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astro-ph.IM2015

The major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part I: The hardware improvements and the commissioning of the system

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksic, S. Ansoldi +162

The MAGIC telescopes are two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) located on the Canary island of La Palma. The telescopes are designed to measure Cherenkov light from…

astro-ph.HE2014

Rapid and multi-band variability of the TeV-bright active nucleus of the galaxy IC 310

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +161

Context. The radio galaxy IC 310 has recently been identified as a gamma-ray emitter based on observations at GeV energies with Fermi-LAT and at very high energies (VHE, E>100GeV)…

astro-ph.HE2010

MAGIC Gamma-ray Telescope Observation of the Perseus Cluster of Galaxies: implications for cosmic rays, dark matter, and NGC1275

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +152

The Perseus galaxy cluster was observed by the MAGIC Cherenkov telescope for a total effective time of 24.4 hr during 2008 November and December. The resulting upper limits on the…

astro-ph.HE2012

Observations of the magnetars 4U 0142+61 and 1E 2259+586 with the MAGIC telescopes

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +153

Magnetars are an extreme, highly magnetized class of isolated neutron stars whose large X-ray luminosity is believed to be driven by their high magnetic field. In this work we stud…

astro-ph.HE2012

High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +153

The high frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 with a redshift of z=0.116 was discovered in 1997 in the very high energy (VHE, E >100GeV) gamma-ray range by the University of Durham…

astro-ph.HE2010

Observations of the Blazar 3C 66A with the MAGIC Telescopes in Stereoscopic Mode

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +153

We report new observations of the intermediate-frequency peaked BL Lacertae object 3C 66A with the MAGIC telescopes. The data sample we use were taken in 2009 December and 2010 Jan…

astro-ph.HE2011

MAGIC discovery of VHE Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

J. Aleksić, L. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +146

Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the flat spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) PKS 1222+21 (4C 21.35, z=0.432) was detected with the MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes during a short…

astro-ph.HE2018

Teraelectronvolt pulsed emission from the Crab pulsar detected by MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +139

Aims: To investigate the extension of the very-high-energy spectral tail of the Crab pulsar at energies above 400 GeV. Methods: We analyzed 320 hours of good quality data of…

hep-ph2014

Optimized dark matter searches in deep observations of Segue 1 with MAGIC

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +156

We present the results of stereoscopic observations of the satellite galaxy Segue 1 with the MAGIC Telescopes, carried out between 2011 and 2013. With almost 160 hours of good-qual…

astro-ph.HE2014

Multiwavelength observations of Mrk 501 in 2008

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +256

Mrk 501 is one of the brightest blazars at TeV energies and has been extensively studied since its first VHE detection in 1996. Our goal is to characterize in detail the source gam…

astro-ph.HE2011

Gamma-ray excess from a stacked sample of high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars observed with the MAGIC telescope

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +147

Between 2004 and 2009 a sample of 28 X-ray selected high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars with a X-ray flux larger than 2 uJy at 1 keV in the redshift range from 0.018 to…

astro-ph.HE2011

Observations of the Crab pulsar between 25 GeV and 100 GeV with the MAGIC I telescope

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +156

We report on the observation of -rays above 25\,GeV from the Crab pulsar (PSR B0532+21) using the MAGIC I telescope. Two data sets from observations during the winter period 20…

astro-ph.HE2015

The 2009 multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 421: Variability and correlation studies

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +270

We performed a 4.5-month multi-instrument campaign (from radio to VHE gamma rays) on Mrk421 between January 2009 and June 2009, which included VLBA, F-GAMMA, GASP-WEBT, Swift, RXTE…

astro-ph.HE2016

Investigating the peculiar emission from the new VHE gamma-ray source H1722+119

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +159

The MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov) telescopes observed the BL Lac object H1722+119 (redshift unknown) for six consecutive nights between 2013 May 17 and 22,…

astro-ph.CO2012

PG 1553+113: five years of observations with MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +156

