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The nearby BL Lacertae (BL Lac) object Markarian~421 (Mkn~421) at a red shift z=0.031 was observed to undergo strong TeV Gamma-ray outbursts in the observational periods from December 1999 until May 2001. The time averaged energy spectrum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 HEGRA Collaboration , F. Aharonian

Context. Blazars are a subset of active galactic nuclei (AGN) with jets that are oriented along our line of sight. Variability and spectral energy distribution (SED) studies are crucial tools for understanding the physical processes…

Significant flares of GeV $\gamma$-ray emission from the Crab Nebula have been found by AGILE and Fermi-LAT years ago, indicating that extreme particle acceleration and radiation occurs in young pulsar wind nebulae. To enlarge the flare…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-24 Xiaoyuan Huang , Qiang Yuan , Yi-Zhong Fan

We investigate the peculiar properties of a large TeV gamma-ray flare from Mrk~501 detected during the 2009 multiwavelength campaign. We identify the counterpart of the flare in the Fermi/LAT telescope data and study its spectral and timing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 A. Neronov , D. V. Semikoz , A. M. Taylor

CTA 102 is a $\gamma$-ray bright blazar that exhibited multiple flares in observations by the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope during the period of 2016-2018. We present results from the analysis of…

Blazars are highly variable and display complex characteristics. A key characteristic is the flux probability distribution function or flux PDF whose shape depends upon the form of the underlying physical process driving variability. The BL…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-09 Nachiketa Chakraborty

The source CGRaBS~J0211$+$1051 (MG1 J021114+1051, z=0.20) flared up on 2011 January 23 in high-energy $\gamma$-rays as reported by {\it Fermi}/LAT. This event was followed by the increased activity at the UV, optical and radio frequencies…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Sunil Chandra , Kiran S Baliyan , Shashikiran Ganesh , Luigi Foschini

We report on VERITAS very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) observations of six blazars selected from the Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog (1FGL). The gamma-ray emission from 1FGL sources was extrapolated up to the VHE band,…

Multiwavelength (MWL) observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304 during two weeks in July and August 2006, the period when two exceptional flares at very high energies (VHE, E>= 100 GeV) occurred, provide a detailed picture of the evolution of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 HESS Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , U. Barres de Almeida , Y. Becherini , J. Becker , B. Behera , W. Benbow , K. Bernlöhr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , T. Boutelier , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , G. Cologna , P. Colom , J. Conrad , N. Coudreau , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , P. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , M. Füßling , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , M. J. Gaylard , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , S. Häffner , J. D. Hague , D. Hampf , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , M. Klein , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , P. Kubanek , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , D. Lennarz , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. M. Martin , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , N. Maxted , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , G. Melady , N. Nguyen , R. Moderski , B. Monard , E. Moulin , C. L. Naumann , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , F. Ryde , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , M. Tluczykont , A. Tzioumis , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , L. Venter , J. P. Vialle , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

We perform a blind search for the variability of the gamma-ray sky in the energy range E>1 GeV using 308 weeks of the Fermi-LAT data. We use the technique based on the comparison of the weekly photon counts and exposures in sky pixels by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-22 M. S. Pshirkov , G. I. Rubtsov

A study of the gravitationally lensed blazar PKS 1830-211 was carried out using multi waveband data collected by Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT and Swift-UVOT telescopes between MJD 58400 to MJD 58800 (9 Oct 2018 to 13 Nov 2019). Flaring states were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-14 Jayant Abhir , Raj Prince , Jophin Joseph , Debanjan Bose , Nayantara Gupta

We have presented a multiwavelength temporal and spectral study of the Blazar PKS 0346-27 for the period 2019 January-2021 December (MJD 58484-59575) using data from Fermi-LAT (gamma-rays), Swift-XRT (X-rays) and Swift-UVOT (ultra-violet…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-25 Sushanth Reddy Kamaram , Raj Prince , Suman Pramanick , Debanjan Bose

The highest-energy blazars exhibit non-thermal radiation extending beyond 1 TeV with high luminosities and strong variabilities, indicating extreme particle acceleration in their relativistic jets. The gamma-ray spectra of blazars contain…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Qi Feng

PKS 2155-304 is a well known GeV and TeV emitter and one of the brightest blazars in the Fermi sky. We present the results of one year of data taking with Fermi, producing the longest lightcurve on this object. Together with a long duration…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-31 David Sanchez , Berrie Giebels

VERITAS is an array of four 12-m atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, designed to observe the very-high-energy (VHE; E $\geq$100 GeV) sky. Since 2007, it has detected more than 20 extra-galactic sources, the majority of which are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Matteo Cerruti

We report the results of photometric observations of the blazars Mrk 421 and 3C 454.3 designed to search for intraday variability (IDV) and short-term variability (STV). Optical photometric observations were spread over eighteen nights for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-20 Haritma Gaur , Alok C. Gupta , Paul J. Wiita

We observed the BL Lac object Markarian 421 with the X-ray satellite RXTE and the Whipple Air Cerenkov Telescope during a two week correlated X-ray/gamma-ray campaign in May 1996. Two dramatic outbursts with extremely rapid and strong flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Michael Schubnell

We investigate the X-ray and $\gamma$-ray flares of Mrk 421 on 2008 June 6-15 using the synchrotron self- Compton(SSC) model with electron acceleration, in which an evident correlation between the X-ray and $\gamma$-ray bands appears, while…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Gang Cao , Jiancheng Wang

The TeV blazar Ton 599 has exhibited a peculiar flare in 2017 November. The temporal variation of the source is studied using simultaneous $\gamma$-ray data from $\textit{Fermi}$ Large Area Telescope and radio data from Owens Valley Radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-24 S. R. Patel , V. R. Chitnis , A. Shukla , A. R. Rao , B. J. Nagare

BL Lacertae (BL Lac) is categorized as TeV blazar and considered as a possible source of astrophysical neutrinos. In 2020, the brightest X-ray flare ever detected from it. A detailed study can answer many puzzling questions related to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-22 Raj Prince