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The flaring blazars of the first 1.5 years of the AGILE mission

We report the AGILE gamma-ray observations and the results of the multiwavelength campaigns on seven flaring blazars detected by the mission: During two multiwavelength campaigns, we observed gamma-ray activity from two Flat Spectrum Radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-12-20 L. Pacciani , A. Bulgarelli , A. W. Chen , F. D'Ammando , I. Donnarumma , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , G. Pucella , M. Tavani , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , E. Costa , G. De Paris , E. Del Monte , G. Di Cocco , Y. Evangelista , A. Ferrari , M. Feroci , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , M. Marisaldi , M. Mastropietro , S. Mereghetti , E. Morelli , E. Moretti , A. Morselli , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , G. Porrovecchio , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , A. Rubini , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , P. Giommi , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , P. Santolamazza , L. Salotti

VERITAS Observations of M 87 in 2011/2012

The giant radio galaxy M 87 is located at a distance of 16.7 Mpc and harbors a super-massive black hole (6 billion solar masses) in its center. M 87 is one of just three radio galaxies known to emit TeV gamma-rays. The structure of its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 M. Beilicke , the VERITAS Collaboration

The Second Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The second catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) in two years of scientific operation is presented. The Second LAT AGN Catalog (2LAC) includes 1017 gamma-ray sources located at high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 LAT Collaboration

Broad Line Radio Galaxies Observed with Fermi-LAT: The Origin of the GeV Gamma-Ray Emission

We report on a detailed investigation of the gamma-ray emission from 18 broad line radio galaxies (BLRGs) based on two years of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) data. We confirm the previously reported detections of 3C 120 and 3C 111 in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 J. Kataoka , L. Stawarz , Y. Takahashi , C. C. Cheung , M. Hayashida , P. Grandi , T. H. Burnett , A. Celotti , S. J. Fegan , P. Fortin , K. Maeda , T. Nakamori , G. B. Taylor , G. Tosti , S. W. Digel , W. McConville , J. Finke , F. D'Ammando

Exploration of Galactic {\gamma}-Ray Supernova Remnants

New generational very-high-energy telescope arrays have been detecting more than 120 TeV {\gamma}-ray sources. Multi-wavelength observations on these Gamma-ray sources have proven to be robust in shedding light on their nature. The coming…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-04 Wenwu Tian , Jianli Zhang

TeV blazars as seen by the CAT telescope

To date, only two extragalactic objects have been firmly established as very high-energy gamma-ray sources in the Northern sky: these are the two blazars Markarian 501 and Markarian 421. This paper reviews the most striking results obtained…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 F. Piron

Modification of the gamma-ray spectra by internal absorption in OVV blazars: The example cases of 3C 273 and 3C 279

Recent observations with the low threshold Cherenkov telescopes proved that sub-TeV gamma-rays are able to arrive from active galaxies at relatively large distances in spite of expected severe absorption in the extragalactic background…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-21 J. Sitarek , W. Bednarek

Multifrequency Radiation of Extragalactic Large-Scale Jets

Large-scale extragalactic jets, observed to extend from a few to a few hundred kiloparsecs from active galactic nuclei, are now studied over many decades in frequency of electromagnetic spectrum, from radio until (possibly) TeV gamma rays.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-01 L. Stawarz

Intergalactic Magnetic Fields and Gamma Ray Observations of Extreme TeV Blazars

The intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) in cosmic voids can be indirectly probed through its effect on electromagnetic cascades initiated by a source of TeV gamma-rays, such as active galactic nuclei (AGN). AGN that are sufficiently…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-03 Timothy C. Arlen , Vladimir V. Vassiliev , Thomas Weisgarber , Scott P. Wakely , S. Yusef Shafi

First Detection of sub-PeV Diffuse Gamma Rays from the Galactic Disk: Evidence for Ubiquitous Galactic Cosmic Rays beyond PeV Energies

We report, for the first time, the long-awaited detection of diffuse gamma rays with energies between 100 TeV and 1 PeV in the Galactic disk. Particularly, all gamma rays above 398 TeV are observed apart from known TeV gamma-ray sources and…

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Discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission from the pulsar wind nebula 3C 58 by MAGIC

The pulsar wind nebula (PWN) 3C 58 is one of the historical very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-ray source candidates. It is energized by one of the highest spin-down power pulsars known (5% of Crab pulsar) and it has been compared to…

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Ground-Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has become an active astrophysical discipline with four confirmed sources of TeV gamma rays, two plerionic supernova remnants (SNRs) and two BL Lac objects (BL Lacs). An additional nine objects (one plerion,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Michael Catanese

Long-term spectra of the blazars Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 at TeV energies seen by HAWC

The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory surveys the very high energy sky in the 300 GeV to $>100$ TeV energy range. HAWC has detected two blazars above $11\sigma$, Markarian 421 (Mrk 421) and Markarian 501 (Mrk 501).…

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The MAGIC Experiment and Its First Results

With its diameter of 17m, the MAGIC telescope is the largest Cherenkov detector for gamma ray astrophysics. It is sensitive to photons above an energy of 30 GeV. MAGIC started operations in October 2003 and is currently taking data. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 D. Bastieri , R. Bavikadi , C. Bigongiari , E. Bisesi , P. Boinee , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , A. Forti , T. Lenisa , F. Longo , O. Mansutti , M. Mariotti , A. Moralejo , D. Pascoli , L. Peruzzo , A. Saggion , P. Sartori , V. Scalzotto , The MAGIC collaboration

