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arxiv: 1402.4219 · v2 · submitted 2014-02-18 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

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Detection of bridge emission above 50 GeV from the Crab pulsar with the MAGIC telescopes

J. Aleksi\'c , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio
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J. Becerra Gonz\'alez W. Bednarek E. Bernardini B. Biasuzzi A. Biland O. Blanch S. Bonnefoy G. Bonnoli F. Borracci T. Bretz E. Carmona A. Carosi P. Colin E. Colombo J. L. Contreras J. Cortina S. Covino P. Da Vela F. Dazzi A. De Angelis G. De Caneva B. De Lotto C. Delgado Mendez M. Doert D. Dominis Prester D. Dorner M. Doro S. Einecke D. Eisenacher D. Elsaesser E. Farina D. Ferenc D. Fidalgo M. V. Fonseca L. Font K. Frantzen C. Fruck R. J. Garc\'ia L\'opez M. Garczarczyk D. Garrido Terrats M. Gaug N. Godinovi\'c A. Gonz\'alez Mu\~noz S. R. Gozzini D. Hadasch M. Hayashida J. Herrera A. Herrero D. Hildebrand K. Hirotani J. Hose D. Hrupec W. Idec V. Kadenius H. Kellermann K. Kodani Y. Konno J. Krause H. Kubo J. Kushida A. La Barbera D. Lelas N. Lewandowska E. Lindfors S. Lombardi M. L\'opez R. L\'opez-Coto A. L\'opez-Oramas E. Lorenz I. Lozano M. Makariev K. Mallot G. Maneva N. Mankuzhiyil K. Mannheim L. Maraschi B. Marcote M. Mariotti M. Mart\'inez D. Mazin U. Menzel J. M. Miranda R. Mirzoyan A. Moralejo P. Munar-Adrover D. Nakajima A. Niedzwiecki K. Nilsson K. Nishijima K. Noda N. Nowak R. Orito A. Overkemping S. Paiano M. Palatiello D. Paneque R. Paoletti J. M. Paredes X. Paredes-Fortuny S. Partini M. Persic P. G. Prada Moroni E. Prandini S. Preziuso I. Puljak R. Reinthal W. Rhode M. Rib\'o J. Rico J. Rodriguez Garcia S. R\"ugamer A. Saggion T.Y. Saito K. Saito K. Satalecka V. Scalzotto V. Scapin C. Schultz T. Schweizer S. N. Shore A. Sillanp\"a\"a J. Sitarek I. Snidaric D. Sobczynska F. Spanier V. Stamatescu A. Stamerra T. Steinbring J. Storz M. Strzys S. Sun T. Suri\'c L. Takalo H. Takami F. Tavecchio P. Temnikov T. Terzi\'c D. Tescaro M. Teshima J. Thaele O. Tibolla D. F. Torres T. Toyama A. Treves M. Uellenbeck P. Vogler R. M. Wagner R. Zanin
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The Crab pulsar is the only astronomical pulsed source detected at very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma-rays. The emission mechanism of VHE pulsation is not yet fully understood, although several theoretical models have been proposed. In order to test the new models, we measured the light curve and the spectra of the Crab pulsar with high precision by means of deep observations. We analyzed 135 hours of selected MAGIC data taken between 2009 and 2013 in stereoscopic mode. In order to discuss the spectral shape in connection with lower energies, 4.6 years of {\it Fermi}-LAT data were also analyzed. The known two pulses per period were detected with a significance of $8.0 \sigma$ and $12.6 \sigma$. In addition, significant emission was found between the two pulses with $6.2 \sigma$. We discovered the bridge emission above 50 GeV between the two main pulses. This emission can not be explained with the existing theories. These data can be used for testing new theoretical models.

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