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Title: Magic discovery of very high energy emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21

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Very high energy (VHE) γ-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 observation (~0.5 hr) performed on 2010 June 17. The MAGIC detection coincides with high-energy MeV/GeV γ-ray activity measured by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi satellite. The VHE spectrum measured by MAGIC extends from about 70 GeV up to at least 400 GeV and can be well described by a power-law dN/dE ∝ E –Γ with a photon index Γ = 3.75 ± 0.27stat ± 0.2syst. The averaged integral flux above 100 GeV is (4.6 ± 0.5) × 10–10 cm–2 s–1 (~1 Crab Nebula flux). The VHE flux measured by MAGIC varies significantly within the 30 minute exposure implying a flux doubling time of about 10 minutes. The VHE and MeV/GeV spectra, corrected for the absorption by the extragalactic background light (EBL), can be described by a single power law with photon index 2.72 ± 0.34 between 3 GeV and 400 GeV, and is consistent with emission belonging to a single component in the jet. The absence of a spectral cutoff constrains the γ-ray emission region tomore » lie outside the broad-line region, which would otherwise absorb the VHE γ-rays. Together with the detected fast variability, this challenges present emission models from jets in FSRQs. Furthermore, the combined Fermi/LAT and MAGIC spectral data yield constraints on the density of the EBL in the UV-optical to near-infrared range that are compatible with recent models.« less

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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USDOE
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MAGIC Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1357264
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
The Astrophysical Journal. Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 730; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-8205
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Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; cosmic background radiation; galaxies: active; galaxies: jets; gamma rays: galaxies; quasars: individual (PKS 1222+21)

