AGN Detection Ranges of MACE and TACTIC Imaging Gamma-Ray Telescopes |
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| Authors: | C L Kaul K Shanthi C L Bhat A K Tickoo R K Kaul |
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| Institution: | (1) Nuclear Research Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai –, 400 085, India |
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| Abstract: | Two high-sensitivity imaging gamma-ray telescopes, MACE and TACTIC, are being set up at Mt. Abu, India, for making detailed spectral and temporal investigations of galactic and extragalactic gamma-ray sources in the photon energy bands. E  20–200 GeV and 0.5–5TeV respectively. Here, we estimate the effective red-shift ranges of these telescopes for detecting gamma-ray signals from the EGRET-detected AGN's and identify the most likely candidate-sources for detection by the MACE and the TACTIC, under the assumption that the EGRET-inferred power-law spectra for these AGN's extend into the GeV-TeV range without any change in shape. Extremum bounds of the relevant intergalactic background radiation fields, suggested by various observational and theoretical considerations, have been used to estimate the attenuation of VHE gamma-ray fluxes due to photon-photon pair-production process, leading to the desired z-ranges for these instruments. |
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| Keywords: | Active Galactic Nuclei BL Lacertae objects HE/VHE gamma-ray astronomy theory intergalactic medium Cerenkov imaging telescopes |
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