Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 6/2006, Volume 312, Issue 5781, pp. 1771 - 1773
Microquasars are binary star systems with relativistic radio-emitting jets. They are potential sources of cosmic rays and can be used to elucidate the physics...
Gamma rays | Relativistic jets | Space based observatories | Periastron | Gamma ray sources | Telescopes | Binary systems | Reports | Orbits | Compact stars | Photons | STAR LSI+61-DEGREES-303 | I+61-DEGREES-303 | SOURCE 2CG 135+01 | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | LS-I+61-303 | X-RAY | BINARY | LS-I +61-DEGREES-303 | LIGHT-CURVE | PARAMETERS | DISCOVERY | Astrophysics | Research | Stars, Double | Analysis | Quasars | Quàsars | Astrofísica | Jets (Astrofísica) | Double stars | Astrophysical jets | Cosmic rays | Estels binaris | Radioastronomia | Radio astronomy | Raigs còsmics | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Gamma ray astronomy
Gamma rays | Relativistic jets | Space based observatories | Periastron | Gamma ray sources | Telescopes | Binary systems | Reports | Orbits | Compact stars | Photons | STAR LSI+61-DEGREES-303 | I+61-DEGREES-303 | SOURCE 2CG 135+01 | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | LS-I+61-303 | X-RAY | BINARY | LS-I +61-DEGREES-303 | LIGHT-CURVE | PARAMETERS | DISCOVERY | Astrophysics | Research | Stars, Double | Analysis | Quasars | Quàsars | Astrofísica | Jets (Astrofísica) | Double stars | Astrophysical jets | Cosmic rays | Estels binaris | Radioastronomia | Radio astronomy | Raigs còsmics | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Gamma ray astronomy
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Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 7/2009, Volume 325, Issue 5939, pp. 444 - 448
The accretion of matter onto a massive black hole is believed to feed the relativistic plasma jets found in many active galactic nuclei (AGN). Although some...
Relativistic jets | Plasma jets | Observational research | Flux density | Black holes | Light curves | Reports | Radio | Physics | Astronomy | Research universities | M87 JET | CRAB-NEBULA | VARIABILITY | TEV EMISSION | TELESCOPE | NUCLEUS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | INNER JET | VERITAS | OUTBURST | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLE | Radioastronomia | Jets (Astrofísica) | Active galactic nuclei | Radio astronomy | Black holes (Astronomy) | Forats negres (Astronomia) | Astrophysical jets | Nucli galàctic actiu | Sciences of the Universe | Astrophysics | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Fysik | Physical Sciences | Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi | Naturvetenskap | Astroparticle Physics | Natural Sciences | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Astropartikelfysik
Relativistic jets | Plasma jets | Observational research | Flux density | Black holes | Light curves | Reports | Radio | Physics | Astronomy | Research universities | M87 JET | CRAB-NEBULA | VARIABILITY | TEV EMISSION | TELESCOPE | NUCLEUS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | INNER JET | VERITAS | OUTBURST | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLE | Radioastronomia | Jets (Astrofísica) | Active galactic nuclei | Radio astronomy | Black holes (Astronomy) | Forats negres (Astronomia) | Astrophysical jets | Nucli galàctic actiu | Sciences of the Universe | Astrophysics | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Fysik | Physical Sciences | Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi | Naturvetenskap | Astroparticle Physics | Natural Sciences | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Astropartikelfysik
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 07/2007, Volume 663, Issue 1, pp. 125 - 138
The MAGIC telescope took data of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar Markarian 421 ( Mrk 421) between 2004 November and 2005 April. We present...
DIFFUSE INFRARED LIGHT | HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS | TEV BLAZAR MARKARIAN-421 | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | GAMMA-RAYS | gamma rays : observations | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Markarian 421) | 1ST DETECTIONS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | BL-LAC OBJECTS | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | COBE DIRBE MAPS
DIFFUSE INFRARED LIGHT | HIGH-ENERGY PHOTONS | TEV BLAZAR MARKARIAN-421 | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | GAMMA-RAYS | gamma rays : observations | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Markarian 421) | 1ST DETECTIONS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | BL-LAC OBJECTS | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | COBE DIRBE MAPS
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 1538-4357, 01/2009, Volume 691, Issue 1, pp. L13 - L19
We present optical, X-ray, high-energy ((sic) 30 GeV) and very high energy ((sic) 100 GeV; VHE) observations of the high-frequency peaked blazar Mrk 421 taken...