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Aleksić, J., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Backes, M., Barrio, J. A., Bastieri, D., Becerra González, J., Bednarek, W., Berdyugin, A., Berger, K., Bernardini, E., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bock, R. K., Boller, A., Bonnoli, G., Borla Tridon, D., Braun, I., Bretz, T., Cañellas, A., Carmona, E., Carosi, A., Colin, P., Colombo, E., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Cossio, L., Covino, S., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., De Cea del Pozo, E., De Lotto, B., Delgado Mendez, C., Diago Ortega, A., Doert, M., Domínguez, A., Dominis Prester, D., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Elsaesser, D., Ferenc, D., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Fruck, C., García López, R. J., Garczarczyk, M., Garrido, D., Giavitto, G., Godinović, N., Hadasch, D., Häfner, D., Herrero, A., Hildebrand, D., Höhne-Mönch, D., Hose, J., Hrupec, D., Huber, B., Jogler, T., Klepser, S., Krähenbühl, T., Krause, J., La Barbera, A., Lelas, D., Leonardo, E., Lindfors, E., Lombardi, S., López, M., Lorenz, E., Makariev, M., Maneva, G., Mankuzhiyil, N., Mannheim, K., Maraschi, L., Mariotti, M., Martínez, M., Mazin, D., Meucci, M., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Miyamoto, H., Moldón, J., Moralejo, A., Nieto, D., Nilsson, K., Orito, R., Oya, I., Paneque, D., Paoletti, R., Pardo, S., Paredes, J. M., Partini, S., Pasanen, M., Pauss, F., Perez-Torres, M. A., Persic, M., Peruzzo, L., Pilia, M., Pochon, J., Prada, F., Prada Moroni, P. G., Prandini, E., Puljak, I., Reichardt, I., Reinthal, R., Rhode, W., Ribó, M., Rico, J., Rügamer, S., Saggion, A., Saito, K., Saito, T. Y., Salvati, M., Satalecka, K., Scalzotto, V., Scapin, V., Schultz, C., Schweizer, T., Shayduk, M., Shore, S. N., Sillanpää, A., Sitarek, J., Sobczynska, D., Spanier, F., Spiro, S., Stamerra, A., Steinke, B., Storz, J., Strah, N., Surić, T., Takalo, L., Tavecchio, F., Temnikov, P., Terzić, T., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Thom, M., Tibolla, O., Torres, D. F., Treves, A., Vankov, H., Vogler, P., Wagner, R. M., Weitzel, Q., Zabalza, V., Zandanel, F., Zanin, R., Tanaka, Y. T., Wood, D. L., and Buson, S. Magic discovery of very high energy emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/730/1/L8.
Aleksić, J., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Backes, M., Barrio, J. A., Bastieri, D., Becerra González, J., Bednarek, W., Berdyugin, A., Berger, K., Bernardini, E., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bock, R. K., Boller, A., Bonnoli, G., Borla Tridon, D., Braun, I., Bretz, T., Cañellas, A., Carmona, E., Carosi, A., Colin, P., Colombo, E., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Cossio, L., Covino, S., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., De Cea del Pozo, E., De Lotto, B., Delgado Mendez, C., Diago Ortega, A., Doert, M., Domínguez, A., Dominis Prester, D., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Elsaesser, D., Ferenc, D., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Fruck, C., García López, R. J., Garczarczyk, M., Garrido, D., Giavitto, G., Godinović, N., Hadasch, D., Häfner, D., Herrero, A., Hildebrand, D., Höhne-Mönch, D., Hose, J., Hrupec, D., Huber, B., Jogler, T., Klepser, S., Krähenbühl, T., Krause, J., La Barbera, A., Lelas, D., Leonardo, E., Lindfors, E., Lombardi, S., López, M., Lorenz, E., Makariev, M., Maneva, G., Mankuzhiyil, N., Mannheim, K., Maraschi, L., Mariotti, M., Martínez, M., Mazin, D., Meucci, M., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Miyamoto, H., Moldón, J., Moralejo, A., Nieto, D., Nilsson, K., Orito, R., Oya, I., Paneque, D., Paoletti, R., Pardo, S., Paredes, J. M., Partini, S., Pasanen, M., Pauss, F., Perez-Torres, M. A., Persic, M., Peruzzo, L., Pilia, M., Pochon, J., Prada, F., Prada Moroni, P. G., Prandini, E., Puljak, I., Reichardt, I., Reinthal, R., Rhode, W., Ribó, M., Rico, J., Rügamer, S., Saggion, A., Saito, K., Saito, T. Y., Salvati, M., Satalecka, K., Scalzotto, V., Scapin, V., Schultz, C., Schweizer, T., Shayduk, M., Shore, S. N., Sillanpää, A., Sitarek, J., Sobczynska, D., Spanier, F., Spiro, S., Stamerra, A., Steinke, B., Storz, J., Strah, N., Surić, T., Takalo, L., Tavecchio, F., Temnikov, P., Terzić, T., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Thom, M., Tibolla, O., Torres, D. F., Treves, A., Vankov, H., Vogler, P., Wagner, R. M., Weitzel, Q., Zabalza, V., Zandanel, F., Zanin, R., Tanaka, Y. T., Wood, D. L., & Buson, S. Magic discovery of very high energy emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/730/1/L8
Aleksić, J., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Backes, M., Barrio, J. A., Bastieri, D., Becerra González, J., Bednarek, W., Berdyugin, A., Berger, K., Bernardini, E., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bock, R. K., Boller, A., Bonnoli, G., Borla Tridon, D., Braun, I., Bretz, T., Cañellas, A., Carmona, E., Carosi, A., Colin, P., Colombo, E., Contreras, J. L., Cortina, J., Cossio, L., Covino, S., Dazzi, F., De Angelis, A., De Cea del Pozo, E., De Lotto, B., Delgado Mendez, C., Diago Ortega, A., Doert, M., Domínguez, A., Dominis Prester, D., Dorner, D., Doro, M., Elsaesser, D., Ferenc, D., Fonseca, M. V., Font, L., Fruck, C., García López, R. J., Garczarczyk, M., Garrido, D., Giavitto, G., Godinović, N., Hadasch, D., Häfner, D., Herrero, A., Hildebrand, D., Höhne-Mönch, D., Hose, J., Hrupec, D., Huber, B., Jogler, T., Klepser, S., Krähenbühl, T., Krause, J., La