Discovery of Very High Energy gamma-rays from the blazar S5 0716+714

TL;DR

The MAGIC collaboration detected very high energy gamma-rays from the blazar S5 0716+714, marking it as the third low-frequency BL Lac observed at energies above 100 GeV, expanding understanding of such sources.

Contribution

This is the first detection of VHE gamma-rays from S5 0716+714, demonstrating the capability of MAGIC to observe low-frequency BL Lacs at these energies.

Findings

Detection of VHE gamma-rays from S5 0716+714

Blazar was in a high optical state during observations

S5 0716+714 is the third low-frequency BL Lac detected above 100 GeV

Abstract

The MAGIC collaboration reports the detection of the blazar S50716+714 (redshift uncertain) in very high energy gamma-rays. The observations were performed in November 2007 and in April 2008, and were triggered by the KVA telescope due to the high optical state of the object. The blazar S50716+714 is the third low frequency BL Lac detected at energies above 100 GeV until today. Here, we present the results of the MAGIC observations.