulsar to date. Such TeV pulsed photons require a parent population of electrons with a Lorentz factor of at least 5x10(6). These results strongly suggest IC scattering off low-energy photons as the emission mechanism and a gamma-ray production region in the vicinity of the light cylinder.