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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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 unk…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 January…
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…
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…
Measurement of the cosmic electron plus positron spectrum with the MAGIC telescopes
D. Borla Tridon, P. Colin, L. Cossio +2
Cosmic electrons with energies in the TeV range lose their energy rapidly through synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton processes, resulting in a relatively short lifetime (~ 1…
Probing the CR positron/electron ratio at few hundreds GeV through Moon shadow observation with the MAGIC telescopes
Pierre Colin, Daniela Borla Tridon, Alicia Diago Ortega +6
The antimatter components measured in the Cosmic Ray (CR) flux are thought as secondary particles induced by the propagation of galactic CRs within the galaxy. Recent results from…
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…
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 200…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Insights Into the High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era
LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the MAGIC collaboration +6
We report on the gamma-ray activity of the blazar Mrk 501 during the first 480 days of Fermi operation. We find that the average LAT gamma-ray spectrum of Mrk 501 can be well descr…
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…