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Aleksić, J.; Alvarez, E. A.; Antonelli, L. A.; Antoranz, P.; Asensio, M.; Backes, M.; Barrio, J. A.; Bastieri, D.; Becerra-González, J.; Bednarek, W.; Berdyugin, A.; Berger, K.; Bernardini, E.; Biland, A.; Blanch, O.; Bock, R. K.; Boller, A.; Bonnoli, G.; Borla Tridon, D.; Braun, I.; Bretz, T.; Cañellas, A.; Carmona, E.; Carosi, A.; Colin, P.; Colombo, E.; Contreras, J. L.; Cortina, J.; Cossio, L.; Covino, S.; Dazzi, F.; de Angelis, A.; de Caneva, G.; de Cea Del Pozo, E.; de Lotto, B.; Delgado-Mendez, C.; Diago-Ortega, A.; Doert, M.; Domínguez, A.; Dominis Prester, D.; Dorner, D.; Doro, M.; Elsaesser, D.; Ferenc, D.; Fonseca, M. V.; Font, L.; Fruck, C.; García-López, R. J.; Garczarczyk, M.; Garrido, D.; Giavitto, G.; Godinović, N.; Hadasch, D.; Häfner, D.; Herrero, A.; Hildebrand, D.; Höhne-Mönch, D.; Hose, J.; Hrupec, D.; Huber, B.; Jogler, T.; Kellermann, H.; Klepser, S.; Krähenbühl, T.; Krause, J.; La Barbera, A.; Lelas, D.; Leonardo, E.; Lindfors, E.; Lombardi, S.; López, M.; López-Oramas, A.; Lorenz, E.; Makariev, M.; Maneva, G.; Mankuzhiyil, N.; Mannheim, K.; Maraschi, L.; Mariotti, M.; Martínez, M.; Mazin, D.; Meucci, M.; Miranda, J. M.; Mirzoyan, R.; Miyamoto, H.; