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Peculiar Gamma-Ray Emissions from Terzan 5

07/31/2011 12:42AM

Peculiar Gamma-Ray Emissions from Terzan 5

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescope system in Namibia discovered a new source of very-high-energy gamma-rays from the direction of the globular cluster Terzan 5. Being very likely located in the outer parts of Terzan 5, this source is the first example of gamma-ray emissions from a globular cluster. The off-center position of the source and the specific origin of the gamma-rays pose a puzzle for scientists.


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