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most citedThe unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3. The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005

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astro-ph.HE2014★ 75 cited

Multiwavelength observations of Mrk 501 in 2008

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, S. Ansoldi +256

Mrk 501 is one of the brightest blazars at TeV energies and has been extensively studied since its first VHE detection in 1996. Our goal is to characterize in detail the source gam…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 85 cited

The correlated optical and radio variability of BL Lacertae. WEBT data analysis 1994-2005

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, V. M. Larionov +2

Since 1997, BL Lacertae has undergone a phase of high optical activity, with the occurrence of several prominent outbursts. Starting from 1999, the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WE…

astro-ph2007★ 72 cited

WEBT and XMM-Newton observations of 3C 454.3 during the post-outburst phase. Detection of the little and big blue bumps

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, V. M. Larionov +3

The blazar 3C 454.3 underwent an unprecedented optical outburst in spring 2005. This was first followed by a mm and then by a cm radio outburst, which peaked in February 2006. We r…

astro-ph2007★ 80 cited

The radio delay of the exceptional 3C 454.3 outburst. Follow-up WEBT observations in 2005-2006

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, M. F. Aller

In spring 2005 the blazar 3C 454.3 was observed in an unprecedented bright state from the near-IR to the hard X-ray frequencies. A mm outburst peaked in June-July 2005, and it was…

astro-ph2006★ 186 cited

The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3. The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, T. J. Balonek

The radio quasar 3C 454.3 underwent an exceptional optical outburst lasting more than 1 year and culminating in spring 2005. The maximum brightness detected was R = 12.0, which rep…