Results from the observation of extragalactic objects with the MAGIC telescope

TL;DR

The MAGIC telescope has made significant observations of extragalactic gamma-ray sources, including detections of binary systems, pulsars, and active galactic nuclei, demonstrating its capabilities in high-energy astrophysics.

Contribution

This paper reports recent observational results from MAGIC, highlighting its ability to detect various extragalactic gamma-ray sources and transient phenomena.

Findings

Detection of galactic binary system LSI +61 303

Observation of pulsed emission from Crab pulsar

Detection of extragalactic objects like 3C 279 and M87 during high states

Abstract

In the last couple of years the Magic air Cherenkov telescope has made significant contributions to very high energy $\gamma$-ray astronomy. These include the detection of the galactic binary system LSI +61 303 and the observation of pulsed emission from the Crab pulsar. Extragalactic objects like the famous FSRQ 3C 279 and the LBL S5 0716+714 have both been detected during optical high states, and the radio galaxy M87 could be observed during an unexpected strong $\gamma$-ray outburst. Given its low energy trigger threshold (~50 GeV) and fast repositioning time of less than 30s the Magic air Cherenkov telescope is particularly well suited for the observation of fast transient objects like AGN or GRBs. So far no GRB could be detected with Magic, however. In this paper we present selected highlights from recent MAGIC observations of extragalactic objects.