We present the results of five years (2005-2009) of MAGIC observations of the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 at very high energies (VHEs, E > 100 GeV). Power law fits of the individual…

astro-ph.HE2013

MAGIC upper limits on the GRB 090102 afterglow

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +160

Indications of a GeV component in the emission from GRBs are known since the EGRET observations during the 1990's and they have been confirmed by the data of the Fermi satellite. T…

astro-ph.IM2013

The Formation of Condensation on Cherenkov Telescope Mirrors

P. M. Chadwick, S. A. Cleaver, M. Dyrda +5

The mirrors of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes are different from those of conventional astronomical telescopes in several ways, not least in that they are exposed to the…

astro-ph.HE2014

MAGIC long-term study of the distant TeV blazar PKS 1424+240 in a multiwavelength context

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +168

We present a study of the very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission of the blazar PKS 1424+240 observed with the MAGIC telescopes. The primary aim of this paper is the…

astro-ph.HE2013

The Simultaneous Low State Spectral Energy Distribution of 1ES 2344+514 from Radio to Very High Energies

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +191

[Abridged] Context. To construct and interpret the spectral energy distribution (SED) of BL Lacertae objects, simultaneous broad-band observations are mandatory. Aims. We present t…

astro-ph.HE2016

Multi-Wavelength Observations of the Blazar 1ES 1011+496 in Spring 2008

The MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +158

The BL Lac object 1ES 1011+496 was discovered at Very High Energy gamma-rays by MAGIC in spring 2007. Before that the source was little studied in different wavelengths. Therefore…

astro-ph.HE2014

Multifrequency Studies of the Peculiar Quasar 4C +21.35 During the 2010 Flaring Activity

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +288

The discovery of rapidly variable Very High Energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from 4C +21.35 (PKS 1222+216) by MAGIC on 2010 June 17, triggered by the high activity dete…

hep-ex2016

Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Follow-Up Program Using Neutrino Triggers from IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +537

We describe and report the status of a neutrino-triggered program in IceCube that generates real-time alerts for gamma-ray follow-up observations by atmospheric-Cherenkov telescope…

astro-ph.HE2015

Probing the very-high-energy gamma-ray spectral curvature in the blazar PG 1553+113 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +152

PG 1553+113 is a very-high-energy (VHE, ) -ray emitter classified as a BL Lac object. Its redshift is constrained by intergalactic absorption lines in the…

astro-ph.HE2015

Measurement of the Crab Nebula spectrum over three decades in energy with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +150

The MAGIC stereoscopic system collected 69 hours of Crab Nebula data between October 2009 and April 2011. Analysis of this data sample using the latest improvements in the MAGIC st…

astro-ph.HE2014

Search for Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays from the z = 0.896 Quasar 4C +55.17 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +157

The bright gamma-ray quasar 4C +55.17 is a distant source () with a hard spectrum at GeV energies as observed by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the {\it Fermi}…

astro-ph.HE2012

Detection of VHE γ-rays from HESS J0632+057 during the 2011 February X-ray outburst with the MAGIC Telescopes

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +158

The very high energy (VHE) γ-ray source HESS J0632+057 has recently been confirmed to be a γ-ray binary. The optical counterpart is the Be star MWC 148, and a compact object of u…

astro-ph.GA2015

MAGIC detection of short-term variability of the high-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 0806+524

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +152

The high-frequency-peaked BL Lac (HBL) 1ES 0806+524 (z = 0.138) was discovered in VHE rays in 2008. Until now, the broad-band spectrum of 1ES 0806+524 has been only poorly cha…

astro-ph.HE2015

Multiwavelength Study of Quiescent States of Mrk 421 with Unprecedented Hard X-Ray Coverage Provided by NuSTAR in 2013

M. Baloković, D. Paneque, G. Madejski +305

We present coordinated multiwavelength observations of the bright, nearby BL Lac object Mrk 421 taken in 2013 January-March, involving GASP-WEBT, Swift, NuSTAR, Fermi-LAT, MAGIC, V…

astro-ph.HE2013

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar 1ES 1727+502 with the MAGIC Telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +155

Motivated by the Costamante & Ghisellini (2002) predictions we investigated if the blazar 1ES 1727+502 (z=0.055) is emitting very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma rays. We observ…

astro-ph.HE2014

Black hole lightning due to particle acceleration at subhorizon scales

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +151

Supermassive black holes with masses of millions to billions of solar masses are commonly found in the centers of galaxies. Astronomers seek to image jet formation using radio inte…

astro-ph.HE2014

MAGIC observations and multifrequency properties of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C 279 in 2011