Radiation mechanisms: non-thermal | BL Lacertae objects: individual (Mrk 421) | X-rays: galaxies | Galaxies: jets | Gamma rays: observations | radiation mechanisms: non-thermal | galaxies: jets | 3C 454.3 | WEBT | GAMMA-RAYS | gamma rays: observations | X-RAY-SPECTRA | DISTRIBUTIONS | ACCELERATION | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | BL-LAC OBJECTS | EMISSION | OUTBURST | XMM-NEWTON | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Radiation mechanisms: non-thermal | BL Lacertae objects: individual (Mrk 421) | X-rays: galaxies | Galaxies: jets | Gamma rays: observations | radiation mechanisms: non-thermal | galaxies: jets | 3C 454.3 | WEBT | GAMMA-RAYS | gamma rays: observations | X-RAY-SPECTRA | DISTRIBUTIONS | ACCELERATION | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | BL-LAC OBJECTS | EMISSION | OUTBURST | XMM-NEWTON | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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Discovery of Very High Energy γ-Rays from Markarian 180 Triggered by an Optical Outburst
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 1538-4357, 09/2006, Volume 648, Issue 2, pp. L105 - L108
The high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object Markarian 180 (Mrk 180) was observed to have an optical outburst in 2006 March, triggering a Target of Opportunity...
BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 180) | Gamma rays: observations | BL LACERTAE OBJECTS | 1ES-1959+650 | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Markarian 180) | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | gamma rays : observations | MAGIC TELESCOPE | CATALOG | BLAZARS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | CONSTRAINTS | EMISSION | SPECTRA | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
BL Lacertae objects: individual (Markarian 180) | Gamma rays: observations | BL LACERTAE OBJECTS | 1ES-1959+650 | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Markarian 180) | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | gamma rays : observations | MAGIC TELESCOPE | CATALOG | BLAZARS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | CONSTRAINTS | EMISSION | SPECTRA | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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Physics Letters B, ISSN 0370-2693, 10/2008, Volume 668, Issue 4, pp. 253 - 257
We analyze the timing of photons observed by the MAGIC telescope during a flare of the active galactic nucleus Mkn 501 for a possible correlation with energy,...
Gamma-ray sources (Individual: Mkn 501) | Active galactic nuclei | Supersymmetric models | Particle acceleration | Quantum gravity | LIMITS | PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | LIGHT | TIME | MODEL | GAMMA-RAY BURSTS | STRING THEORY | SPEED | SCALE | EMISSION | Nuclear energy | Particle accelerators | Universities and colleges | Analysis | Investigations | Supersymmetry | Supersimetria | Space telescopes | Photons | Telescopis espacials | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Fotons | Nucli galàctic actiu | Gravetat quàntica | Gamma ray astronomy
Gamma-ray sources (Individual: Mkn 501) | Active galactic nuclei | Supersymmetric models | Particle acceleration | Quantum gravity | LIMITS | PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | LIGHT | TIME | MODEL | GAMMA-RAY BURSTS | STRING THEORY | SPEED | SCALE | EMISSION | Nuclear energy | Particle accelerators | Universities and colleges | Analysis | Investigations | Supersymmetry | Supersimetria | Space telescopes | Photons | Telescopis espacials | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Fotons | Nucli galàctic actiu | Gravetat quàntica | Gamma ray astronomy
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 02/2008, Volume 674, Issue 2, pp. 1037 - 1055
We report about very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations of the Crab Nebula with the MAGIC telescope. The gamma-ray flux from the nebula was measured...
Acceleration of particles | Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal | Gamma rays: observations | WIND | TEV | acceleration of particles | PHOTONS | pulsars : individual (PSR B0531+21) | SUPERNOVA | RADIATION | SLOT GAPS | gamma rays : observations | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPE | radiation mechanisms : nonthermal | RAPIDLY SPINNING PULSARS | SPECTRUM | HIGH-ENERGY EMISSION | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Acceleration of particles | Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal | Gamma rays: observations | WIND | TEV | acceleration of particles | PHOTONS | pulsars : individual (PSR B0531+21) | SUPERNOVA | RADIATION | SLOT GAPS | gamma rays : observations | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPE | radiation mechanisms : nonthermal | RAPIDLY SPINNING PULSARS | SPECTRUM | HIGH-ENERGY EMISSION | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 11/2007, Volume 669, Issue 2, pp. 862 - 883
The blazar Mrk 501 was observed at energies above 0.10 TeV with the MAGIC Telescope from 2005 May through July. The high sensitivity of the instrument enabled...
Instrumentation: detectors (MAGIC) | BL lacertae objects: individual (Mrk 501) | BLACK-HOLE MODELS | PARTICLE-ACCELERATION | LOG-PARABOLIC SPECTRA | MKN 501 | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Mrk 501) | BL-LAC OBJECTS | CHERENKOV TELESCOPE SYSTEM | MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS | 23 DAY PERIODICITY | instrumentation : detectors (MAGIC)
Instrumentation: detectors (MAGIC) | BL lacertae objects: individual (Mrk 501) | BLACK-HOLE MODELS | PARTICLE-ACCELERATION | LOG-PARABOLIC SPECTRA | MKN 501 | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | BL Lacertae objects : individual (Mrk 501) | BL-LAC OBJECTS | CHERENKOV TELESCOPE SYSTEM | MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS | 23 DAY PERIODICITY | instrumentation : detectors (MAGIC)
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Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 6/2008, Volume 320, Issue 5884, pp. 1752 - 1754
The atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescope MAGIC, designed for a low-energy threshold, has detected very-high-energy gamma rays from a giant flare of the...
