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astro-ph.HE2026

IceCube Real-time Searches for High-energy Neutrinos Coincident with LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Gravitational-Wave Alerts in O4a

The IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +418

Gravitational-wave events from mergers of compact objects are a predicted source of high-energy neutrinos. Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, we search for neutrinos…

physics.data-an2019

Computational Techniques for the Analysis of Small Signals in High-Statistics Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +368

The current and upcoming generation of Very Large Volume Neutrino Telescopes---collecting unprecedented quantities of neutrino events---can be used to explore subtle effects in osc…

astro-ph.IM2014

Calibration and performance of the photon sensor response of FACT -- The First G-APD Cherenkov telescope

A. Biland, T. Bretz, J. Buß +33

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is the first in-operation test of the performance of silicon photo detectors in Cherenkov Astronomy. For more than two years it is operat…

astro-ph.HE2013

Searches for high-energy neutrino emission in the Galaxy with the combined IceCube-AMANDA detector

IceCube collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +268

We report on searches for neutrino sources at energies above 200 GeV in the Northern sky of the galactic plane, using the data collected by the South Pole neutrino telescopes IceCu…

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…

astro-ph.HE2013

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part III: Cosmic Rays

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278

Papers on cosmic rays submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.

astro-ph.HE2023

Prospects for -ray observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, K. Abe +564

Galaxy clusters are expected to be dark matter (DM) reservoirs and storage rooms for the cosmic-ray protons (CRp) that accumulate along the cluster's formation history. Accordingly…

astro-ph.HE2014

Multipole analysis of IceCube data to search for dark matter accumulated in the Galactic halo

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +299

Dark matter which is bound in the Galactic halo might self-annihilate and produce a flux of stable final state particles, e.g. high energy neutrinos. These neutrinos can be detecte…

astro-ph.HE2019

A Fast Very High Energy -ray Flare from BL Lacertae during a Period of Multiwavelength activity in June 2015

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +163

The mechanisms producing fast variability of the -ray emission in active galactic nuclei are under debate. The MAGIC telescopes detected a fast very high energy (VHE, E G…

astro-ph.HE2010

MAGIC observation of the GRB080430 afterglow

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, H. Anderhub +151

Context: Gamma-ray bursts are cosmological sources emitting radiation from the gamma-rays to the radio band. Substantial observational efforts have been devoted to the study of gam…

astro-ph.HE2020

Characteristics of the diffuse astrophysical electron and tau neutrino flux with six years of IceCube high energy cascade data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +358

We report on the first measurement of the astrophysical neutrino flux using particle showers (cascades) in IceCube data from 2010 -- 2015. Assuming standard oscillations, the astro…

hep-ex2021

A Convolutional Neural Network based Cascade Reconstruction for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +364

Continued improvements on existing reconstruction methods are vital to the success of high-energy physics experiments, such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. In IceCube, further…

astro-ph.HE2016

Search for correlations between the arrival directions of IceCube neutrino events and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array

The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +863

This paper presents the results of different searches for correlations between very high-energy neutrino candidates detected by IceCube and the highest-energy cosmic rays measured…

astro-ph.HE2018

The blazar TXS 0506+056 associated with a high-energy neutrino: insights into extragalactic jets and cosmic ray acceleration

S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli, C. Arcaro +146

A neutrino with energy of 290 TeV, IceCube-170922A, was detected in coincidence with the BL Lac object TXS~0506+056 during enhanced gamma-ray activity, with chance coincidenc…

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.HE2013

Search for neutrino-induced particle showers with IceCube-40

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +287

We report on the search for neutrino-induced particle-showers, so-called cascades, in the IceCube-40 detector. The data for this search was collected between April 2008 and May 200…

astro-ph.HE2026

Extreme Blazars Observed with MAGIC: Second Catalog Release

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +353

Extremely high-peaked BL Lac objects - also named extreme blazars - are among the most energetic and persistent extragalactic accelerators in the Universe, defined by a synchrotron…

astro-ph.HE2020

Detection of the Geminga pulsar with MAGIC hints at a power-law tail emission beyond 15 GeV

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +190

We report the detection of pulsed gamma-ray emission from the Geminga pulsar (PSR J0633+1746) between GeV and GeV. This is the first time a middle-aged pulsar has been…

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.IM2009

A novel camera type for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy based on Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes

