AGN Observations in the GeV/TeV Energy Range with the MAGIC Telescope
Robert Wagner (for the MAGIC Collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper reviews observations of active galactic nuclei in the GeV/TeV range using the MAGIC telescope, highlighting new discoveries and their implications for understanding particle acceleration in AGN jets.
Contribution
It provides the first comprehensive overview of AGN observations by MAGIC, including spectral and temporal analyses and physics implications of the detected gamma-ray emissions.
Findings
Detection of gamma-ray emission from several AGN
Identification of new very-high energy gamma-ray sources
Insights into particle acceleration mechanisms in AGN jets
Abstract
MAGIC currently is the largest imaging atmospheric Cerenkov telescope world-wide. Since 2004, gamma-ray emission from several active galactic nuclei in the GeV/TeV energy range has been detected, some of which were newly discovered as very-high energy gamma-ray sources. The gamma-rays are assumed to originate from particle acceleration processes in the AGN jets. We give an overview of the AGN observed and detected by MAGIC, discuss spectral and temporal properties of these and show physics implications of some selected observations.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Neutrino Physics Research