Barbera, A., Lelas, D., Leonardo, E., Lindfors, E., Lombardi, S., López, M., Lorenz, E., Makariev, M., Maneva, G., Mankuzhiyil, N., Mannheim, K., Maraschi, L., Mariotti, M., Martínez, M., Mazin, D., Meucci, M., Miranda, J. M., Mirzoyan, R., Miyamoto, H., Moldón, J., Moralejo, A., Nieto, D., Nilsson, K., Orito, R., Oya, I., Paneque, D., Paoletti, R., Pardo, S., Paredes, J. M., Partini, S., Pasanen, M., Pauss, F., Perez-Torres, M. A., Persic, M., Peruzzo, L., Pilia, M., Pochon, J., Prada, F., Prada Moroni, P. G., Prandini, E., Puljak, I., Reichardt, I., Reinthal, R., Rhode, W., Ribó, M., Rico, J., Rügamer, S., Saggion, A., Saito, K., Saito, T. Y., Salvati, M., Satalecka, K., Scalzotto, V., Scapin, V., Schultz, C., Schweizer, T., Shayduk, M., Shore, S. N., Sillanpää, A., Sitarek, J., Sobczynska, D., Spanier, F., Spiro, S., Stamerra, A., Steinke, B., Storz, J., Strah, N., Surić, T., Takalo, L., Tavecchio, F., Temnikov, P., Terzić, T., Tescaro, D., Teshima, M., Thom, M., Tibolla, O., Torres, D. F., Treves, A., Vankov, H., Vogler, P., Wagner, R. M., Weitzel, Q., Zabalza, V., Zandanel, F., Zanin, R., Tanaka, Y. T., Wood, D. L., and Buson, S. Fri . "Magic discovery of very high energy emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/730/1/L8. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1357264.
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title = {Magic discovery of very high energy emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21},
author = {Aleksić, J. and Antonelli, L. A. and Antoranz, P. and Backes, M. and Barrio, J. A. and Bastieri, D. and Becerra González, J. and Bednarek, W. and Berdyugin, A. and Berger, K. and Bernardini, E. and Biland, A. and Blanch, O. and Bock, R. K. and Boller, A. and Bonnoli, G. and Borla Tridon, D. and Braun, I. and Bretz, T. and Cañellas, A. and Carmona, E. and Carosi, A. and Colin, P. and Colombo, E. and Contreras, J. L. and Cortina, J. and Cossio, L. and Covino, S. and Dazzi, F. and De Angelis, A. and De Cea del Pozo, E. and De Lotto, B. and Delgado Mendez, C. and Diago Ortega, A. and Doert, M. and Domínguez, A. and Dominis Prester, D. and Dorner, D. and Doro, M. and Elsaesser, D. and Ferenc, D. and Fonseca, M. V. and Font, L. and Fruck, C. and García López, R. J. and Garczarczyk, M. and Garrido, D. and Giavitto, G. and Godinović, N. and Hadasch, D. and Häfner, D. and Herrero, A. and Hildebrand, D. and Höhne-Mönch, D. and Hose, J. and Hrupec, D. and Huber, B. and Jogler, T. and Klepser, S. and Krähenbühl, T. and Krause, J. and La Barbera, A. and Lelas, D. and Leonardo, E. and Lindfors, E. and Lombardi, S. and López, M. and Lorenz, E. and Makariev, M. and Maneva, G. and Mankuzhiyil, N. and Mannheim, K. and Maraschi, L. and Mariotti, M. and Martínez, M. and Mazin, D. and Meucci, M. and Miranda, J. M. and Mirzoyan, R. and Miyamoto, H. and Moldón, J. and Moralejo, A. and Nieto, D. and Nilsson, K. and Orito, R. and Oya, I. and Paneque, D. and Paoletti, R. and Pardo, S. and Paredes, J. M. and Partini, S. and Pasanen, M. and Pauss, F. and Perez-Torres, M. A. and Persic, M. and Peruzzo, L. and Pilia, M. and Pochon, J. and Prada, F. and Prada Moroni, P. G. and Prandini, E. and Puljak, I. and Reichardt, I. and Reinthal, R. and Rhode, W. and Ribó, M. and Rico, J. and Rügamer, S. and Saggion, A. and Saito, K. and Saito, T. Y. and Salvati, M. and Satalecka, K. and Scalzotto, V. and Scapin, V. and Schultz, C. and Schweizer, T. and Shayduk, M. and Shore, S. N. and Sillanpää, A. and Sitarek, J. and Sobczynska, D. and Spanier, F. and Spiro, S. and Stamerra, A. and Steinke, B. and Storz, J. and Strah, N. and Surić, T. and Takalo, L. and Tavecchio, F. and Temnikov, P. and Terzić, T. and Tescaro, D. and Teshima, M. and Thom, M. and Tibolla, O. and Torres, D. F. and Treves, A. and Vankov, H. and Vogler, P. and Wagner, R. M. and Weitzel, Q. and Zabalza, V. and Zandanel, F. and Zanin, R. and Tanaka, Y. T. and Wood, D. L. and Buson, S.},
abstractNote = {Very high energy (VHE) γ-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 observation (~0.5 hr) performed on 2010 June 17. The MAGIC detection coincides with high-energy MeV/GeV γ-ray activity measured by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi satellite. The VHE spectrum measured by MAGIC extends from about 70 GeV up to at least 400 GeV and can be well described by a power-law dN/dE ∝ E –Γ with a photon index Γ = 3.75 ± 0.27stat ± 0.2syst. The averaged integral flux above 100 GeV is (4.6 ± 0.5) × 10–10 cm–2 s–1 (~1 Crab Nebula flux). The VHE flux measured by MAGIC varies significantly within the 30 minute exposure implying a flux doubling time of about 10 minutes. The VHE and MeV/GeV spectra, corrected for the absorption by the extragalactic background light (EBL), can be described by a single power law with photon index 2.72 ± 0.34 between 3 GeV and 400 GeV, and is consistent with emission belonging to a single component in the jet. The absence of a spectral cutoff constrains the γ-ray emission region to lie outside the broad-line region, which would otherwise absorb the VHE γ-rays. Together with the detected fast variability, this challenges present emission models from jets in FSRQs. Furthermore, the combined Fermi/LAT and MAGIC spectral data yield constraints on the density of the EBL in the UV-optical to near-infrared range that are compatible with recent models.},
doi = {10.1088/2041-8205/730/1/L8},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal. Letters},
number = 1,
volume = 730,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Fri Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}

