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Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S

F. Aharonian , A.G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A.R. Bazer-Bachi (1) , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , K. Bernlöhr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson (2) , J. Bolmont (3) , V. Borrel (1) , J. Brucker , F. Brun (3) , P. Brun (4) , R. Bühler , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , T. Boutelier (5) , P.M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier (3) , R.C.G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , L.-M. Chounet (6) , G. Coignet (7) , M. Dalton , M.K. Daniel , I.D. Davids , B. Degrange (6) , C. Deil , H.J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L.O'C. Drury , F. Dubois (7) , G. Dubus (5) , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , D. Emmanoulopoulos , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , F. Feinstein , A. Fiasson (7) , A. Förster , G. Fontaine (6) , M. Füsling , S. Gabici , Y.A. Gallant , L. G'Erard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J.F. Glicenstein (4) , B. Glück , P. Goret (4) , D. Göring , D. Hauser , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri (5) , G. Hermann , J.A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska (3) , O.C. de Jager , C. Jahn , I. Jung , K. Katarzy'Nski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , E. Kendziorra , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi (6) , D. Keogh , W. Klu'Zniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski (7) , G. Lamanna (7) , J.-P. Lenain (2) , T. Lohse , V. Marandon , J.M. Martin (2) , O. Martineau-Huynh (3) , A. Marcowith , Julien Masbou (7) , D. Maurin (3) , T.J.L. Mccomb , M.C. Medina (2) , R. Moderski , Emmanuel Moulin (4) , M. Naumann-Godo (6) , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S.J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J.-F. Olive (1) , E. de O˜na , K.J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier (5) , P.-O. Petrucci (5) , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , B.C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , S.M. Rayner , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees (7) , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C.B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F.M. Sch¨ock , R. Schröder , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , J.L. Skilton , H. Sol (2) , D. Spangler , L. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , G. Superina (6) , A. Szostek , P.H. Tam , J.-P. Tavernet (3) , R. Terrier , O. Tibolla , M. Tluczykont , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , L. Venter (2) , J.P. Vialle (7) , P. Vincent (3) , M. Vivier (4) , H.J. Völk , F. Volpe , S.J. Wagner , M. Ward , A.A. Zdziarski , A. Zech (2)
F. Aharonian
A.G. Akhperjanian
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G. Anton
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U. Barres de Almeida
Y. Becherini
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B. Behera
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K. Bernlöhr
A. Bochow
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C. Boisson
J. Brucker
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R. Bühler
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T. Bulik
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I. Büsching
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P.M. Chadwick
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R.C.G. Chaves
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A. Cheesebrough
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M. Dalton
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M.K. Daniel
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I.D. Davids
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C. Deil
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H.J. Dickinson
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A. Djannati-Ataï
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W. Domainko
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L.O'C. Drury
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G. Dubus
J. Dyks
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M. Dyrda
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K. Egberts
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D. Emmanoulopoulos
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P. Espigat
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C. Farnier
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F. Feinstein
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A. Fiasson
A. Förster
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M. Füsling
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S. Gabici
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Y.A. Gallant
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L. G'Erard
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D. Gerbig
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B. Giebels
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B. Glück
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D. Göring
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D. Hauser
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M. Hauser
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S. Heinz
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G. Heinzelmann
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G. Hermann
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J.A. Hinton
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A. Hoffmann
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W. Hofmann
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M. Holleran
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S. Hoppe
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D. Horns
O.C. de Jager
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C. Jahn
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I. Jung
K. Katarzy'Nski
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U. Katz
S. Kaufmann
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E. Kendziorra
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M. Kerschhaggl
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D. Khangulyan
B. Khélifi
D. Keogh
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W. Klu'Zniak
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T. Kneiske
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Nu. Komin
K. Kosack
J.-P. Lenain
T. Lohse
V. Marandon
A. Marcowith
Julien Masbou
T.J.L. Mccomb
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R. Moderski
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M. de Naurois
D. Nedbal
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D. Nekrassov
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B. Nicholas
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J. Niemiec
S.J. Nolan
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S. Ohm
E. de O˜na
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K.J. Orford
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M. Ostrowski
M. Panter
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M. Paz Arribas
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G. Pedaletti
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S. Pita
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G. Pühlhofer
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M. Punch
A. Quirrenbach
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B.C. Raubenheimer
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M. Raue
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S.M. Rayner
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O. Reimer
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M. Renaud
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F. Rieger
J. Ripken
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L. Rob
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G. Rowell
B. Rudak
C.B. Rulten
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J. Ruppel
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V. Sahakian
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A. Santangelo
R. Schlickeiser
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F.M. Sch¨ock
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R. Schröder
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U. Schwanke
S. Schwarzburg
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S. Schwemmer
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A. Shalchi
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J.L. Skilton
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D. Spangler
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L. Stawarz
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R. Steenkamp
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C. Stegmann
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F. Stinzing
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A. Szostek
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P.H. Tam
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R. Terrier
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O. Tibolla
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M. Tluczykont
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C. van Eldik
G. Vasileiadis
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C. Venter
H.J. Völk
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F. Volpe
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S.J. Wagner
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M. Ward
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A.A. Zdziarski
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A. Zech

Abstract

The measurement of an excess in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum between 300 and 800 GeV by the ATIC experiment has - together with the PAMELA detection of a rise in the positron fraction up to 100 GeV - motivated many interpretations in terms of dark matter scenarios; alternative explanations assume a nearby electron source like a pulsar or supernova remnant. Here we present a measurement of the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S. starting at 340 GeV. The H.E.S.S. data with their lower statistical errors show no indication of a structure in the electron spectrum, but rather a power-law spectrum with spectral index of 3.0 +- 0.1 (stat.) +- 0.3 (syst.) which steepens at about 1 TeV.

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in2p3-00380853 , version 1 (04-05-2009)

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F. Aharonian, A.G. Akhperjanian, G. Anton, U. Barres de Almeida, A.R. Bazer-Bachi, et al.. Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2009, 508, pp.561-564. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/200913323⟩. ⟨in2p3-00380853⟩
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