Observations of the BL Lac object 3C66A with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment
Abstract
The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) is a wavefront-sampling, ground-based Cherenkov telescope designed to detect astrophysical gamma rays at energies above 50 GeV. During the fall 2003 observation season, STACEE took part in a multiwavelength observation campaign on the BL Lac object 3C66A. A full analysis of the data reveals that STACEE did not observe a statistically significant excess number of events from 3C66A. This work is a discussion of the STACEE detector, what is known about 3C66A, and the analysis of the STACEE observations of 3C66A. Additionally, analysis of concurrent X-ray observations of 3C66A taken with RXTE is presented.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- November 2005
- Bibcode:
- 2005PhDT.........8B
- Keywords:
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- ThreeC66A;
- Active galactic nuclei;
- Gamma rays;
- BL Lac object 3C66A;
- Astronomy, Astrophysics