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +168

We study the multifrequency emission and spectral properties of the quasar 3C 279. We observed 3C 279 in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma rays, with the MAGIC telescopes duri…

astro-ph.HE2013

VHE gamma-ray emission from the FSRQs observed by the MAGIC telescopes

E. Lindfors, K. Nilsson, U. Barres de Almeida +16

Among more than fifty blazars detected in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma-rays, only three belong to the subclass of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs): PKS 1510-089, PKS 1…

astro-ph.HE2016

MAGIC observations of the February 2014 flare of 1ES 1011+496 and ensuing constraint of the EBL density

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +144

In February-March 2014, the MAGIC telescopes observed the high-frequency peaked BL Lac 1ES 1011+496 (z=0.212) in flaring state at very-high energy (VHE, E>100GeV). The flux reached…

astro-ph.IM2013

Mirror Development for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. Förster, T. Armstrong, H. Baba +53

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a planned observatory for very-high energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will consist of several tens of telescopes of different sizes, with a tota…

astro-ph.HE2012

Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 with the MAGIC telescopes

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +156

We study the non-thermal jet emission of the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 during a high optical state. The MAGIC telescopes observed the source during 13 nights between September 30th…

astro-ph.HE2016

Search for VHE gamma-ray emission from Geminga pulsar and nebula with the MAGIC telescopes

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +152

The Geminga pulsar, one of the brighest gamma-ray sources, is a promising candidate for emission of very-high-energy (VHE > 100 GeV) pulsed gamma rays. Also, detection of a large n…

astro-ph.HE2012

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the blazar 1ES 1215+303 with the MAGIC Telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +164

Context. We present the discovery of very high energy (VHE, E > 100GeV) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object 1ES 1215+303 by the MAGIC telescopes and simultaneous multi-wavele…

astro-ph.IM2015

First results of the two square meters multilayer glass composite mirror design proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array developed at INFN

C. Schultz, M. Doro, L. Lessio +2

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a future ground-based gamma-ray astronomy detector that will consist of more than 100 Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes of different s…

astro-ph.HE2012

Morphological and spectral properties of the W51 region measured with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +157

The W51 complex hosts the supernova remnant W51C which is known to interact with the molecular clouds in the star forming region W51B. In addition, a possible pulsar wind nebula CX…

astro-ph.HE2014

Detection of bridge emission above 50 GeV from the Crab pulsar with the MAGIC telescopes

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +153

The Crab pulsar is the only astronomical pulsed source detected at very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma-rays. The emission mechanism of VHE pulsation is not yet fully understood,…

astro-ph.HE2014

Contemporaneous observations of the radio galaxy NGC 1275 from radio to very high energy gamma-rays

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +157

The radio galaxy NGC 1275, recently identified as a very high energy (VHE, >100 GeV) gamma-ray emitter by MAGIC, is one of the few non-blazar AGN detected in the VHE regime. In ord…

astro-ph.HE2012

MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M87 in a low-emission state between 2005 and 2007

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +155

We present the results of a long M87 monitoring campaign in very high energy -rays with the MAGIC-I Cherenkov telescope. We aim to model the persistent non-thermal jet emission…

astro-ph.HE2016

Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290

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 inc…

astro-ph.HE2011

Searches for Dark Matter annihilation signatures in the Segue 1 satellite galaxy with the MAGIC-I telescope

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +153

We report the results of the observation of the nearby satellite galaxy Segue 1 performed by the MAGIC-I ground-based gamma-ray telescope between November 2008 and March 2009 for a…

astro-ph.GA2016

Long-term multi-wavelength variability and correlation study of Markarian 421 from 2007 to 2009

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +176

We study the multi-band variability and correlations of the TeV blazar Mrk 421 on year time scales, which can bring additional insight on the processes responsible for its broadban…

astro-ph.HE2012

Mrk 421 active state in 2008: the MAGIC view, simultaneous multi-wavelength observations and SSC model constrained

J. Aleksic, E. A. Alvarez, L. A. Antonelli +150

Context: The blazar Markarian 421 is one of the brightest TeV gamma-ray sources of the northern sky. From December 2007 until June 2008 it was intensively observed in the very high…

astro-ph.HE2015

CTA Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1305

List of contributions from the CTA Consortium presented at the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands.

