The Imprint of the Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars

M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; A. Allafort; P. Schady; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; R. Bellazzini; R.~D. Blandford; E.~D. Bloom; A.~W. Borgland; E. Bottacini; A. Bouvier; J. Bregeon; M. Brigida; P. Bruel; R. Buehler; S. Buson; G.~A. Caliandro; R.~A. Cameron; P.~A. Caraveo; E. Cavazzuti; C. Cecchi; E. Charles; R.~C.~G. Chaves; A. Chekhtman; C.~C. Cheung; J. Chiang; G. Chiaro; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; J. Cohen- Tanugi; J. Conrad; S. Cutini; F. D'Ammando; F. de Palma; C.~D. Dermer; S.~W. Digel; E. do Couto e Silva; A. Dominguez; P.~S. Drell; A. Drlica-Wagner; C. Favuzzi; S.~J. Fegan; W.~B. Focke; A. Franckowiak; Y. Fukazawa; S. Funk; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Gehrels; S. Germani; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I.~A. Grenier; J.~E. Grove; S. Guiriec; M. Gustafsson; D. Hadasch; M. Hayashida; E. Hays; M.~S. Jackson; T. Jogler; J. Kataoka; J. Knödlseder; M. Kuss; J. Lande; S. Larsson; L. Latronico; F. Longo; F. Loparco; M.~N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; M.~N. Mazziotta; J.~E. McEnery; J. Mehault; P.~F. Michelson; T. Mizuno; C. Monte; M.~E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I.~V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; A. Tramacere; E. Nuss; J. Greiner; M. Ohno; T. Ohsugi; N. Omodei; M. Orienti; E. Orlando; J.~F. Ormes; D. Paneque; J.~S. Perkins; M. Pesce-Rollins; F. Piron; G. Pivato; T.~A. Porter; S. Rainò; R. Rando; M. Razzano; S. Razzaque; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; L.~C. Reyes; S. Ritz; A. Rau; C. Romoli; M. Roth; M. Sánchez-Conde; D.~A. Sanchez; J.~D. Scargle; C. Sgrò; E.~J. Siskind; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; Lukasz Stawarz; D.~J. Suson; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J.~G. Thayer; D.~J. Thompson; L. Tibaldo; M. Tinivella; D.~F. Torres; G. Tosti; E. Troja; T.~L. Usher; J. Vandenbroucke; V. Vasileiou; G. Vianello; V. Vitale; A.~P. Waite; B.~L. Winer; K.~S. Wood; M. Wood

doi:10.1126/science.1227160

The Imprint of the Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars

M. Ackermann
, M. Ajello
, A. Allafort
, P. Schady
, L. Baldini
, J. Ballet
, G. Barbiellini
, D. Bastieri
, R. Bellazzini
, R.~D. Blandford
, E.~D. Bloom
, A.~W. Borgland
, E. Bottacini
, A. Bouvier
, J. Bregeon
, M. Brigida
, P. Bruel
, R. Buehler
, S. Buson
, G.~A. Caliandro