Gamma rays | Quasars | Gamma ray spectrum | Red shift | Gamma ray telescopes | Light | Galaxy counts | Telescopes | Reports | Photons | Spectral index | COUNTS | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | 3C-279 | TELESCOPE | RADIATION | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | Properties | Observations | Gamma ray astronomy | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies | Quàsars | Astrofísica | Astrophysics | Space telescopes | Telescopis espacials | Astronomia de raigs gamma
Gamma rays | Quasars | Gamma ray spectrum | Red shift | Gamma ray telescopes | Light | Galaxy counts | Telescopes | Reports | Photons | Spectral index | COUNTS | EXTRAGALACTIC BACKGROUND LIGHT | 3C-279 | TELESCOPE | RADIATION | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | Properties | Observations | Gamma ray astronomy | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies | Quàsars | Astrofísica | Astrophysics | Space telescopes | Telescopis espacials | Astronomia de raigs gamma
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Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Radiation from the Stellar Mass Black Hole Binary Cygnus X-1
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 1538-4357, 08/2007, Volume 665, Issue 1, pp. L51 - L54
We report on the results from the observations in the very high energy band ( VHE; GeV) of the black E = 100 g hole X- ray binary ( BHXB) Cygnus X- 1. The...
Acceleration of particles | Binaries: general | X-rays: individual(cygnus X-1) | Gamma rays: observations | VARIABILITY | SYSTEM | gamma rays : observations | acceleration of particles | binaries : general | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | JET | SPECTRUM | DISCOVERY | X-rays : individual (Cygnus X-1)
Acceleration of particles | Binaries: general | X-rays: individual(cygnus X-1) | Gamma rays: observations | VARIABILITY | SYSTEM | gamma rays : observations | acceleration of particles | binaries : general | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | JET | SPECTRUM | DISCOVERY | X-rays : individual (Cygnus X-1)
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Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 11/2008, Volume 322, Issue 5905, pp. 1221 - 1224
One fundamental question about pulsars concerns the mechanism of their pulsed electromagnetic emission. Measuring the high-end region of a pulsar's spectrum...
Neutron stars | Synchrotrons | Imaging | Pulsars | Telescopes | Pair production | Reports | Photons | Magnetic fields | Magnetospheres | Electrons | ACCELERATION | TEV | TELESCOPE | SEARCH | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | NEBULA | OUTER MAGNETOSPHERE | EMISSION | RADIATION | SLOT GAPS | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies | Electromagnetism | Púlsars | Radiació sincrotrònica | Space telescopes | Telescopis espacials | Electromagnetisme | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Magnetosphere | Magnetosfera | Synchrotron radiation | Gamma ray astronomy
Neutron stars | Synchrotrons | Imaging | Pulsars | Telescopes | Pair production | Reports | Photons | Magnetic fields | Magnetospheres | Electrons | ACCELERATION | TEV | TELESCOPE | SEARCH | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | NEBULA | OUTER MAGNETOSPHERE | EMISSION | RADIATION | SLOT GAPS | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies | Electromagnetism | Púlsars | Radiació sincrotrònica | Space telescopes | Telescopis espacials | Electromagnetisme | Astronomia de raigs gamma | Magnetosphere | Magnetosfera | Synchrotron radiation | Gamma ray astronomy
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 1538-4357, 05/2006, Volume 643, Issue 1, pp. L53 - L56
Recently, the HESS array has reported the detection of gamma-ray emission above a few hundred GeV from eight new sources located close to the Galactic plane....
Supernova remnants | Gamma rays: observations | gamma rays : observations | SUPERNOVA-REMNANTS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | MILKY-WAY | EMISSION | RAY SOURCES | supernova remnants | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Supernova remnants | Gamma rays: observations | gamma rays : observations | SUPERNOVA-REMNANTS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | MILKY-WAY | EMISSION | RAY SOURCES | supernova remnants | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics | Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena | Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 1538-4357, 08/2007, Volume 664, Issue 2, pp. L87 - L90
We report the detection of a new source of very high energy (VHE; E-gamma >= 100 GeV) gamma- ray emission located close to the Galactic plane, MAGIC J0616 +...
Supernova remnants | Gamma rays: observations | SUPERNOVA REMNANT IC-443 | MOLECULAR CLOUD | ACCELERATION | gamma rays : observations | CATALOG | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY-EMISSION | MASERS | RADIO | ISM : individual (IC 443, MAGIC J0616+225) | NEBULA | IC443 | supernova remnants | XMM-NEWTON
Supernova remnants | Gamma rays: observations | SUPERNOVA REMNANT IC-443 | MOLECULAR CLOUD | ACCELERATION | gamma rays : observations | CATALOG | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY-EMISSION | MASERS | RADIO | ISM : individual (IC 443, MAGIC J0616+225) | NEBULA | IC443 | supernova remnants | XMM-NEWTON
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