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- Bulgarian Academy of SciencesBG224 papers
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFR67 papers
- Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"BG64 papers
- Shumen UniversityBG62 papers
- Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasES57 papers
- Instituto de Astrofísica de AndalucíaES55 papers
- National Institute for AstrophysicsIT54 papers
- Universidad de La LagunaES50 papers
- Astronomical ObservatoryRS48 papers
- Evgeni Kharadze Georgian National Astrophysical ObservatoryGE45 papers
- Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational SciencesIN43 papers
- Osservatorio Astrofisico di TorinoIT43 papers
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Multi-epoch afterglow rebrightenings in GRB 250129A: Evidence for successive shock interactions
D. Akl, S. Antier, H. Koehn +105
Most long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) exhibit afterglows broadly consistent with external forward-shock emission, typically described by smooth broken power-law decays in the multiband…
Linking {\it Fermi} blazars and radio galaxies through accretion and jet radiation mechanisms
Xu-Hong Ye, Ranieri D. Baldi, Wen-Xin Yang +5
Based on the classical unification, blazars, namely BL Lacertae objects (BL Lacs) and flat-spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs), are believed to correspond with radio galaxies when obser…
First detection of VHE gamma-ray signal from the FSRQ TON 0599
MAGIC Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +245
TON\,0599 (z=0.7247) belongs to the few flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) detected in the very high energy (VHE, \,GeV) gamma-ray band. Its redshift makes it currently o…
Multiband optical variability on diverse timescales of the blazar Ton 599 from 2011 to 2023
O. Vince, C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata +72
(Shortened)Context: We analyze the optical variability of the FSRQ Ton 599 using BVRI photometry from the WEBT collaboration (2011-2023), complemented by photometric and spectrosco…
Multi-wavelength variability analysis of the blazar S5 0716+714 during a long-lasting period of low activity
B. M. Mihov, E. G. Elhosseiny, L. S. Slavcheva-Mihova +3
We conducted a multi-wavelength monitoring campaign of the blazar S5 0716+714 from 2022 November 26 to 2023 May 28 using optical telescopes in Egypt and Bulgaria. Data were taken d…
Determining the origin of the X-ray emission in blazars through multiwavelength polarization
Ioannis Liodakis, Haocheng Zhang, Stella Boula +48
The origin of the high-energy emission in astrophysical jets from black holes is a highly debated issue. This is particularly true for jets from supermassive black holes that are a…
Time-dependent modelling of short-term variability in the TeV-blazar VER J0521+211 during the major flare in 2020
MAGIC Collaboration, S. Abe, J. Abhir +228
The BL Lacertae object VER J0521+211 underwent a notable flaring episode in February 2020. A short-term monitoring campaign, led by the MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Chere…
A wiggling filamentary jet at the origin of the blazar multi-wavelength behaviour
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, M. I. Carnerero +96
Blazars are beamed active galactic nuclei known for their strong multi-wavelength variability on timescales from years down to minutes. We aim to investigate the suitability of the…
Optical variability of the blazar 3C 371: from minute to year timescales
J. Otero-Santos, C. M. Raiteri, J. A. Acosta-Pulido +41
The BL Lac object 3C 371 has been observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (\textit{TESS}) for approximately a year, between July 2019 and July 2020, with an unmatched…
Latest Evolution of the X-Ray Remnant of SN 1987A: Beyond the Inner Ring
Aravind P. Ravi, Sangwook Park, Svetozar A. Zhekov +5
Based on our Chandra imaging-spectroscopic observations, we present the latest evolution of the X-ray remnant of SN 1987A. Recent changes in the electron temperatures and volume em…
Proper motion of Cygnus loop shock filaments
M. Vucetic, N. Milanovic, D. Urosevis +4
We determined shock speed in the Galactic supernova remnant Cygnus Loop, using proper motion of its optical filaments and the latest estimate for its distance. The proper motion wa…