H. Anderhub, M. Backes, A. Biland +28

Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (G-APD) are promising new sensors for light detection in atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. In this paper, the design and commissioning of a 36-pix…

astro-ph.CO2014

Search for non-relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +288

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a large Cherenkov detector instrumenting of Antarctic ice. The detector can be used to search for signatures of particle phys…

astro-ph.HE2022

Long-term multi-wavelength study of 1ES 0647+250

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, T. Aniello +217

The BL Lac object 1ES 0647+250 is one of the few distant -ray emitting blazars detected at very high energies (VHE, 100 GeV) during a non-flaring state. It was detecte…

astro-ph.HE2018

Indirect dark matter searches in the dwarf satellite galaxy Ursa Major II with the MAGIC Telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +142

The dwarf spheroidal galaxy Ursa Major II (UMaII) is believed to be one of the most dark-matter dominated systems among the Milky Way satellites and represents a suitable target fo…

astro-ph.IM2016

Bokeh Mirror Alignment for Cherenkov Telescopes

M. L. Ahnen, D. Baack, M. Balbo +29

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) need imaging optics with large apertures and high image intensities to map the faint Cherenkov light emitted from cosmic ray air sh…

astro-ph.HE2012

Lateral Distribution of Muons in IceCube Cosmic Ray Events

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +277

In cosmic ray air showers, the muon lateral separation from the center of the shower is a measure of the transverse momentum that the muon parent acquired in the cosmic ray interac…

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.HE2025

Cosmic-ray acceleration and escape from supernova remnant W44 as probed by Fermi-LAT and MAGIC

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +218

Context. The supernova remnant (SNR) W44 and its surroundings are a prime target for studying the acceleration of cosmic rays (CRs). Several previous studies established an extende…

astro-ph.IM2017

Performance of the MAGIC telescopes under moonlight

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +143

MAGIC, a system of two imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, achieves its best performance under dark conditions, i.e. in absence of moonlight or twilight. Since operating the…

astro-ph.IM2025

Tools and Advancements towards Data Standardization of the MAGIC Collaboration

C. P. Walther, C. Nigro, D. Elsässer +1

Gamma-ray astronomy is able to acquire large data volumes that astronomers use to draw scientific conclusions from. Ensuring the possibility of accessing and utilizing this data al…

astro-ph.HE2025

All-sky neutrino point-source search with IceCube combined track and cascade data

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +424

Despite extensive efforts, discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrino sources remains elusive. We present an event-level simultaneous maximum likelihood analysis of tracks and…

astro-ph.HE2018

Search for neutrinos from decaying dark matter with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +327

With the observation of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, interest has risen in models of PeV-mass decaying dark matter particles to explain…

hep-ex2025

Search for Heavy Neutral Leptons with IceCube DeepCore

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +421

The observation of neutrino oscillations has established that neutrinos have non-zero masses. This phenomenon is not explained by the Standard Model of particle physics, but one vi…

astro-ph.HE2018

Constraining Dark Matter lifetime with a deep gamma-ray survey of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +148

Clusters of galaxies are the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the Universe, with masses around , most of it in the form of dark matter. The groun…

astro-ph.HE2023

Observation of Seasonal Variations of the Flux of High-Energy Atmospheric Neutrinos with IceCube

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +389

Atmospheric muon neutrinos are produced by meson decays in cosmic-ray-induced air showers. The flux depends on meteorological quantities such as the air temperature, which affects…

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.HE2025

A Search for Millimeter-Bright Blazars as Astrophysical Neutrino Sources

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +424

The powerful jets of blazars have been historically considered as likely sites of high-energy cosmic-ray acceleration. However, particulars of the launched jet and the locations of…

astro-ph.HE2026

Chasing Gamma-Ray Signals from Binary Neutron Star Coalescences with the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Prospects and Observing Strategies

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +457

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), together with its electromagnetic counterpart, th…

astro-ph.IM2018

Limits on the flux of tau neutrinos from 1 PeV to 3 EeV with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +142

A search for tau neutrino induced showers with the MAGIC telescopes is presented. The MAGIC telescopes located at an altitude of 2200 m a.s.l. in the Canary Island of La Palma, can…

astro-ph2007

The MAGIC Project: Contributions to ICRC 2007

J. Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub +142

The MAGIC Project: Contributions to ICRC 2007, Merida, Mexico. Contents pages for the Contribution on behalf of the MAGIC Collaboration to the 30th ICRC that took place in July 200…

astro-ph.CO2010

The first search for extremely-high energy cosmogenic neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +250

