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We study the temporal/spectral variability of two extragalactic TeV sources, Mrk 421 and Mrk 501, based on 5-year observations with the ASCA and RXTE satellites. We found that the peak of the synchrotron emission exists just in the X-ray…

Mrk 421 is a high-synchrotron-peaked blazar featuring bright and persistent GeV and TeV emission. We use multi-wavelength light curves of Mrk 421 spanning 5.5 years with FACT (TeV) and Fermi LAT (GeV) in the gamma rays, Swift BAT, Swift XRT…

We conducted a daily monitoring campaign on Mrk 421 in 2003 and 2004 with the Whipple 10 m telescope and the large-area instruments aboard RXTE, simultaneously covering TeV and X-ray energies. Supporting observations at optical and radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Wei Cui

Very high energy gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object Markarian 421 has been detected over three observing seasons on 59 nights between April 1992 and June 1994 with the Whipple 10-meter imaging Cherenkov telescope. During its initial…

We report on a multiwavelength campaign on the TeV gamma-ray blazar Markarian (Mrk) 421 performed during December 2002 and January 2003. These target of opportunity observations were initiated by the detection of X-ray and TeV gamma-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 P. Rebillot , M. Aller , H. Aller , P. Boltwood , I. Jung , D. Kranich , A. Sillanpaa , A. Sadun

In this work, we study the short term flaring activity from the high synchrotron peaked blazar Mrk 501 detected by the FACT and H.E.S.S. telescopes in the energy range 2-20 TeV during June 23-24, 2014 (MJD 56831.86-56831.94). We revisit…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-26 K K Singh , H Bhatt , S Bhattacharyya , N Bhatt , A K Tickoo , R C Rannot

We present results from multi-wavelength study of intense flaring activity from a high frequency peaked BL Lac object Mrk 421. The source was observed in its flaring state on February 16, 2010 with the $TACTIC$ at energies above 1.5 TeV.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 K. K. Singh , K. K. Yadav , P. Chandra , S. Sahayanathan , N. Bhatt , R. C. Rannot , A. K. Tickoo , R. Koul

