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20102012
most citedMAGIC discovery of VHE Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

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23 papers

astro-ph.HE2012★ 42 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 15 cited

Search for radio pulsations in LS I +61 303

A. Cañellas, B. C. Joshi, J. M. Paredes +5

Context. LS I +61 303 is a member of the select group of gamma-ray binaries: galactic binary systems that contain a massive star and a compact object, show a changing milliarcsecon…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 27 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 67 cited

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.HE2012★ 89 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 35 cited

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.HE2011★ 100 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 18 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 1 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 72 cited

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.CO2011★ 188 cited

The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +442

Abridged: The giant radio galaxy M 87 with its proximity, famous jet, and very massive black hole provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of very high energy (VHE;…

astro-ph.CO2011

MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M87 in a low emission state between 2005 and 2007

Karsten Berger, Dijana Dominis Prester, Fabrizio Tavecchio +1

We present the results of a long M87 monitoring campaign in very high energy -rays with the MAGIC-I Cherenkov telescope. A total of 150 hours of data was gathered between 2005 a…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 104 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 81 cited

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…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 245 cited

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.HE2011★ 75 cited

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…

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.CO2011★ 93 cited

MAGIC observations and multiwavelength properties of the quasar 3C279 in 2007 and 2009

The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +144

Context. 3C 279, the first quasar discovered to emit VHE gamma-rays by the MAGIC telescope in 2006, was reobserved by MAGIC in January 2007 during a major optical flare and from De…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 12 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 105 cited

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…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 57 cited

PG 1553+113: five years of observations with MAGIC

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +156

We present the results of five years (2005-2009) of MAGIC observations of the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 at very high energies (VHEs, E > 100 GeV). Power law fits of the individual…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 31 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 95 cited

Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the Perseus cluster head-tail galaxy IC 310 by the MAGIC telescopes

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli +151

We report on the detection with the MAGIC telescopes of very high energy gamma-rays from IC 310, a head-tail radio galaxy in the Perseus galaxy cluster, observed during the interva…