We report on the results of the search for extremely-high energy (EHE) neutrinos with energies above GeV obtained with the partially (30%) constructed IceCube in 2007.…

astro-ph.HE2025

Constraints on the Correlation of IceCube Neutrinos with Tracers of Large-Scale Structure

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +430

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has observed extragalactic astrophysical neutrinos with an apparently isotropic distribution. Only a small fraction of the observed astrophysical n…

astro-ph.HE2014

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Part II: Atmospheric and Diffuse UHE Neutrino Searches of All Flavors

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +278

Papers on atmospheric and diffuse UHE neutrino searches of all flavors submitted to the 33nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (Rio de Janeiro 2013) by the IceCube Collaboration.

hep-ex2022

Strong constraints on neutrino nonstandard interactions from TeV-scale disappearance at IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +380

We report a search for nonstandard neutrino interactions (NSI) using eight years of TeV-scale atmospheric muon neutrino data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. By reconstructin…

astro-ph2007

Tau neutrino search with the MAGIC telescope

M. Gaug, C. Hsu, J. K. Becker +4

The MAGIC telescope located on the Roque de los Muchachos on the Canary Island La Palma at a height of 2200 m a.s.l. is able to point to the sea. This permits a search for air show…

astro-ph.HE2020

Statistics of VHE gamma-Rays in Temporal Association with Radio Giant Pulses from the Crab Pulsar

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +146

The aim of this study is to search for evidence of a common emission engine between radio giant pulses (GPs) and very-high-energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-rays from the Crab pulsar.…

astro-ph.IM2026

CORSIKA 8: A General Framework for Particle Cascade Simulations

J. M. Alameddine, J. Albrecht, A. A Alves +34

The simulation of extensive air showers and particle cascades in general is a cornerstone of modern astroparticle physics. For more than two decades, CORSIKA, currently in version…

astro-ph.HE2015

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part I: Point Source Searches

The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +312

Papers on point source searches submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.

astro-ph.HE2026

Improved measurements of the TeV-PeV extragalactic neutrino spectrum from joint analyses of IceCube tracks and cascades

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +424

The IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory has discovered the presence of a diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux at energies of TeV and beyond using neutrino induced muon tracks an…

astro-ph.HE2022

A Search for Coincident Neutrino Emission from Fast Radio Bursts with Seven Years of IceCube Cascade Events

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +382

This paper presents the results of a search for neutrinos that are spatially and temporally coincident with 22 unique, non-repeating Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) and one repeating FRB…

astro-ph.HE2017

Search for very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the microquasar Cygnus X-1 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +144

The microquasar Cygnus X-1 displays the two typical soft and hard X-ray states of a black-hole transient. During the latter, Cygnus X-1 shows a one-sided relativistic radio-jet. Re…

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.HE2018

The extreme HBL behaviour of Markarian 501 during 2012

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +276

A multiwavelength campaign was organized to take place between March and July of 2012. Excellent temporal coverage was obtained with more than 25 instruments, including the MAGIC,…

hep-ex2019

Measurement of Atmospheric Tau Neutrino Appearance with IceCube DeepCore

M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +327

We present a measurement of atmospheric tau neutrino appearance from oscillations with three years of data from the DeepCore sub-array of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This ana…

astro-ph.HE2020

MAGIC very large zenith angle observations of the Crab Nebula up to 100 TeV

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +169

Aims: We aim to measure the Crab Nebula gamma-ray spectral energy distribution in the ~100 TeV energy domain and test the validity of existing leptonic emission models at these hig…

astro-ph.HE2021

Multiwavelength study of the gravitationally lensed blazar QSO B0218+357 between 2016 and 2020

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +208

We report multiwavelength observations of the gravitationally lensed blazar QSO B0218+357 in 2016-2020. Optical, X-ray and GeV flares were detected. The contemporaneous MAGIC obser…

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.HE2025

Detection of the Geminga pulsar at energies down to 20 GeV with the LST-1 of CTAO

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +331

Geminga is the third gamma-ray pulsar firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) after the Crab and the Vela pulsars. Most of its emission is expected at t…