astro-ph.GA2018

Very-high-energy gamma-rays from the Universe's middle age: detection of the z=0.940 blazar PKS 1441+25 with MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +246

The flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 1441+25 at a redshift of z = 0.940 is detected between 40 and 250 GeV with a significance of 25.5 σ using the MAGIC telescopes. Together with th…

astro-ph.HE2015

Very-high-energy γ-ray observations of novae and dwarf novae with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +148

Context. In the last five years the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) instrument detected GeV γ-ray emission from five novae. The GeV emission can be interpreted in terms of an inv…

astro-ph.HE2011

A search for Very High Energy gamma-ray emission from Scorpius X-1 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +150

The acceleration of particles up to GeV or higher energies in microquasars has been the subject of considerable theoretical and observational efforts in the past few years. Sco X-1…

astro-ph.HE2012

Phase-resolved energy spectra of the Crab Pulsar in the range of 50-400 GeV measured with the MAGIC Telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +155

We use 73 h of stereoscopic data taken with the MAGIC telescopes to investigate the very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission of the Crab pulsar. Our data show a highly significant…

astro-ph.HE2016

Deep observation of the NGC 1275 region with MAGIC: search of diffuse gamma-ray emission from cosmic rays in the Perseus cluster

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +154

Clusters of galaxies are expected to be reservoirs of cosmic rays (CRs) that should produce diffuse gamma-ray emission due to their hadronic interactions with the intra-cluster med…

astro-ph.HE2014

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

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +145

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 pul…

astro-ph.HE2011

MAGIC Upper Limits for two Milagro-detected, Bright Fermi Sources in the Region of SNR G65.1+0.6

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +144

We report on the observation of the region around supernova remnant G65.1+0.6 with the stand-alone MAGIC-I telescope. This region hosts the two bright GeV gamma-ray sources 1FGL J1…

astro-ph.IM2011

Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +153

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma. Since autumn 2009 both telescopes have been working together in stereosc…

astro-ph.HE2014

MAGIC search for VHE -ray emission from AE Aquarii in a multiwavelength context

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +152

It has been claimed that the nova-like cataclysmic variable (CV) AE Aquarii (AE Aqr) is a very-high-energy (VHE, 100 GeV) source both on observational and theoretical grounds.…

astro-ph.HE2012

Detection of very-high energy γ-ray emission from NGC 1275 by the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +161

We report on the detection of very-high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from NGC 1275, the central radio galaxy of the Perseus cluster of galaxies. The source has been d…

astro-ph.IM2013

Status of the technologies for the production of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) mirrors

G. Pareschi, T. Armstrong, H. Baba +54

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation very high-energy gamma-ray observatory, with at least 10 times higher sensitivity than current instruments. CTA will comp…

astro-ph.HE2013

CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)

The CTA Consortium, :, O. Abril +1102

Compilation of CTA contributions to the proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), which took place in 2-9 July, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

astro-ph.HE2015

Unprecedented study of the broadband emission of Mrk 421 during flaring activity in March 2010

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +251

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,…

astro-ph.HE2016

Limits to dark matter annihilation cross-section from a combined analysis of MAGIC and Fermi-LAT observations of dwarf satellite galaxies

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +154

We present the first joint analysis of gamma-ray data from the MAGIC Cherenkov telescopes and the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) to search for gamma-ray signals from dark matter…

astro-ph.HE2014

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar 1ES 0033+595 by the MAGIC telescopes

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +157

The number of known very high energy (VHE) blazars is , which is very small in comparison to the number of blazars detected in other frequencies. This situation is a hand…

astro-ph.HE2010

Spectral Energy Distribution of Markarian 501: Quiescent State vs. Extreme Outburst

The VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, T. Arlen +225

The very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) blazar Markarian 501 has a well-studied history of extreme spectral variability and is an excellent laboratory for studying the physical pro…

astro-ph.HE2011

Detection of the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303 in a low flux state at Very High Energy gamma-rays with the MAGIC Telescopes in 2009

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +153

We present very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) γ-ray observations of the γ-ray binary system LS I+61 303 obtained with the MAGIC stereo system between 2009 October and 2010 Janua…

astro-ph.CO2010

MAGIC TeV Gamma-Ray Observations of Markarian 421 during Multiwavelength Campaigns in 2006

