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The Milagro experiment was a TeV gamma-ray observatory designed to continuously monitor the overhead sky in the 0.1-100 TeV energy range. It operated from 2000 and 2008 and was characterized by a large field of view ($\sim$ 2 sr) and a high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 B. Patricelli , M. M. González , N. Fraija , A. Marinelli

The first one started in 2012 July 16 (MJD 56124) and the second one in 2013 April 9 (MJD 56391). The multiwavelength data analysis shows that the $\gamma$-ray flare observed in 2012 was not detected in the hard-X ray bands. This result is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-07 Nissim Fraija , José Ignacio Cabrera , Erika Benítez , David Hiriart

Markarian 501, a BL Lac object well-known as a high energy gamma-ray source, has exhibited several epochs of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray flaring events when its synchrotron peak frequency shifted above $10^{17}$ Hz, a signature of…

During May 2013, a gamma-ray flare from the BL Lac object 1ES 1727+502 (z=0.055) has been detected with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescopes. This detection represents the first evidence of very-high-energy (E>100 GeV) variability from this…

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

In this work, I have presented a multi-frequency variability and correlation study of the blazar Ton 599, which was observed first time in flaring state at the end of 2017. Data from \textit{Fermi}-LAT, Swift-XRT/UVOT, Steward Observatory,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-30 Raj Prince

We present a preliminary analysis of new high resolution radio observations of the nearby TeV blazar Markarian 421 (z=0.031). This study is part of an ambitious multifrequency campaign, with observations in sub-mm (SMA), optical/IR (GASP),…

We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which includes, among other instruments, MAGIC, VERITAS, Whipple…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-05 M. L. Ahnen , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , 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 , S. Buson , A. Carosi , A. Chatterjee , R. Clavero , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , E. de Ona 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 , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinović , A. González Munoz , D. Gora , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , G. Hughes , W. Idec , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. López , R. López-Coto , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , E. Moretti , D. Nakajima , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogués , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , M. Palatiello , 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 , I. Reichardt , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , S. Schröder , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , M. Strzys , T. Surić , L. Takalo , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , G. Vanzo , V. Verguilov , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , M. H. Wu , R. Zanin , A. U. Abeysekara , S. Archambault , A. Archer , W. Benbow , R. Bird , M. Buchovecky , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , M. P. Connolly , W. Cui , H. J. Dickinson , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , H. Fleischhack , A. Flinders , L. Fortson , G. H. Gillanders , S. Griffin , J. Grube , M. Hütten , D. Hanna , J. Holder , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , N. Kelley-Hoskins , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , M. Krause , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , G. Maier , A. McCann , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , D. Nieto , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , N. Otte , N. Park , J. Perkins , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , A. Popkow , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , A. C. Rovero , C. Rulten , I. Sadeh , M. Santander , G. H. Sembroski , K. Shahinyan , I. Telezhinsky , J. V. Tucci , J. Tyler , S. P. Wakely , A. Weinstein , P. Wilcox , A. Wilhelm , D. A. Williams , B. Zitzer , S. Razzaque , M. Villata , C. M. Raiteri , H. D. Aller , M. F. Aller , V. M. Larionov , A. A. Arkharov , D. A. Blinov , N. V. Efimova , T. S. Grishina , V. A. Hagen-Thorn , E. N. Kopatskaya , L. V. Larionova , E. G. Larionova , D. A. Morozova , I. S. Troitsky , R. Ligustri , P. Calcidese , A. Berdyugin , O. M. Kurtanidze , M. G. Nikolashvili , G. N. Kimeridze , L. A. Sigua , S. O. Kurtanidze , R. A. Chigladze , W. P. Chen , E. Koptelova , T. Sakamoto , A. C. Sadun , J. W. Moody , C. Pace , R. Pearson , Y. Yatsu , Y. Mori , A. Carraminyana , L. Carrasco , E. de la Fuente , J. P. Norris , P. S. Smith , A. Wehrle , M. A. Gurwell , Alma Zook , C. Pagani , M. Perri , M. Capalbi , A. Cesarini , H. A. Krimm , Y. Y. Kovalev , Yu. A. Kovalev , E. Ros , A. B. Pushkarev , M. L. Lister , K. V. Sokolovsky , M. Kadler , G. Piner , A. Lähteenmäki , M. Tornikoski , E. Angelakis , T. P. Krichbaum , I. Nestoras , L Fuhrmann , J. A. Zensus , P. Cassaro , A. Orlati , G. Maccaferri , P. Leto , M. Giroletti , J. L. Richards , W. Max-Moerbeck , A. C. S. Readhead