R.~A. Cameron, P.~A. Caraveo, E. Cavazzuti, C. Cecchi, E. Charles, R.~C.~G. Chaves, A. Chekhtman, C.~C. Cheung, J. Chiang, G. Chiaro, S. Ciprini, R. Claus, J. Cohen- Tanugi, J. Conrad, S. Cutini, F. D'Ammando, F. de Palma, C.~D. Dermer, S.~W. Digel, E. do Couto e Silva, A. Dominguez, P.~S. Drell, A. Drlica-Wagner, C. Favuzzi, S.~J. Fegan, W.~B. Focke, A. Franckowiak, Y. Fukazawa, S. Funk, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, N. Gehrels, S. Germani, N. Giglietto, F. Giordano, M. Giroletti, T. Glanzman, G. Godfrey, I.~A. Grenier, J.~E. Grove, S. Guiriec, M. Gustafsson, D. Hadasch, M. Hayashida, E. Hays, M.~S. Jackson, T. Jogler, J. Kataoka, J. Knödlseder, M. Kuss, J. Lande, S. Larsson, L. Latronico, F. Longo, F. Loparco, M.~N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, M.~N. Mazziotta, J.~E. McEnery, J. Mehault, P.~F. Michelson, T. Mizuno, C. Monte, M.~E. Monzani, A. Morselli, I.~V. Moskalenko, S. Murgia, A. Tramacere, E. Nuss, J. Greiner, M. Ohno, T. Ohsugi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, E. Orlando, J.~F. Ormes, D. Paneque, J.~S. Perkins, M. Pesce-Rollins, F. Piron, G. Pivato, T.~A. Porter, S. Rainò, R. Rando, M. Razzano, S. Razzaque, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, L.~C. Reyes, S. Ritz, A. Rau, C. Romoli, M. Roth, M. Sánchez-Conde, D.~A. Sanchez, J.~D. Scargle, C. Sgrò, E.~J. Siskind, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, Lukasz Stawarz, D.~J. Suson, H. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, J.~G. Thayer, D.~J. Thompson, L. Tibaldo, M. Tinivella, D.~F. Torres, G. Tosti, E. Troja, T.~L. Usher, J. Vandenbroucke, V. Vasileiou, G. Vianello, V. Vitale, A.~P. Waite, B.~L. Winer, K.~S. Wood, M. Wood

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1190-1192
Number of pages	1
Journal	Science
Volume	338
Issue number	6111
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1227160
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2012

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ASTRONOMY, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

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Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Allafort, A., Schady, P., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Borgland, A. W., Bottacini, E., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., ... Wood, M. (2012). The Imprint of the Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars. Science, 338(6111), 1190-1192. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1227160

Ackermann, M, Ajello, M, Allafort, A, Schady, P, Baldini, L, Ballet, J, Barbiellini, G, Bastieri, D, Bellazzini, R, Blandford, RD, Bloom, ED, Borgland, AW, Bottacini, E, Bouvier, A, Bregeon, J, Brigida, M, Bruel, P, Buehler, R, Buson, S, Caliandro, GA, Cameron, RA, Caraveo, PA, Cavazzuti, E, Cecchi, C, Charles, E, Chaves, RCG, Chekhtman, A, Cheung, CC, Chiang, J, Chiaro, G, Ciprini, S, Claus, R, Cohen- Tanugi, J, Conrad, J, Cutini, S, D'Ammando, F, de Palma, F, Dermer, CD, Digel, SW, do Couto e Silva, E, Dominguez, A, Drell, PS, Drlica-Wagner, A, Favuzzi, C, Fegan, SJ, Focke, WB, Franckowiak, A, Fukazawa, Y, Funk, S, Fusco, P, Gargano, F, Gasparrini, D, Gehrels, N, Germani, S, Giglietto, N, Giordano, F, Giroletti, M, Glanzman, T, Godfrey, G, Grenier, IA, Grove, JE, Guiriec, S, Gustafsson, M, Hadasch, D, Hayashida, M, Hays, E, Jackson, MS, Jogler, T, Kataoka, J, Knödlseder, J, Kuss, M, Lande, J, Larsson, S, Latronico, L, Longo, F, Loparco, F, Lovellette, MN, Lubrano, P, Mazziotta, MN, McEnery, JE, Mehault, J, Michelson, PF, Mizuno, T, Monte, C, Monzani, ME, Morselli, A, Moskalenko, IV, Murgia, S, Tramacere, A, Nuss, E, Greiner, J, Ohno, M, Ohsugi, T, Omodei, N, Orienti, M, Orlando, E, Ormes, JF, Paneque, D, Perkins, JS, Pesce-Rollins, M, Piron, F, Pivato, G, Porter, TA, Rainò, S, Rando, R, Razzano, M, Razzaque, S, Reimer, A, Reimer, O, Reyes, LC, Ritz, S, Rau, A, Romoli, C, Roth, M, Sánchez-Conde, M, Sanchez, DA, Scargle, JD, Sgrò, C, Siskind, EJ, Spandre, G, Spinelli, P, Stawarz, L, Suson, DJ, Takahashi, H, Tanaka, T, Thayer, JG, Thompson, DJ, Tibaldo, L, Tinivella, M, Torres, DF, Tosti, G, Troja, E, Usher, TL, Vandenbroucke, J, Vasileiou, V, Vianello, G, Vitale, V, Waite, AP, Winer, BL, Wood, KS & Wood, M 2012, 'The Imprint of the Extragalactic Background Light in the Gamma-Ray Spectra of Blazars', Science, vol. 338, no. 6111, pp. 1190-1192. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1227160

