| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10715639 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Detecting and monitoring emissions from flaring gamma-ray sources in the very-high-energy (VHE, > 100Â 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.
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Authors
B. Bartoli, P. Bernardini, X.J. Bi, C. Bleve, I. Bolognino, P. Branchini, A. Budano, A.K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Camarri, Z. Cao, A. Cappa, R. Cardarelli, S. Catalanotti, C. Cattaneo, P. Celio, S.Z. Chen, T.L. Chen, Y. Chen, G. Zizzi,