M87 is a nearby radio galaxy that is detected at energies ranging from radio to VHE gamma-rays. Its proximity and its jet, misaligned from our line-of-sight, enable detailed morphological studies and extensive modeling at radio, optical,…

BL Lacertae (BL Lac), the archetypal blazar of its subclass and one of the most studied blazars in the last decades, has undergone a series of major multi-wavelength outbursts since 2020, resulting in its highest recorded $\gamma$-ray flare…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-08 K. Abe , S. Abe , A. Abhishek , F. Acero , A. Aguasca-Cabot , I. Agudo , C. Alispach , D. Ambrosino , F. Ambrosino , L. A. Antonelli , C. Aramo , A. Arbet-Engels , C. Arcaro , T. T. H. Arnesen , P. Aubert , A. Baktash , M. Balbo , A. Bamba , A. Baquero Larriva , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , L. Barrios Jiménez , I. Batkovic , J. Baxter , J. Becerra González , J. Bernete , A. Berti , E. Bissaldi , O. Blanch , G. Bonnoli , P. Bordas , A. Briscioli , G. Brunelli , J. Buces , A. Bulgarelli , I. Burelli , L. Burmistrov , M. Cardillo , S. Caroff , A. Carosi , R. Carraro , F. Cassol , D. Cerasole , A. Cerviño Cortínez , Y. Chai , G. Chon , L. Chytka , G. M. Cicciari , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , H. Costantini , M. Croisonnier , M. Dalchenko , G. D'Amico , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , M. de Bony de Lavergne , R. Del Burgo , C. Delgado , J. Delgado Mengual , D. della Volpe , B. De Lotto , L. Del Peral , R. de Menezes , G. De Palma , V. de Souza , C. Díaz , L. Di Bella , A. Di Piano , F. Di Pierro , R. Di Tria , L. Di Venere , D. Dominis Prester , A. Donini , D. Dorner , L. Eisenberger , D. Elsässer , G. Emery , L. Feligioni , F. Ferrarotto , A. Fiasson , L. Foffano , Y. Fukazawa , S. Gallozzi , R. Garcia López , S. Garcia Soto , C. Gasbarra , D. Gasparrini , J. Giesbrecht Paiva , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , N. Godinovic , T. Gradetzke , R. Grau , J. Green , G. Grolleron , S. Gunji , P. Günther , J. Hackfeld , D. Hadasch , M. Hashizume , T. Hassan , K. Hayashi , L. Heckmann , M. Heller , J. Herrera Llorente , N. Hiroshima , D. Hoffmann , D. Horns , J. Houles , D. Hrupec , R. Imazawa , T. Inada , S. Inoue , K. Ioka , M. Iori , T. Itokawa , A. Iuliano , J. Jahanvi , I. Jimenez Martinez , J. Jimenez Quiles , I. Jorge Rodrigo , J. Jurysek , M. Kagaya , V. Karas , H. Katagiri , D. Kerszberg , T. Kiyomoto , Y. Kobayashi , K. Kohri , P. Kornecki , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , B. Lacave , M. Lainez , A. Lamastra , L. Lemoigne , M. Linhoff , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , S. Loporchio , J. Lozano Bahilo , F. Lucarelli , H. Luciani , P. L. Luque-Escamilla , M. Makariev , M. Mallamaci , D. Mandat , K. Mannheim , F. Marini , M. Mariotti , P. Marquez , G. Marsella , J. Martí , O. Martinez , G. Martínez , M. Martínez , M. Massa , D. Mazin , J. Méndez-Gallego , S. Menon , E. Mestre Guillen , D. Miceli , T. Miener , J. M. Miranda , M. Molero Gonzalez , E. Molina , T. Montaruli , A. Moralejo , A. Morselli , V. Moya , A. L. Müller , H. Muraishi , S. Nagataki , T. Nakamori , A. Neronov , D. Nieto Castaño , M. Nievas Rosillo , L. Nikolic , K. Noda , V. Novotny , S. Nozaki , M. Ohishi , Y. Ohtani , A. Okumura , R. Orito , L. Orsini , J. Otero-Santos , P. Ottanelli , M. Palatiello , G. Panebianco , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , M. Pech , M. Pecimotika , M. Peresano , F. Perrotta , F. Pfeifle , M. Pihet , G. Pirola , C. Plard , F. Podobnik , M. Polo , C. Pozo-Gonzaléz , E. Prandini , S. Rainò , R. Rando , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , G. Rodriguez Fernandez , M. D. Rodríguez Frías , A. Roy , A. Ruina , E. Ruiz-Velasco , T. Saito , S. Sakurai , D. A. Sanchez , H. Sano , E. Santos Moura , T. Šarić , Y. Sato , F. G. Saturni , V. Savchenko , F. Schiavone , F. Schussler , T. Schweizer , M. Seglar Arroyo , G. Silvestri , A. Simongini , J. Sitarek , V. Sliusar , I. Sofia , J. Strišković , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , A. Sunny , H. Tajima , M. Takahashi , R. Takeishi , S. J. Tanaka , D. Tateishi , T. Tavernier , P. Temnikov , Y. Terada , K. Terauchi , T. Terzic , M. Teshima , M. Tluczykont , T. Tomura , D. F. Torres , F. Tramonti , P. Travnicek , G. Tripodo , A. Tutone , M. Vacula , M. Vázquez Acosta , G. Verna , I. Viale , A. Viana , A. Vigliano , C. F. Vigorito , E. Visentin , V. Vitale , G. Voutsinas , I. Vovk , T. Vuillaume , R. Walter , T. Yamamoto , R. Yamazaki , Y. Yao , T. Yoshida , T. Yoshikoshi , W. Zhang , N. Zywucka , the CTAO-LST collaboration , F. Aceituno , J. A. Acosta-Pulido , V. Casanova , J. Escudero Pedrosa , V. Fallah Ramazani , J. Jormanainen , S. Jorstad , G. Keating , P. M. Kouch , M. Gurwell , A. Lähteenmäki , E. Lindfors , A. Marscher , D. Morcuende , I. Myserlis , K. Nilsson , C. A. Ortega Hunter , R. Rao , A. Sota , M. Tornikoski , H. Zhang

