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most citedMAGIC discovery of VHE Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

376 citations · 1.2k across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.EP2021

OGLE-2018-BLG-1185b : A Low-Mass Microlensing Planet Orbiting a Low-Mass Dwarf

Iona Kondo, Jennifer C. Yee, David P. Bennett +94

We report the analysis of planetary microlensing event OGLE-2018-BLG-1185, which was observed by a large number of ground-based telescopes and by the Space Telescope. The…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 50 cited

The -ray spectrum of the core of Centaurus A as observed with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +249

Centaurus A (Cen A) is the nearest radio galaxy discovered as a very-high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV-100 TeV) -ray source by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). It is a fa…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 28 cited

The detection of the blazar S4 0954+65 at very-high-energy with the MAGIC telescopes during an exceptionally high optical state

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +169

The very-high-energy (VHE, GeV) -ray MAGIC observations of the blazar S4 0954+65, were triggered by an exceptionally high flux state of emission in the optical. Th…

astro-ph.HE2017

Analysis of solar gamma rays and solar neutrons detected on March 7th and September 25th of 2011 by Ground Level Neutron Telescopes, SEDA-FIB and FERMI-LAT

Y. Muraki, J. F. Valdes-Galicia, L. X. Gonzalez +16

At the 33rd ICRC, we reported the possible detection of solar gamma rays by a ground level detector and later re-examined this event. On March 7, 2011, the solar neutron telescope…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 44 cited

Time-Dependent Modeling of Gamma-ray Flares in Blazar PKS1510-089

Shinya Saito, Lukasz Stawarz, Yasuyuki Tanaka +3

Here we present a new approach for constraining luminous blazars, incorporating fully time-dependent and self-consistent modeling of bright gamma-ray flares of PKS1510-089 resolved…

astro-ph.HE2015

Suzaku and Fermi Observations of Gamma-Ray Bright Radio Galaxies: Origin of the X-ray Emission and Broad-Band Modeling

Y. Fukazawa, S. Tokuda, R. Itoh +3

We performed a systematic X-ray study of eight nearby -ray bright radio galaxies with {\em Suzaku} for understanding the origin of their X-ray emissions. The {\em Suzaku} spectr…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 33 cited

Extreme Blazars Studied with Fermi-LAT and Suzaku: 1ES 0347-121 and Blazar Candidate HESS J1943+213

Y. T. Tanaka, L. Stawarz, J. Finke +9

We report on our study of high-energy properties of two peculiar TeV emitters: the "extreme blazar" 1ES 0347-121 and the "extreme blazar candidate" HESS J1943+213 located near the…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 5 cited

Two active states of the narrow-line gamma-ray-loud AGN GB 1310+487

K. V. Sokolovsky, F. K. Schinzel, Y. T. Tanaka +49

Previously unremarkable, the extragalactic radio source GB 1310+487 showed a gamma-ray flare on 2009 November 18, reaching a daily flux of ~10^-6 photons/cm^2/s at energies E>100 M…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 32 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Detection of Two Very-High-Energy (E>100 GeV) Gamma-ray Photons from the z = 1.1 Blazar PKS 0426-380

Y. T. Tanaka, C. C. Cheung, Y. Inoue +10

We report the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) detection of two very-high-energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray photons from the directional vicinity of the distant (redshift, z = 1.1)…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 117 cited

High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission From Solar Flares: Summary of Fermi LAT Detections and Analysis of Two M-Class Flares

LAT collaboration

We present the detections of 19 solar flares detected in high-energy gamma rays (above 100 MeV) with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) during its first four years of operation.…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 124 cited

Very Rapid High-Amplitude Gamma-ray Variability in Luminous Blazar PKS 1510-089 Studied with Fermi-LAT

S. Saito, L. Stawarz, Y. T. Tanaka +3

Here we report on the detailed analysis of the gamma-ray light curve of a luminous blazar PKS1510-089 observed in the GeV range with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Ferm…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 36 cited

Giant Lobes of Centaurus A Radio Galaxy Observed with the Suzaku X-ray Satellite

L. Stawarz, Y. T. Tanaka, G. Madejski +15

[abridged] We report on Suzaku observations of selected regions within the Southern giant lobe of the radio galaxy Centaurus A. We focus on distinct X-ray features likely associate…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 23 cited

Suzaku X-ray Imaging of the Extended Lobe in the Giant Radio Galaxy NGC6251 Associated with the Fermi-LAT Source 2FGLJ1629.4+8236

Y. Takeuchi, J. Kataoka, L. Stawarz +7

We report the results of a Suzaku X-ray imaging study of NGC6251, a nearby giant radio galaxy with intermediate FR I/II radio properties. Our pointing direction was centered on the…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 1 cited

Challenging the high-energy emission zone in FSRQs

A. Stamerra, J. Becerra, G. Bonnoli +6

The blazar zone in quasars is commonly assumed to be located inside the broad-line region at some hundreds of Schwartzschild radii from the central black hole. Now, the simultaneou…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 376 cited

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.HE2011★ 95 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Detection of Bright Gamma-ray Outbursts from a Peculiar Quasar 4C +21.35

Y. T. Tanaka, L. Stawarz, D. J. Thompson +17

In this paper we report on the two-year-long Fermi-LAT observation of the peculiar blazar 4C +21.35 (PKS 1222+216). This source was in a quiescent state from the start of science o…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 19 cited

Unraveling the Nature of Unidentified High Galactic Latitude Fermi/LAT Gamma-ray Sources with Suzaku

Koto Maeda, Jun Kataoka, Takeshi Nakamori +13

We report on the results of deep X-ray follow-up observations of four unidentified Fermi/LAT gamma-ray sources at high Galactic latitudes using Suzaku. The studied objects were det…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 227 cited

Detection of a spectral break in the extra hard component of GRB 090926A

Fermi-LAT, Fermi-GBM collaborations

We report on the observation of the bright, long gamma-ray burst, GRB 090926A, by the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) instruments on board the \Fermi\…

astro-ph2006

GEOTAIL observation of SGR 1900+14 giant flare on 27 August 1998

Y. T. Tanaka

The soft gamma repeater (SGR) 1900+14 emitted the giant flare on 27 August 1998. Most gamma-ray detectors saturated during the initial spike of the giant flare because of the inten…