A search for TeV gamma-ray bursts on a 1-second time-scale

被引：17

作者：

Connaughton, V

Akerlof, CW

Biller, S

Boyle, P

Buckley, J

Carter-Lewis, DA

Catanese, M

Cawley, MF

Fegan, DJ

Finley, J

Gaidos, J

Hillas, AM

Lamb, RC

Lessard, R

McEnery, J

Mohanty, G

Porter, NA

Quinn, J

Rose, HJ

Schubnell, MS

Sembroski, G

Srinivasan, R

Weekes, TC

Wilson, C

Zweerink, J

机构：

[1] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Whipple Observ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

[3] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[4] Univ Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

[5] Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA 50011 USA

[6] St Patricks Coll, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland

[7] Purdue Univ, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

来源：

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 1998年 / 8卷 / 03期

关键词：

TeV astronomy; gamma-ray bursts; primordial black holes;

D O I：

10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00055-8

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Although atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes have restricted fields of view, their fluence sensitivity warrants a search for gamma-ray burst phenomena. A search for 400 GeV gamma-ray bursts on a 1 s time-scale using archival data taken between 1988 and 1992 with the Whipple Collaboration 10 m reflector is presented. No evidence of such bursts is found. Bursts of TeV gamma rays have been predicted from exotic astrophysical objects such as Primordial Black Holes and Cosmic Strings. An upper limit to the number density of exploding PBH of 3.0 +/- 1.0 x 10(6) pc(-3) yr(-1) is calculated. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

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页码：179 / 191

页数：13

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