activity
20092022
most citedThe major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part II: A performance study using observations of the Crab Nebula

534 citations · 5k across the 64 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

66 papers

astro-ph.HE2022

Recent MAGIC results on Galactic binaries

E. Molina, A. López-Oramas, D. Hadasch +1

X-ray and gamma-ray binaries are systems consisting of a compact object and normally a non-degenerate companion star. Most of these sources have been shown to emit radiation in a b…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 2 cited

Cross-calibration and combined analysis of the CTA-LST prototype and the MAGIC telescopes

Y. Ohtani, A. Berti, D. Depaoli +13

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation gamma-ray observatory, which will consist of three kinds of telescopes of different sizes. Among those, the Large Si…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 226 cited

Observation of inverse Compton emission from a long -ray burst

V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +301

Long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) originate from ultra-relativistic jets launched from the collapsing cores of dying massive stars. They are characterised by an initial phase o…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 286 cited

Teraelectronvolt emission from the -ray burst GRB 190114C

MAGIC Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +177

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) of the long-duration class are the most luminous sources of electromagnetic radiation known in the Universe. They are generated by outflows of plasma ejecte…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 50 cited

Unravelling the complex behavior of Mrk 421 with simultaneous X-ray and VHE observations during an extreme flaring activity in April 2013

MAGIC collaboration, V. A. Acciari, S. Ansoldi +237

We report on a multi-band variability and correlation study of the TeV blazar Mrk 421 during an exceptional flaring activity observed from 2013 April 11 to 2013 April 19. The study…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 20 cited

MAGIC detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the low-luminosity blazar 1ES 1741+196

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

We present the first detection of the nearby (z=0.084) low-luminosity BL Lac object 1ES 1741+196 in the very high energy (VHE: E100 GeV) band. This object lies in a triplet of i…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 67 cited

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.HE2016★ 34 cited

Observations of Sagittarius A* during the pericenter passage of the G2 object with MAGIC

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +153

Context. We present the results of a multi-year monitoring campaign of the Galactic Center (GC) with the MAGIC telescopes. These observations were primarily motivated by reports th…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 39 cited

A search for spectral hysteresis and energy-dependent time lags from X-ray and TeV gamma-ray observations of Mrk 421

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +220

Blazars are variable emitters across all wavelengths over a wide range of timescales, from months down to minutes. It is therefore essential to observe blazars simultaneously at di…

hep-ex2016★ 58 cited

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.HE2016★ 89 cited

Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the gravitationally-lensed blazar QSO B0218+357 with the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +151

Context. QSO B0218+357 is a gravitationally lensed blazar located at a redshift of 0.944. The gravitational lensing splits the emitted radiation into two components, spatially indi…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 46 cited

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.HE2016★ 29 cited

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.HE2016★ 15 cited

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.HE2016★ 22 cited

Insights into the emission of the blazar 1ES 1011+496 through unprecedented broadband observations during 2011 and 2012

J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +161

1ES 1011+496 was discovered in very high energy (VHE, E >100 GeV) -rays with MAGIC in 2007. The absence of simultaneous data at lower energies led to a rather incomp…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 34 cited

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.HE2016★ 57 cited

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.HE2016★ 306 cited

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.HE2016★ 62 cited

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.HE2015★ 143 cited

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.GA2015★ 117 cited

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 the…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 143 cited

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.HE2015★ 71 cited

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.HE2015★ 32 cited

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 inve…