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AU - Barbiellini, G.

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AU - Bellazzini, R.

AU - Blandford, R.~D.

AU - Bloom, E.~D.

AU - Borgland, A.~W.

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AU - Bouvier, A.

AU - Bregeon, J.

AU - Brigida, M.

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AU - Buehler, R.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Caliandro, G.~A.

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AU - Caraveo, P.~A.

AU - Cavazzuti, E.

AU - Cecchi, C.

AU - Charles, E.

AU - Chaves, R.~C.~G.

AU - Chekhtman, A.

AU - Cheung, C.~C.

AU - Chiang, J.

AU - Chiaro, G.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Claus, R.

AU - Cohen- Tanugi, J.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cutini, S.

AU - D'Ammando, F.

AU - de Palma, F.

AU - Dermer, C.~D.

AU - Digel, S.~W.

AU - do Couto e Silva, E.

AU - Dominguez, A.

AU - Drell, P.~S.

AU - Drlica-Wagner, A.

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Fegan, S.~J.

AU - Focke, W.~B.

AU - Franckowiak, A.

AU - Fukazawa, Y.

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AU - Fusco, P.

AU - Gargano, F.

AU - Gasparrini, D.

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AU - Germani, S.

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AU - Grenier, I.~A.

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AU - Guiriec, S.

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AU - Hays, E.

AU - Jackson, M.~S.

AU - Jogler, T.

AU - Kataoka, J.

AU - Knödlseder, J.

AU - Kuss, M.

AU - Lande, J.

AU - Larsson, S.

AU - Latronico, L.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - Loparco, F.

AU - Lovellette, M.~N.

AU - Lubrano, P.

AU - Mazziotta, M.~N.

AU - McEnery, J.~E.

AU - Mehault, J.

AU - Michelson, P.~F.

AU - Mizuno, T.

AU - Monte, C.

AU - Monzani, M.~E.

AU - Morselli, A.

AU - Moskalenko, I.~V.

AU - Murgia, S.

AU - Tramacere, A.

AU - Nuss, E.

AU - Greiner, J.

AU - Ohno, M.

AU - Ohsugi, T.

AU - Omodei, N.

AU - Orienti, M.

AU - Orlando, E.

AU - Ormes, J.~F.

AU - Paneque, D.

AU - Perkins, J.~S.

AU - Pesce-Rollins, M.

AU - Piron, F.

AU - Pivato, G.

AU - Porter, T.~A.

AU - Rainò, S.

AU - Rando, R.

AU - Razzano, M.

AU - Razzaque, S.

AU - Reimer, A.

AU - Reimer, O.

AU - Reyes, L.~C.

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AU - Sánchez-Conde, M.

AU - Sanchez, D.~A.

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AU - Sgrò, C.

AU - Siskind, E.~J.

AU - Spandre, G.

AU - Spinelli, P.

AU - Stawarz, Lukasz

AU - Suson, D.~J.

AU - Takahashi, H.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Thayer, J.~G.

AU - Thompson, D.~J.

AU - Tibaldo, L.

AU - Tinivella, M.

AU - Torres, D.~F.

AU - Tosti, G.

AU - Troja, E.

AU - Usher, T.~L.

AU - Vandenbroucke, J.

AU - Vasileiou, V.

AU - Vianello, G.

AU - Vitale, V.

AU - Waite, A.~P.

AU - Winer, B.~L.

AU - Wood, K.~S.

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