We present a detailed characterisation and theoretical interpretation of the broadband emission of the paradigmatic TeV blazar Mrk 421, with special focus on the multi-band flux correlations. The dataset has been collected through an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-01 MAGIC Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , M. Artero , K. Asano , A. Babić , A. Baquero , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , I. Batković , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , L. Bellizzi , E. Bernardini , M. Bernardos , A. Berti , J. Besenrieder , W. Bhattacharyya , C. Bigongiari , O. Blanch , Ž. Bošnjak , G. Busetto , R. Carosi , G. Ceribella , M. Cerruti , Y. Chai , A. Chilingarian , S. Cikota , S. M. Colak , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , G. D'Amico , V. D'Elia , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , M. Delfino , J. Delgado , C. Delgado Mendez , D. Depaoli , F. Di Pierro , L. Di Venere , E. Do Souto Espiñeira , D. Dominis Prester , A. Donini , M. Doro , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fattorini , G. Ferrara , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , S. Fukami , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , S. Gasparyan , M. Gaug , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , P. Gliwny , N. Godinović , J. G. Green , D. Green , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , L. Heckmann , J. Herrera , J. Hoang , D. Hrupec , M. Hütten , T. Inada , S. Inoue , K. Ishio , Y. Iwamura , I. Jiménez , J. Jormanainen , L. Jouvin , Y. Kajiwara , M. Karjalainen , D. Kerszberg , Y. Kobayashi , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. Lamastra , D. Lelas , F. Leone , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , R. López-Coto , M. López-Moya , A. López-Oramas , S. Loporchio , B. Machado de Oliveira Fraga , C. Maggio , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , M. Mallamaci , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , L. Maraschi , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , S. Menchiari , S. Mender , S. Mićanović , D. Miceli , T. Miener , M. Minev , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , E. Molina , A. Moralejo , D. Morcuende , V. Moreno , E. Moretti , V. Neustroev , C. Nigro , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , S. Nozaki , Y. Ohtani , T. Oka , J. Otero-Santos , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , L. Pavletić , P. Peñil , C. Perennes , M. Persic , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , C. Priyadarshi , I. Puljak , M. Ribó , J. Rico , C. Righi , A. Rugliancich , L. Saha , N. Sahakyan , T. Saito , S. Sakurai , K. Satalecka , F. G. Saturni , K. Schmidt , T. Schweizer , J. Sitarek , I. Šnidarić , D. Sobczynska , A. Spolon , A. Stamerra , D. Strom , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , T. Surić , M. Takahashi , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , M. Teshima , L. Tosti , S. Truzzi , A. Tutone , S. Ubach , J. van Scherpenberg , G. Vanzo , M. Vazquez Acosta , S. Ventura , V. Verguilov , C. F. Vigorito , V. Vitale , I. Vovk , M. Will , C. Wunderlich , D. Zarić , FACT Collaboration , : , D. Baack , M. Balbo , N. Biederbeck , A. Biland , T. Bretz , J. Buss , D. Dorner , L. Eisenberger , D. Elsaesser , D. Hildebrand , R. Iotov , K. Mannheim , D. Neise , M. Noethe , A. Paravac , W. Rhode , B. Schleicher , V. Sliusar , R. Walter , Other groups , collaborations , : , F. D'Ammando , D. Horan , A. Y. Lien , M. Baloković , G. M. Madejski , M. Perri , F. Verrecchia , C. Leto , A. Lähteenmäki , M. Tornikoski , V. Ramakrishnan , E. Järvelä , R. J. C. Vera , M. Villata , C. M. Raiteri , A. C. Gupta , A. Pandey , A. Fuentes , I. Agudo , C. Casadio , E. Semkov , S. Ibryamov , A. Marchini , R. Bachev , A. Strigachev , E. Ovcharov , V. Bozhilov , A. Valcheva , E. Zaharieva , G. Damljanovic , O. Vince , V. M. Larionov , G. A. Borman , T. S. Grishina , V. A. Hagen-Thorn , E. N. Kopatskaya , E. G. Larionova , L. V. Larionova , D. A. Morozova , A. A. Nikiforova , S. S. Savchenko , I. S. Troitskiy , Y. V. Troitskaya , A. A. Vasilyev , O. A. Merkulova , W. P. Chen , M. Samal , H. C. Lin , J. W. Moody , A. C. Sadun , S. G. Jorstad , A. P. Marscher , Z. R. Weaver , M. Feige , J. Kania , M. Kopp , L. Kunkel , D. Reinhart , A. Scherbantin , L. Schneider , C. Lorey , J. A. Acosta-Pulido , M. I. Carnerero , D. Carosati , S. O. Kurtanidze , O. M. Kurtanidze , M. G. Nikolashvili , R. G. Chanishvili , R. A. Chigladze , R. Z. Ivanidze , G. N. Kimeridze , L. A. Sigua , M. D. Joner , M. Spencer , M. Giroletti , N. Marchili , S. Righini , N. Rizzi , G. Bonnoli

In this paper we present the results of simultaneous observations of the TeV blazar Markarian 421 (Mrk 421) at X-ray and TeV Gamma-ray energies with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and the stereoscopic Cherenkov Telescope system of…

We conducted a multi-frequency campaign for the TeV blazar Mrk~421 in 1998 April. The campaign started from a pronounced high amplitude flare recorded by SAX and Whipple; ASCA observation started three days later. In the X-ray data, we…

We present the results of X-ray observations of the well-studied TeV blazar Mrk 421 with the Suzaku satellite in 2006 April 28. During the observation, Mrk 421 was undergoing a large flare and the X-ray flux was variable, decreasing by ~ 50…

In September 2012, the high-synchrotron-peaked (HSP) blazar Markarian 421 underwent a rapid wideband radio flare, reaching nearly twice the brightest level observed in the centimeter band in over three decades of monitoring. In response to…

Probing the high energy emission processes of blazars through their variability relies crucially on long-term monitoring. We present unprecedented light curves from unbiased observations of very high energy fluxes from the blazars Mrk 421…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Daniela Dorner , Robert J. Lauer

