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Cutoff in the TeV Energy Spectrum of Markarian 421 during Strong Flares in 2001

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Published 2001 September 18 © 2001. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
, , Citation F. Krennrich et al 2001 ApJ 560 L45 DOI 10.1086/324221

1538-4357/560/1/L45

Abstract

Exceptionally strong and long-lasting flaring activity of the blazar Mrk 421 occurred between 2001 January and March. Based on the excellent signal-to-noise ratio of the data, we derive the energy spectrum between 260 GeV and 17 TeV with unprecedented statistical precision. The spectrum is not well described by a simple power law even with a curvature term. Instead, the data can be described by a power law with exponential cutoff: dN/dEEe m-2 s-1 TeV-1 with E0 = 4.3 ± 0.3stat TeV. Mrk 421 is the second γ-ray blazar that unambiguously exhibits an absorption-like feature in its spectral energy distribution at 3-6 TeV.

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10.1086/324221