SEARCH for GAMMA RAYS above 100 TeV from the CRAB NEBULA with the TIBET AIR SHOWER ARRAY and the 100 m2 MUON DETECTOR

M. Amenomori; X. J. Bi; D. Chen; T. L. Chen; W. Y. Chen; S. W. Cui; Danzengluobu; L. K. Ding; C. F. Feng; Zhaoyang Feng; Z. Y. Feng; Q. B. Gou; Y. Q. Guo; H. H. He; Z. T. He; K. Hibino; N. Hotta; Haibing Hu; H. B. Hu; J. Huang; H. Y. Jia; L. Jiang; F. Kajino; K. Kasahara; Y. Katayose; C. Kato; K. Kawata; M. Kozai; Labaciren; G. M. Le; A. F. Li; H. J. Li; W. J. Li; C. Liu; J. S. Liu; M. Y. Liu; H. Lu; X. R. Meng; T. Miyazaki; K. Mizutani; K. Munakata; T. Nakajima; Y. Nakamura; H. Nanjo; M. Nishizawa; T. Niwa; M. Ohnishi; I. Ohta; Shunsuke Ozawa; X. L. Qian; X. B. Qu; T. Saito; T. Y. Saito; M. Sakata; T. K. Sako; J. Shao; M. Shibata; A. Shiomi; T. Shirai; H. Sugimoto; M. Takita; Y. H. Tan; N. Tateyama; Shoji Torii; H. Tsuchiya; S. Udo; H. Wang; H. R. Wu; L. Xue; Y. Yamamoto; K. Yamauchi; Z. Yang; S. Yasue; A. F. Yuan; T. Yuda; L. M. Zhai; H. M. Zhang; J. L. Zhang; X. Y. Zhang; Y. Zhang; Yi Zhang; Ying Zhang; Zhaxisangzhu; X. X. Zhou

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/813/2/98

SEARCH for GAMMA RAYS above 100 TeV from the CRAB NEBULA with the TIBET AIR SHOWER ARRAY and the 100 m² MUON DETECTOR

M. Amenomori, X. J. Bi, D. Chen, T. L. Chen, W. Y. Chen, S. W. Cui, Danzengluobu, L. K. Ding, C. F. Feng, Zhaoyang Feng, Z. Y. Feng, Q. B. Gou, Y. Q. Guo, H. H. He, Z. T. He, K. Hibino, N. Hotta, Haibing Hu, H. B. Hu, J. HuangH. Y. Jia, L. Jiang, F. Kajino, K. Kasahara, Y. Katayose, C. Kato, K. Kawata, M. Kozai, Labaciren, G. M. Le, A. F. Li, H. J. Li, W. J. Li, C. Liu, J. S. Liu, M. Y. Liu, H. Lu, X. R. Meng, T. Miyazaki, K. Mizutani, K. Munakata, T. Nakajima, Y. Nakamura, H. Nanjo, M. Nishizawa, T. Niwa, M. Ohnishi, I. Ohta, Shunsuke Ozawa, X. L. Qian, X. B. Qu, T. Saito, T. Y. Saito, M. Sakata, T. K. Sako, J. Shao, M. Shibata, A. Shiomi, T. Shirai, H. Sugimoto, M. Takita, Y. H. Tan, N. Tateyama, Shoji Torii, H. Tsuchiya, S. Udo, H. Wang, H. R. Wu, L. Xue, Y. Yamamoto, K. Yamauchi, Z. Yang, S. Yasue, A. F. Yuan, T. Yuda, L. M. Zhai, H. M. Zhang, J. L. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Yi Zhang, Ying Zhang, Zhaxisangzhu, X. X. Zhou

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Abstract

A 100 m² muon detector (MD) was successfully constructed under the existing Tibet air shower (AS) array in the late fall of 2007. The sensitivity of the Tibet AS array to cosmic gamma rays can be improved by selecting muon-poor events with the MD. Our MC simulation of the MD response reasonably agrees with the experimental data in terms of the charge distribution for one-muon events and the background rejection power. Using the data collected by the Tibet AS array and the 100 m² MD taken from 2008 March to 2010 February, we search for continuous gamma-ray emission from the Crab Nebula above ∼100 TeV. No significant excess is found, and the most stringent upper limit is obtained above 140 TeV.

