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Detection of Diffuse TeV Gamma-ray Emission from the Nearby Starburst Galaxy NGC 253

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2002

Authors

Itoh, Chie
Enomoto, R
Yanagita, S
Yoshida, T
Asahara, A
Bicknell, Geoffrey
Clay, Roger W
Edwards, Philip G
Gunji, S
Hara, Shinji

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Springer

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We report the TeV gamma-ray observations of the nearby normal spiral galaxy NGC 253. At a distance of ∼2.5 Mpc, NGC 253 is one of the nearest starburst galaxies. This relative closeness, coupled with the high star formation rate in the galaxy, make it a

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Keywords: Approximation theory; Cosmic rays; Galaxies; Gamma rays; Monte Carlo methods; Telescopes; X ray analysis; Starburst galaxies; Astrophysics Cosmic rays; Galaxies: individual: NGC 253; Galaxies: starburst; Gamma rays: observation

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74548

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ANU Research Publications

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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