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +145

The Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cerenkov (MAGIC) telescope participated in three multiwavelength (MWL) campaigns, observing the blazar Markarian (Mkn) 421 during the nights of…

astro-ph.HE2012

Constraining Cosmic Rays and Magnetic Fields in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with TeV observations by the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +161

Galaxy clusters are being assembled today in the most energetic phase of hierarchical structure formation which manifests itself in powerful shocks that contribute to a substantial…

astro-ph.HE2015

MAGIC observations of MWC 656, the only known Be/BH system

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +149

Context: MWC 656 has recently been established as the first observationally detected high-mass X-ray binary system containing a Be star and a black hole (BH). The system has been a…

astro-ph.HE2014

MAGIC reveals a complex morphology within the unidentified gamma-ray source HESS J1857+026

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +158

HESS J1857+026 is an extended TeV gamma-ray source that was discovered by H.E.S.S. as part of its Galactic plane survey. Given its broadband spectral energy distribution and its sp…

astro-ph.HE2016

Super-orbital variability of LS I +61°303 at TeV energies

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +150

The gamma-ray binary LS I +61303 is a well established source from centimeter radio up to very high energy (VHE; E100 GeV). Its broadband emission shows a periodicity…

astro-ph.HE2010

Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the Perseus cluster head-tail galaxy IC 310 by the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +151

We report on the detection with the MAGIC telescopes of very high energy gamma-rays from IC 310, a head-tail radio galaxy in the Perseus galaxy cluster, observed during the interva…

astro-ph.HE2014

First broadband characterization and redshift determination of the VHE blazar MAGIC J2001+439

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +167

We aim to characterize the broadband emission from 2FGL J2001.1+4352, which has been associated with the unknown-redshift blazar MG4 J200112+4352. Based on its gamma-ray spectral p…

astro-ph.CO2012

The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +442

Abridged: The giant radio galaxy M 87 with its proximity, famous jet, and very massive black hole provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of very high energy (VHE;…

astro-ph.HE2010

Search for an extended VHE gamma-ray emission from Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 with the MAGIC Telescope

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +148

Context: Part of the very high energy -ray radiation coming from extragalactic sources is absorbed through the pair production process on the extragalactic background light pho…

astro-ph.IM2015

The major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part II: A performance study using observations of the Crab Nebula

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksic, S. Ansoldi +163

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma, Spain. During summer 2011 and 2012 it underwent a series of upgrades, in…

astro-ph.CO2011

MAGIC observations and multiwavelength properties of the quasar 3C279 in 2007 and 2009

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +144

Context. 3C 279, the first quasar discovered to emit VHE gamma-rays by the MAGIC telescope in 2006, was reobserved by MAGIC in January 2007 during a major optical flare and from De…

astro-ph.HE2014

MAGIC gamma-ray and multifrequency observations of flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1510-089 in early 2012

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +218

Among more than fifty blazars detected in very high energy (VHE, E>100GeV) gamma-rays, only three belong to the subclass of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs). MAGIC observed FSRQ…

astro-ph.HE2011

MAGIC contributions to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +160

Compilation of the papers contributed by the MAGIC collaboration to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2011), which took place between August 11 and 18, 2011 in Bei…

astro-ph.HE2013

Studying flux variability of the BL Lac object 1ES0806+524 with MAGIC in a multi-wavelength context

K. Berger, C. Schultz, E. Lindfors R. Rheinthal +5

We present results of multi-wavelength (MWL) observations of the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae (HBL) object 1ES 0806+524 (z=0.138). Triggered by a high optical state, very high…

astro-ph.HE2015

First NuSTAR Observations of Mrk 501 within a Radio to TeV Multi-Instrument Campaign

A. Furniss, K. Noda, S. Boggs +273

We report on simultaneous broadband observations of the TeV-emitting blazar Markarian 501 between 1 April and 10 August 2013, including the first detailed characterization of the s…

astro-ph.HE2010

Magic constraints on Gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-3

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz +156

Cygnus X-3 is a microquasar consisting of an accreting compact object orbiting around a Wolf-Rayet star. It has been detected at radio frequencies and up to high-energy gamma rays…