Original language	English
Article number	98
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	813
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/813/2/98
Publication status	Published - 2015 Nov 10

Keywords

cosmic rays
gamma rays: stars
ISM: supernova remnants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Space and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Amenomori, M., Bi, X. J., Chen, D., Chen, T. L., Chen, W. Y., Cui, S. W., Danzengluobu, Ding, L. K., Feng, C. F., Feng, Z., Feng, Z. Y., Gou, Q. B., Guo, Y. Q., He, H. H., He, Z. T., Hibino, K., Hotta, N., Hu, H., Hu, H. B., ... Zhou, X. X. (2015). SEARCH for GAMMA RAYS above 100 TeV from the CRAB NEBULA with the TIBET AIR SHOWER ARRAY and the 100 m² MUON DETECTOR. Astrophysical Journal, 813(2), [98]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/813/2/98

Amenomori, M, Bi, XJ, Chen, D, Chen, TL, Chen, WY, Cui, SW, Danzengluobu, Ding, LK, Feng, CF, Feng, Z, Feng, ZY, Gou, QB, Guo, YQ, He, HH, He, ZT, Hibino, K, Hotta, N, Hu, H, Hu, HB, Huang, J, Jia, HY, Jiang, L, Kajino, F, Kasahara, K, Katayose, Y, Kato, C, Kawata, K, Kozai, M, Labaciren, Le, GM, Li, AF, Li, HJ, Li, WJ, Liu, C, Liu, JS, Liu, MY, Lu, H, Meng, XR, Miyazaki, T, Mizutani, K, Munakata, K, Nakajima, T, Nakamura, Y, Nanjo, H, Nishizawa, M, Niwa, T, Ohnishi, M, Ohta, I, Ozawa, S, Qian, XL, Qu, XB, Saito, T, Saito, TY, Sakata, M, Sako, TK, Shao, J, Shibata, M, Shiomi, A, Shirai, T, Sugimoto, H, Takita, M, Tan, YH, Tateyama, N, Torii, S, Tsuchiya, H, Udo, S, Wang, H, Wu, HR, Xue, L, Yamamoto, Y, Yamauchi, K, Yang, Z, Yasue, S, Yuan, AF, Yuda, T, Zhai, LM, Zhang, HM, Zhang, JL, Zhang, XY, Zhang, Y, Zhang, Y, Zhang, Y, Zhaxisangzhu & Zhou, XX 2015, 'SEARCH for GAMMA RAYS above 100 TeV from the CRAB NEBULA with the TIBET AIR SHOWER ARRAY and the 100 m² MUON DETECTOR', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 813, no. 2, 98. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/813/2/98

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AU - Chen, T. L.

AU - Chen, W. Y.

AU - Cui, S. W.

AU - Danzengluobu,

AU - Ding, L. K.

AU - Feng, C. F.

AU - Feng, Zhaoyang

AU - Feng, Z. Y.

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AU - Guo, Y. Q.

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AU - He, Z. T.

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AU - Hotta, N.

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AU - Hu, H. B.

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AU - Jia, H. Y.

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AU - Kajino, F.

AU - Kasahara, K.

AU - Katayose, Y.

AU - Kato, C.

AU - Kawata, K.

AU - Kozai, M.

AU - Labaciren,

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AU - Nakamura, Y.

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AU - Nishizawa, M.

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AU - Ohnishi, M.

AU - Ohta, I.

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AU - Qu, X. B.

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AU - Saito, T. Y.

AU - Sakata, M.

AU - Sako, T. K.

AU - Shao, J.

AU - Shibata, M.

AU - Shiomi, A.

AU - Shirai, T.

AU - Sugimoto, H.

AU - Takita, M.

AU - Tan, Y. H.

AU - Tateyama, N.

AU - Torii, Shoji

AU - Tsuchiya, H.

AU - Udo, S.

AU - Wang, H.

AU - Wu, H. R.

AU - Xue, L.

AU - Yamamoto, Y.

AU - Yamauchi, K.

AU - Yang, Z.

AU - Yasue, S.

AU - Yuan, A. F.

AU - Yuda, T.

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