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.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…

hep-ex2017

Search for sterile neutrino mixing using three years of IceCube DeepCore data

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +305

We present a search for a light sterile neutrino using three years of atmospheric neutrino data from the DeepCore detector in the energy range of approximately GeV. DeepCor…

astro-ph.HE2009

MAGIC Collaboration: Contributions to the 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2009)

The MAGIC Collaboration, H. Anderhub, L. A. Antonelli +145

Index entry listing the contributed papers of the MAGIC collaboration to the 31th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2009), July 7-15 2009, Łódź, Poland. The individual p…

hep-ex2023

Searching for Decoherence from Quantum Gravity at the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +401

Neutrino oscillations at the highest energies and longest baselines provide a natural quantum interferometer with which to study the structure of spacetime and test the fundamental…

astro-ph.HE2017

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

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +160

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…

astro-ph.HE2020

Multiwavelength variability and correlation studies of Mrk 421 during historically low X-ray and -ray activity in 20152016

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +224

We report a characterization of the multi-band flux variability and correlations of the nearby (z=0.031) blazar Markarian 421 (Mrk 421) using data from Metsähovi, Swift, Fermi-LAT…

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.HE2021

Cosmic-ray transport in blazars: diffusive or ballistic propagation?

P. Reichherzer, J. Becker Tjus, M. Hörbe +4

The detection of a PeV high-energy neutrino of astrophysical origin, observed by the IceCube Collaboration and correlated with a 3 significance with Fermi measurements to the g…

astro-ph.IM2013

FACT - Long-term stability and observations during strong Moon light

M. L. Knoetig, A. Biland, T. Bretz +22

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is the first Cherenkov telescope equipped with a camera made of silicon photon detectors (G-APD aka. SiPM). Since October 2011, it is reg…

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…

astro-ph.HE2022

Search for Spatial Correlations of Neutrinos with Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

The ANTARES collaboration, A. Albert, S. Alves +1042

For several decades, the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) has been an unsolved question of high-energy astrophysics. One approach for solving this puzzle is to corr…

astro-ph.HE2017

Constraining Lorentz invariance violation using the Crab Pulsar emission observed up to TeV energies by MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +142

Spontaneous breaking of Lorentz symmetry at energies on the order of the Planck energy or lower is predicted by many quantum gravity theories, implying non-trivial dispersion relat…

astro-ph.HE2017

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2017 Part III: Cosmic Rays

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +312

Papers on cosmic-ray measurements submitted to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2017, Busan, South Korea) by the IceCube Collaboration

astro-ph.HE2026

GRB 221009A: Observations with LST-1 of CTAO and Implications for Structured Jets in Long Gamma-Ray Bursts

LST Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +328

GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed to date. Extensive observations of its afterglow emission across the electromagnetic spectrum were performed, providing…

astro-ph.HE2025

Very-high-energy gamma-ray detection and long-term multi-wavelength view of the flaring blazar B2 1811+31

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +231

Among the blazars whose emission has been detected up to very-high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV < E < 100 TeV) gamma rays, intermediate synchrotron-peaked BL Lacs (IBLs) are quite rare. Th…

astro-ph.IM2023

Performance of the joint LST-1 and MAGIC observations evaluated with Crab Nebula data

H. Abe, K. Abe, S. Abe +365

Aims. LST-1, the prototype of the Large-Sized Telescope for the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory, is concluding its commissioning in Observatorio del Roque de los Muc…

astro-ph.HE2024

Search for 10--1000 GeV neutrinos from Gamma Ray Bursts with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +405

We present the results of a search for 10--1,000 GeV neutrinos from 2,268 gamma-ray bursts over 8 years of IceCube-DeepCore data. This work probes burst physics below the photosphe…

astro-ph.HE2017

MAGIC Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +143

MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov) is a system of two 17 m diameter, F/1.03 Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). They are dedicated to the observation of…

astro-ph.HE2018

Constraining very-high-energy and optical emission from FRB 121102 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +155

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are bright flashes observed typically at GHz frequencies with millisecond duration, whose origin is likely extragalactic. Their nature remains mysterious,…

astro-ph.HE2017

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2017 Part II: Properties of the Atmospheric and Astrophysical Neutrino Flux