The variability patterns of the TeV blazar PG 1553+113 from a decade of MAGIC and multi-band observations
MAGIC Collaboration, H. Abe, S. Abe +264
PG 1553+113 is one of the few blazars with a convincing quasi-periodic emission in the gamma-ray band. The source is also a very high-energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray emitter. To b…
Quasi-simultaneous Optical Flux and Polarization Variability of the Binary Super Massive Black Hole Blazar OJ 287 from 2015 to 2023: Detection of an Anticorrelation in Flux and Polarization Variability
Alok C. Gupta, Pankaj Kushwaha, Mauri J. Valtonen +25
We study the optical flux and polarization variability of the binary black hole blazar OJ 287 using quasi-simultaneous observations from 2015 to 2023 carried out using telescopes i…
Investigating the origin of optical flares from the TeV blazar S4 0954+65
Ashwani Pandey, Rumen Bachev, Bozena Czerny +4
Aims. We aim to investigate the extreme variability properties of the TeV blazar S4 0954+65 using optical photometric and polarisation observations carried out between 2017 and 202…
Multi-year characterisation of the broad-band emission from the intermittent extreme BL Lac 1ES~2344+514
H. Abe, S. Abe, V. A. Acciari +232
The BL Lac 1ES 2344+514 is known for temporary extreme properties (e.g., a shift of the synchrotron SED peak energy above 1keV). While those extreme states were so fa…
Intra-night optical flux and polarization variability of BL~Lacertae during its 2020 2021 high state
Rumen Bachev, Tushar Tripathi, Alok C. Gupta +15
In this work, we report the presence of rapid intra-night optical variations in both -- flux and polarization of the blazar BL Lacertae during its unprecedented 2020--2021 high sta…
The `blazar sequence' in TeV band
Zhihao Ouyang, Hubing Xiao, Jianzhen Chen +7
The `blazar sequence' has been proposed for more than 20 years, yet its nature is still unclear. In this work, for the first time, we expand this topic to the TeV band by using a s…
Analysis of the intra-night variability of BL Lacertae during its August 2020 flare
Aditi Agarwal, B. Mihov, Vipul Agrawal +7
We present an analysis of the photometry of the blazar BL Lacertae on diverse timescales from mid-July to mid-September 2020. We have used 11 different optical telescopes ar…
The optical behaviour of BL Lacertae at its maximum brightness levels: a blend of geometry and energetics
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, S. G. Jorstad +13
In 2021 BL Lacertae underwent an extraordinary activity phase, which was intensively followed by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) Collaboration. We present the WEBT optical…
Multi-band Optical Variability of the TeV Blazar PG 1553+113 in 2019
Vinit Dhiman, Alok C. Gupta, Sofia O. Kurtanidze +20
We report the flux and spectral variability of PG 1553+113 on intra-night (IDV) to short-term timescales using BVRI data collected over 91 nights from 28 February to 8 November 201…
Optical flux and spectral variability of BL Lacertae during its historical high outburst in 2020
Nibedita Kalita, Yuhai Yuan, Minfeng Gu +9
BL Lacertae had undergone a series of historical high flux activity over a year, from August 2020 in the optical to VHE -rays. In this paper, we report on optical flux and spect…
Taking a break: paused accretion in the symbiotic binary RT Cru
A. Pujol, G. J. M. Luna, K. Mukai +10
Symbiotic binaries sometimes hide their symbiotic nature for significant periods of time. There is mounting observational evidence that in those symbiotics that are powered solely…
Multi-messenger characterization of Mrk 501 during historically low X-ray and -ray activity
MAGIC collaboration, H. Abe, S. Abe +322
We study the broadband emission of Mrk 501 using multi-wavelength observations from 2017 to 2020 performed with a multitude of instruments, involving, among others, MAGIC, Fermi-LA…
Rapid X-ray Variability in Mkn 421 during a Multiwavelength Campaign
Alex G. Markowitz, Krzysztof Nalewajko, Gopal Bhatta +47
The study of short-term variability properties in AGN jets has the potential to shed light on their particle acceleration and emission mechanisms. We report results from a four-day…