A flare from the TeV blazar Mrk 421, occurring in March 2010, was observed for 13 consecutive days from radio to very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-rays with MAGIC, VERITAS, Whipple, FermiLAT, MAXI, RXTE, Swift, GASP-WEBT, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 The MAGIC Collaboration , J. Aleksić , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , O. Blanch , A. Boller , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , B. De Lotto , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , C. Delgado Mendez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , N. Godinović , A. González Muñoz , S. R. Gozzini , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , D. Hildebrand , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , G. Hughes , W. Idec , V. Kadenius , H. Kellermann , M. L. Knoetig , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , J. Krause , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , E. Lorenz , I. Lozano , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nakajima , A. Niedzwiecki , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , M. Persic , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , S. Rügamer , T. Saito , K. Saito , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. Sun , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , V. Stamatescu , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , B. Steinke , J. Storz , M. Strzys , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , M. Uellenbeck , P. Vogler , R. Zanin , The VERITAS Collaboration , : , S. Archambault , A. Archer , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , K. Berger , R. Bird , J. Biteau , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , M. Cerruti , X. Chen , L. Ciupik , E. Collins-Hughes , W. Cui , J. D. Eisch , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , G. H. Gillanders , S. Griffin , G. Gyuk , N. Håkansson , J. Holder , C. A. Johnson , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , M. J. Lang , S. McArthur , A. McCann , K. Meagher , J. Millis , P. Moriarty , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , J. S. Perkins , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , A. Popkow , H. Prokoph , E. Pueschel , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , A. C. Rovero , G. H. Sembroski , K. Shahinyan , D. Staszak , I. Telezhinsky , J. V. Tucci , J. Tyler , A. Varlotta , S. P. Wakely , R. Welsing , A. Wilhelm , D. A. Williams , External Collaborators , : , S. Buson , J. Finke , M. Villata , C. Raiteri , H. D. Aller , M. F. Aller , A. Cesarini , W. P. Chen , M. A. Gurwell , S. G. Jorstad , G. N. Kimeridze , E. Koptelova , O. M. Kurtanidze , S. O. Kurtanidze , A. Lähteenmäki , V. M. Larionov , E. G. Larionova , H. C. Lin , B. McBreen , J. W. Moody , D. A. Morozova , A. P. Marscher , W. Max-Moerbeck , M. G. Nikolashvili , M. Perri , A. C. S. Readhead , J. L. Richards , J. A. Ros , A. C. Sadun , T. Sakamoto , L. A. Sigua , P. S. Smith , M. Tornikoski , I. S. Troitsky , A. E. Wehrle , B. Jordan

We present the results from the timing and spectral study of Mrk\,421 based mainly on the \emph{Swift} data in the X-ray energy range obtained during the time interval 2015\,December--2018\,April. The most extreme X-ray flaring activity on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-03 B. Kapanadze , A. Gurchumelia , D. Dorner , S. Vercellone , P. Romano , P. Hughes , M. Aller , H. Aller , O. Kharshiladze

We present a comprehensive analysis of the 17-year Fermi-LAT observational data of Mrk 421 to investigate the spectral variations in the $\gamma$-ray bands. The light curve of the source in the 0.1--1000 GeV band with a 14-day time bin…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-18 Rui-Qi Huang , Xin-Ke Hu , Yu-Wei Yu , Ji-Shun Lian , Jin Zhang

This paper presents the results of a detailed timing and spectral analysis of the TeV-detected blazar 1ES 1218+304, focused on the observations performed with the different instruments onboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-22 B. Kapanadze , A. Gurchumelia , M. Aller

It is surprising to find a fact for migration in the peak positions of synchrotron spectra energy distribution component during in the activity epochs of Mrk 421, accompanying with an orphan flaring at the X-ray and GeV-TeV $\gamma$-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-10 Y. G. Zheng , C. Y. Yang , Shi-Ju Kang , J. M. Bai

The TACTIC $\gamma$-ray telescope has observed Mrk 421 on 66 clear nights from Dec. 07, 2005 to Apr. 30, 2006, totalling $\sim$ 202 hours of on-source observations. Here, we report the detection of flaring activity from the source at $\geq$…