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VERY RAPID HIGH-AMPLITUDE GAMMA-RAY VARIABILITY IN LUMINOUS BLAZAR PKS 1510–089 STUDIED WITH FERMI -LAT
journal, March 2013


The most powerful flaring activity from the NLSy1 PMN J0948+0022
journal, November 2014

  • D'Ammando, F.; Orienti, M.; Finke, J.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 446, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu2251

Bethe–Heitler emission in BL Lacs: filling the gap between X-rays and γ-rays
journal, December 2014

  • Petropoulou, M.; Mastichiadis, A.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 447, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu2364

Particle diffusion and localized acceleration in inhomogeneous AGN jets – I. Steady-state spectra
journal, December 2014

  • Chen, Xuhui; Pohl, Martin; Böttcher, Markus
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 447, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu2438

Magnetic field amplification and flat spectrum radio quasars
journal, May 2014

  • Chen, X.; Chatterjee, R.; Zhang, H.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 441, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu713

MHD simulations of three-dimensional resistive reconnection in a cylindrical plasma column
journal, July 2016

  • Striani, E.; Mignone, A.; Vaidya, B.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 462, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw1848

Prospects for gamma-ray observations of narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
journal, September 2018

  • Romano, P.; Vercellone, S.; Foschini, L.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 481, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2484

