Astrophysical: High energy astrophysics

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    MAGIC telescopes detect the first gamma-rays burst at very high energies
    This ground-breaking achievement by MAGIC provides critical new insight for understanding the physical processes at work in the most powerful cosmic explosions...
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    Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar VER J0521+211 during an Elevated TeV Gamma-Ray State
    We report on a long-lasting, elevated gamma-ray flux state from VER J0521+211 observed by VERITAS, MAGIC, and Fermi-LAT in 2013 and 2014. The peak integral flux...
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    Optical performances of the FM JEM-X masks
    The JEM-X Signal Multiplexing Systems are large HURA codes "written" in a pure tungsten plate 0.5 mm thick. 24.247 hexagonal pixels (25% open) are spread over a...
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    Takaaki Kajita: “The detection of gamma-rays with the CTA will be the key to discovering new sources of neutrino emission”
    The Japanese physicist Takaaki Kajita is one of the leading world experts in neutrino physics. These particles have a very tiny mass, and they hardly interact...
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    The LST-1 telescope on La Palma detects the Crab Pulsar at very high-energy
    The first prototype of the Large-Size Telescope (LST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the LST-1, located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory...
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    The president of the Italian National Astrophysics Institute visits the IAC
    These two research centres agree to start negotiations for the installation of Cherenkov telescopes at the Teide Observatory.
  • Publication
    Unraveling the Complex Behavior of Mrk 421 with Simultaneous X-Ray and VHE Observations during an Extreme Flaring Activity in 2013 April
    We report on a multiband variability and correlation study of the TeV blazar Mrk 421 during an exceptional flaring activity observed from 2013 April 11 to 19...