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Early warning for VHE gamma-ray flares with the ARGO-YBJ detector

2011

Detecting and monitoring emissions from flaring gamma-ray sources in the very-high-energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) band is a very important topic in gamma-ray astronomy. The ARGO-YBJ detector is characterized by a high duty cycle and a wide field of view. Therefore, it is particularly capable of detecting flares from extragalactic objects. Based on fast reconstruction and analysis, real-time monitoring of 33 selected VHE extragalactic sources is implemented. Flares exceeding a specific threshold are reported timely, hence enabling the follow-up observation of these objects using more sensitive detectors, such as Cherenkov telescopes. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Wide field of viewNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMonitoringAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaARGO-YBJFlaring phenomenonVHE extragalactic sourceAstrophysicsSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaInstrumentationSorgenti VHE extragalatticheArgoCherenkov radiationPhysicsFenomeni transientiWarning systemDetectorSettore FIS/01 - Fisica SperimentaleAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsGamma rayMonitoring Flaring PhenomenonAstronomyWide fieldDuty cycleAmpio campo di vistaFlaring phenomena VHE extragalactic sources Gamma Ray Bursts Large Field of view telescope ARGO-YBJGamma-ray burst
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