Astrophysical: Gamma rays

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    MAGIC TeV gamma-ray observations of Markarian 421 during multiwavelength campaigns in 2006
    Context. Wide-range spectral coverage of blazar-type active galactic nuclei is of paramount importance for understanding the particle acceleration mechanisms...
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    MAGIC Upper Limits on the Very High Energy Emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts
    During its first data cycle, between 2005 and the beginning of 2006, the fast repositioning system of the MAGIC telescope allowed the observation of nine...
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    MAGIC upper limits to the VHE gamma-ray flux of 3C 454.3 in high emission state
    Aims: We report upper limits to the very high energy flux (E>100 GeV) of the flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 454.3 (z=0.859) derived by the Cherenkov telescope...
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    MAGIC very large zenith angle observations of the Crab Nebula up to 100 TeV
    Aims: We measure the Crab Nebula γ-ray spectral energy distribution in the ~100 TeV energy domain and test the validity of existing leptonic emission models at...
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    Monitoring of the radio galaxy M 87 at Very High Energy with MAGIC during a low emission state between 2012 and 2015
    We present the preliminary results from observing the nearby radio galaxy M 87 for 156 hours (between the years 2012 and 2015) with the MAGIC telescopes, which...
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    Monitoring of the radio galaxy M 87 during a low-emission state from 2012 to 2015 with MAGIC
    M 87 is one of the closest (z = 0.004 36) extragalactic sources emitting at very high energies (VHE, E > 100 GeV). The aim of this work is to locate the region...
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    Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout
    The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the...
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    Morphological and spectral properties of the W51 region measured with the MAGIC telescopes
    Context. 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...
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    Multi-wavelength characterization of the blazar S5 0716+714 during an unprecedented outburst phase
    Context. The BL Lac object S5 0716+714, a highly variable blazar, underwent an impressive outburst in January 2015 (Phase A), followed by minor activity in...