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Discovery of a Supernova Explosion at Half the Age of the Universe and its Cosmological Implications

S. Perlmutter, G. Aldering, M. Della Valle +20

The ultimate fate of the universe, infinite expansion or a big crunch, can be determined by measuring the redshifts, apparent brightnesses, and intrinsic luminosities of very dista…

astro-ph1997

Very high energy gamma rays from Markarian 501

R. J. Protheroe, C. L. Bhat, P. Fleury +3

During remarkable flaring activity in 1997 Markarian 501 was the brightest source in the sky at TeV energies, outshining the Crab Nebula by a factor of up to 10. Periods of flaring…

astro-ph1997

Detection of Vhe Gamma-Rays from MRK 501 with the Cat Imaging Telescope

A. Barrau, R. Bazer-Bachi, H. Cabot +33

The CAT imaging telescope on the site on the former solar plant Themis has been observing gamma-rays from Mrk501 above 220 GeV in March and April 1997. This source is shown to be h…

astro-ph1997

Observation of the Crab Nebula Gamma-Ray Emission Above 220 Gev by the Cat Cherenkov Imaging Telescope

A. Barrau, R. Bazer-Bachi, H. Cabot +33

The CAT imaging telescope, recently built on the site of the former solar plant Themis (French Pyrenees), observed gamma-rays from the Crab nebula from October 1996 to March 1997.…

astro-ph1997

The CAT Imaging Telescope

A. Barrau, R. Bazer-Bachi, H. Cabot +33

The VHE gamma-ray imaging telescope CAT started taking data in October 1996. Located at the Themis solar site in southern France, it features a 17.7 m^2 Davies-Cotton mirror equipp…