On the origin of gamma-rays in Fermi blazars: beyondthe broad-line region
journal, May 2018

  • Costamante, L.; Cutini, S.; Tosti, G.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 477, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty887

Jet kinematics of the quasar 4C+21.35 from observations with the KaVA very long baseline interferometry array
journal, April 2019

  • Lee, Taeseok; Trippe, Sascha; Kino, Motoki
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 486, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz970

Towards discrimination between galactic and intergalactic axion-photon mixing
journal, February 2016


Semi-analytic modelling of the extragalactic background light and consequences for extragalactic gamma-ray spectra: Modelling of the EBL and gamma-ray spectra
journal, April 2012

  • Gilmore, Rudy C.; Somerville, Rachel S.; Primack, Joel R.
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 422, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20841.x

Energetic constraints on a rapid gamma-ray flare in PKS 1222+216: Energetics of a VHE flare in PKS 1222+216
journal, August 2012

  • Nalewajko, Krzysztof; Begelman, Mitchell C.; Cerutti, Benoît
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 425, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21721.x

Very-high energy gamma-ray astronomy: A 23-year success story in high-energy astroparticle physics
journal, July 2012


Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
text, January 2019


Gamma-ray Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies: Past, Present, and Future
text, January 2019


Fast γ-ray Variability: A Common Feature and Powerful Probe for Jetted AGNs
journal, July 2018


On the Connection of Radio and γ-Ray Emission in Blazars
journal, December 2018

  • Boula, Stella; Petropoulou, Maria; Mastichiadis, Apostolos
  • Galaxies, Vol. 7, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3390/galaxies7010003

The VHE γ-Ray View of the FSRQ PKS 1510-089
journal, March 2019

  • Zacharias, Michael; Dominis Prester, Dijana; Jankowsky, Felix
  • Galaxies, Vol. 7, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3390/galaxies7010041

Relativistic Jets in Gamma-Ray-Emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
journal, November 2019


Kinematics of Parsec-scale Jets of Gamma-Ray Blazars at 43 GHz within the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program
journal, September 2017

  • Jorstad, Svetlana G.; Marscher, Alan P.; Morozova, Daria A.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 846, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa8407

General Physical Properties of CGRaBS Blazars
journal, December 2017

  • Paliya, Vaidehi S.; Marcotulli, L.; Ajello, M.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 851, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa98e1

Extremely Rapid X-Ray Flares of TeV Blazars in the RXTE Era
journal, January 2018


A Steady-state Spectral Model for Electron Acceleration and Cooling in Blazar Jets: Application to 3C 279
journal, January 2018

  • Lewis, Tiffany R.; Finke, Justin D.; Becker, Peter A.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 853, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaa19a

Fast γ -Ray Variability in Blazars beyond Redshift 3
journal, February 2018


Leptonic and Hadronic Modeling of Fermi -LAT Hard Spectrum Quasars and Predictions for High-energy Polarization
journal, August 2018

  • Paliya, Vaidehi S.; Zhang, Haocheng; Böttcher, Markus
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 863, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aad1f0

On the Multiwavelength Emission from CTA 102
journal, August 2018

  • Gasparyan, S.; Sahakyan, N.; Baghmanyan, V.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 863, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aad234

Stochastic Modeling of Multiwavelength Variability of the Classical BL Lac Object OJ 287 on Timescales Ranging from Decades to Hours
journal, August 2018


Missing Gamma-Ray Halos and the Need for New Physics in the Gamma-Ray Sky
journal, November 2018

  • Broderick, Avery E.; Tiede, Paul; Chang, Philip
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 868, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aae5f2

Characterizing the Gamma-Ray Variability of the Brightest Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars Observed with the Fermi LAT
journal, May 2019

  • Meyer, Manuel; Scargle, Jeffrey D.; Blandford, Roger D.
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 877, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1651

Ejection of Double Knots from the Radio Core of PKS 1510–089 during the Strong Gamma-Ray Flares in 2015
journal, May 2019