The TeV blazar PKS 2155--304 was the subject of an intensive 2 week optical and near-infrared observing campaign in 2004 August with the CTIO 0.9m telescope. During this time, simultaneous X-ray data from RXTE were also obtained. We compare…

We present here the results of the analysis of the $\gamma$-ray blazar, 1ES 1215+303, over a 10-year period, from 2008 to 2017, measured at high energies (HE; 200 MeV $< E <$ 100 GeV) by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) and at very high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-19 Janeth Valverde , Deirdre Horan , Giuliana Noto , Reshmi Mukherjee , Denis Bernard

We present X-ray flux and spectral analyses of the three pointed Suzaku observations of the TeV high synchrotron peak blazar Mrk 421 taken throughout its complete operational duration. The observation taken on 5 May 2008 is, at 364.6…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-06 Zhongli Zhang , Alok C. Gupta , Haritma Gaur , Paul J. Wiita , Tao An , Minfeng Gu , Dan Hu , Haiguang Xu

Mkn 421 was repeatedly observed with BeppoSAX in 1997-1998. The source showed a very rich phenomenology, with remarkable spectral variability. This is the second of two papers presenting the results of a thorough temporal and spectral…

We present X-ray observations of the BL Lacertae (BL Lac) object Markarian 501 (Mrk 501), taken with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer in 1998 May as part of a multi-wavelength campaign. The X-ray light curve shows a very rapid flare in which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Michael Catanese , Rita M. Sambruna

Mkn 421 was repeatedly observed with BeppoSAX in 1997-1998. We present highlights of the results of the thorough temporal and spectral analysis discussed by Fossati et al. (1999) and Maraschi et al. (1999), focusing on the flare of April…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. Fossati , A. Celotti , M. Chiaberge , Y. H. Zhang

The well studied blazar 3C 279 underwent a giant $\gamma$-ray outburst in 2014 March-April. The measured $\gamma$-ray flux (1.21 $\pm$ 0.10 $\times$ 10$^{-5}$ ph cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ in 0.1-300 GeV energy range) is the highest detected from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Vaidehi S. Paliya , S. Sahayanathan , C. S. Stalin

As one of the brightest active blazars in both X-ray and very high energy $\gamma$-ray bands, Mrk 501 is very useful for physics associated with jets from AGNs. The ARGO-YBJ experiment is monitoring it for $\gamma$-rays above 0.3 TeV since…

Radio-to-TeV observations of the bright nearby (z=0.034) blazar Markarian 501 (Mrk 501), performed from December 2012 to April 2018, are used to study the emission mechanisms in its relativistic jet. We examined the multi-wavelength…

Exceptionally strong and long lasting flaring activity of the blazar Markarian 421 (Mrk 421) occurred between January and March 2001. Based on the excellent signal-to-noise ratio of the data we derive the energy spectrum between 260 GeV -…