First Multi-wavelength Campaign on the Gamma-ray-loud Active Galaxy IC 310

The extragalactic VHE gamma-ray sky is rich in blazars. These are jetted active galactic nuclei viewed at a small angle to the line-of-sight. Only a handful of objects viewed at a larger angle are known so far to emit above 100 GeV.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-09 M. L. Ahnen , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , C. Arcaro , A. Babić , B. Banerjee , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , A. Berti , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , R. Carosi , A. Carosi , A. Chatterjee , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Cumani , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , F. Di Pierro , M. Doert , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher Glawion , D. Elsaesser , M. Engelkemeier , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fernández-Barral , D. Fidalgo , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinović , D. Gora , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , T. Hassan , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , G. Hughes , W. Idec , K. Ishio , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , D. Lelas , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , E. Moretti , D. Nakajima , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogués , M. Nöthe , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , G. Pedaletti , M. Peresano , L. Perri , M. Persic , J. Poutanen , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , J. R. Garcia , I. Reichardt , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , S. Schroeder , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Šnidarić , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , M. Strzys , T. Surić , L. Takalo , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , D. F. Torres , N. Torres-Albà , T. Toyama , A. Treves , G. Vanzo , M. Vazquez Acosta , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , M. H. Wu , F. Krauß , R. Schulz , M. Kadler , J. Wilms , E. Ros , U. Bach , T. Beuchert , M. Langejahn , C. Wendel , N. Gehrels , W. H. Baumgartner , C. B. Markwardt , C. Müller , V. Grinberg , T. Hovatta , J. Magill

Discovery of TeV $\gamma$-ray emission from the neighbourhood of the supernova remnant G24.7+0.6 by MAGIC

SNR G24.7+0.6 is a 9.5 kyrs radio and $\gamma$-ray supernova remnant evolving in a dense medium. In the GeV regime, SNR G24.7+0.6 (3FHL\,J1834.1--0706e/FGES\,J1834.1--0706) shows a hard spectral index ($\Gamma$$\sim$2) up to $200$\,GeV,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-02 MAGIC Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , C. Arcaro , D. Baack , A. Babić , B. Banerjee , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , A. Berti , J. Besenrieder , W. Bhattacharyya , C. Bigongiari , A. Biland , O. Blanch , G. Bonnoli , R. Carosi , G. Ceribella , A. Chatterjee , S. M. Colak , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Cumani , V. D'Elia , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , M. Delfino , J. Delgado , F. Di Pierro , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Elsaesser , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fattorini , A. Fernández-Barral , G. Ferrara , D. Fidalgo , L. Foffano , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , S. Gallozzi , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinović , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , T. Hassan , J. Herrera , J. Hoang , D. Hrupec , S. Inoue , K. Ishio , Y. Iwamura , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , D. Kuveždić , A. Lamastra , D. Lelas , F. Leone , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , A. López-Oramas , C. Maggio , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , S. Masuda , D. Mazin , M. Minev , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , E. Molina , A. Moralejo , V. Moreno , E. Moretti , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , C. Nigro , K. Nilsson , D. Ninci , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogués , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , G. Pedaletti , P. Peñil , M. Peresano , M. Persic , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , J. R. Garcia , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , C. Righi , A. Rugliancich , L. Saha , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , T. Schweizer , J. Sitarek , I. Šnidarić , D. Sobczynska , A. Somero , A. Stamerra , M. Strzys , T. Surić , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , M. Teshima , N. Torres-Albà , S. Tsujimoto , G. Vanzo , M. Vazquez Acosta , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , D. Zarić , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , D. F. Torres , R. Zanin

Detection of Very-High Energy Gamma-Rays from the BL Lac Object PG 1553+113 with the MAGIC Telescope

The MAGIC telescope has observed very-high energy gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 in 2005 and 2006 at an overall significance is 8.8 sigma. The light curve shows no significant flux variations on a daily timescale. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 Robert Wagner , Daniela Dorner , Masaaki Hayashida , Thomas Hengstebeck , Daniel Kranich , Daniel Mazin , Diego Tescaro , Nina Nowak

Monitoring of gamma-ray blazars with AGILE

Thanks to the wide field of view of its gamma-ray imager, the AGILE satellite obtained a long term monitoring of the brightest blazars in the sky and during the first 3 years of operation detected several blazars in a high gamma-ray state:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Filippo D'Ammando

Search for TeV $\gamma$-ray emission from AE Aqr coincident with high optical and X-ray states with the MAGIC telescopes

We report on observations of the nova-like cataclysmic variable AE Aqr performed by MAGIC. The observations were part of a quasi-simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign carried out between 2012 May and June covering the optical, UV, X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-11 R. Lopez-Coto , O. Blanch Bigas , J. Cortina , D. Hadasch , L. Takalo , D. Torres , M. Bogosavljevic , Z. Ioannou , C. W. Mauche , E. V. Palaiologou , M. A. Perez-Torres , T. Tuominen

Measurement of the Iron Spectrum with the MAGIC Telescopes

Iron cosmic rays represent the most abundant heavy nuclei at energies above 1 TeV, with their production thought to be primarily originated by astrophysical sources. Therefore, measuring the iron spectrum provides crucial insights into the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-21 M. Molero , S. Mangano , C. Delgado