Highlights of the MAGIC AGN program

TL;DR

The MAGIC AGN program utilizes two Cherenkov telescopes to study high-energy gamma-ray emissions from active galactic nuclei, providing valuable insights through monitoring and rapid response observations.

Contribution

This paper highlights recent discoveries and monitoring results from the MAGIC AGN program, emphasizing its role in advancing high-energy astrophysics research.

Findings

Multi-year monitoring of radio galaxy M87

Observations of peculiar blazar PG 1553+113

New discoveries from Target of Opportunity observations

Abstract

MAGIC is a system of two Cherenkov telescopes designed to perform observations of gamma rays with energies from about 50 GeV to tens of TeV. A low energy threshold and an excellent low energy performance make it a powerful instrument for studies of high energy processes in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). The MAGIC Collaboration dedicates about 40% of the telescopes' time to such observations, both monitoring of known emitters, and Target of Opportunity observations of flaring events. In this presentation we will discuss the recent highlights of the MAGIC AGN program. In particular, multi year monitoring of radio galaxies, such as M87, and strong peculiar blazars, such as PG 1553+113, will be presented together with new discoveries based on the Target Of Opportunity program.