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann +312

Papers on the properties of the atmospheric and astrophysical neutrino flux submitted to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2017, Busan, South Korea) by the IceCube…

astro-ph.HE2026

Constraints on the VHE counterpart of two binary black hole mergers observed by the MAGIC and CTAO LST-1 telescopes

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +439

We present very-high-energy gamma-ray observations of two binary black hole merger candidates, GW240615_113620 and GW241125_010116, performed with the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imagi…

astro-ph.HE2020

The IceCube high-energy starting event sample: Description and flux characterization with 7.5 years of data

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +362

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has established the existence of a high-energy all-sky neutrino flux of astrophysical origin. This discovery was made using events interacting with…

astro-ph.HE2021

Search for GeV Neutrino Emission During Intense Gamma-Ray Solar Flares with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +364

Solar flares convert magnetic energy into thermal and non-thermal plasma energy, the latter implying particle acceleration of charged particles such as protons. Protons are injecte…

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-ph2006

Flux upper limit of gamma-ray emission by GRB050713a from MAGIC Telescope observations

J. Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub +127

The long-duration GRB050713a was observed by the MAGIC Telescope, 40 seconds after the burst onset, and followed up for 37 minutes, until twilight. The observation, triggered by a…

astro-ph.IM2013

Improvement in Fast Particle Track Reconstruction with Robust Statistics

M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +277

The IceCube project has transformed one cubic kilometer of deep natural Antarctic ice into a Cherenkov detector. Muon neutrinos are detected and their direction inferred by mapping…

astro-ph.HE2019

Search for transient optical counterparts to high-energy IceCube neutrinos with Pan-STARRS1

E. Kankare, M. Huber, S. J. Smartt +345

In order to identify the sources of the observed diffuse high-energy neutrino flux, it is crucial to discover their electromagnetic counterparts. IceCube began releasing alerts for…

astro-ph.HE2020

Search for PeV Gamma-Ray Emission from the Southern Hemisphere with 5 Years of Data from the IceCube Observatory

M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +354

The measurement of diffuse PeV gamma-ray emission from the Galactic plane would provide information about the energy spectrum and propagation of Galactic cosmic rays, and the detec…

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.HE2021

The IceCube Collaboration -- Contributions to the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021)

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +378

This list of contributions to the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference in Berlin, Germany (12-23 July 2021) summarizes the latest results from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.…

astro-ph.HE2015

Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galactic Center with IceCube-79

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +310

The Milky Way is expected to be embedded in a halo of dark matter particles, with the highest density in the central region, and decreasing density with the halo-centric radius. Da…

astro-ph.IM2010

Calibration and Characterization of the IceCube Photomultiplier Tube

The IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +256

Over 5,000 PMTs are being deployed at the South Pole to compose the IceCube neutrino observatory. Many are placed deep in the ice to detect Cherenkov light emitted by the products…

astro-ph.IM2015

Data compression for the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope

M. L. Ahnen, M. Balbo, M. Bergmann +27

The First Geiger-mode Avalanche photodiode (G-APD) Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) has been operating on the Canary island of La Palma since October 2011. Operations were automated so t…

astro-ph.HE2022

Proton acceleration in thermonuclear nova explosions revealed by gamma rays

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +208

Classical novae are cataclysmic binary star systems in which the matter of a companion star is accreted on a white dwarf (WD). Accumulation of hydrogen in a layer eventually causes…

astro-ph.HE2022

Investigating the blazar TXS 0506+056 through sharp multi-wavelength eyes during 2017-2019

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, T. Aniello +213

The blazar TXS 0506+056 got into the spotlight of the astrophysical community in September 2017, when a high-energy neutrino detected by IceCube (IceCube-170922A) was associated at…

astro-ph.HE2015

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Contributions to ICRC 2015 Part III: Cosmic Rays

The IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +312

Papers on cosmic rays submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube Collaboration.

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.HE2026

MAGIC observations of NGC 4278. The first low-luminosity radio galaxy with compact jets detected at TeV energies

S. Abe, J. Abhir, V. A. Acciari +189

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) Collaboration has recently reported the first detection at TeV energies of a low-luminosity radio galaxy, NGC 4278. The aim…

astro-ph.HE2018

Constraints on ultra-high-energy cosmic ray sources from a search for neutrinos above 10 PeV with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, K. Abraham +309

We report constraints on the sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) above GeV, based on an analysis of seven years of IceCube data. This analysis efficiently sele…