  • Park, Jongho; Lee, Sang-Sung; Kim, Jae-Young
  • The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 877, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab1b27

Meeting the Challenge from Bright and Fast Gamma-Ray Flares of 3C 279
journal, July 2017


Short-timescale γ -Ray Variability in CTA 102
journal, February 2018


Energetic and Broad Band Spectral Distribution of Emission from Astronomical Jets
book, January 2013


Gamma-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies: Past, present, and future
journal, October 2019


Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
journal, June 2019


Discovery of very high energy γ -ray emission from the BL Lacertae object PKS 0301−243 with H.E.S.S.
text, January 2013

  • Abramowski, A.; Acero, F.; Aharonian, F.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/desy-2014-00655

The most powerful flaring activity from the NLSy1 PMN J0948+0022
text, January 2015


Magnetic Field Amplification and Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars
text, January 2014

  • Chen, Xuhui; Chatterjee, Ritaban; Zhang, Haocheng
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/pubdb-2015-01142

Particle diffusion and localized acceleration in inhomogeneous AGN jets - I. Steady-state spectra
text, January 2015


Limits on the extragalactic background light in the Fermi era
conference, January 2012

  • Meyer, Manuel; Raue, Martin; Mazin, Daniel
  • HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY: 5th International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, AIP Conference Proceedings
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4772332

Discovery of TeV γ -ray emission from PKS 0447-439 and derivation of an upper limit on its redshift
text, January 2013

  • Collaboration, H. E. S. S.; Abramowski, A.; Acero, F.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/desy-2014-00637

Minute-Timescale > 100 MeV $\gamma$-Ray Variability During the Giant Outburst of Quasar 3C 279 Observed by FERMI-LAT in 2015 June
text, January 2016

  • Ackermann, Markus; Anantua, R.; Asano, K.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/pubdb-2016-06149

Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510-089 in 2015
text, January 2016

  • Collaboration, Magic; Ahnen, M. L.; Ansoldi, S.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/pubdb-2016-06249

Luminous and high-frequency peaked blazars: the origin of the $\gamma$-ray emission from PKS 1424+240
text, January 2017


Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
text, January 2019


Very High Energy Gamma‐Ray Astronomy
journal, October 1999

  • Catanese, Michael; Weekes, Trevor C.
  • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 111, Issue 764
  • DOI: 10.1086/316435

Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510−089 in 2015
text, January 2017

  • Ahnen, M. L.; Ansoldi, S.; Antonelli, L. A.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/pubdb-2018-00435

H.E.S.S. discovery of VHE γ -rays from the quasar PKS 1510−089
text, January 2013

  • Abramowski, A.; Acero, F.; Aharonian, F.
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/desy-2014-00645

The VHE $\gamma$-Ray View of the FSRQ PKS 1510-089
text, January 2019

  • Zacharias, Michael; Dominis Prester, Dijana; Jankowsky, Felix
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
  • DOI: 10.3204/pubdb-2019-01897

Axion-like particle imprint in cosmological very-high-energy sources
text, January 2011


The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87
text, January 2011


Limits on the extragalactic background light in the Fermi era
text, January 2012


The Firm Redshift Lower Limit of the Most Distant TeV-Detected Blazar PKS 1424+240
text, January 2013


Constraining the Location of Gamma-Ray Flares in Luminous Blazars
text, January 2014


MHD simulations of three-dimensional Resistive Reconnection in a cylindrical plasma column
text, January 2016


Multiwavelength observations of a VHE gamma-ray flare from PKS 1510-089 in 2015
text, January 2016


The flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 345 from the high to the low emission state
text, January 2017


A Steady-State Spectral Model For Electron Acceleration And Cooling In Blazar Jets: Application To 3C 279
text, January 2017


General Physical Properties of CGRaBS Blazars
text, January 2017


Extremely rapid x-ray flares of tev blazars in the rxte era
text, January 2017


On the origin of gamma rays in Fermi blazars: beyond the broad line region
text, January 2018


On the multi-wavelength Emission from CTA 102
text, January 2018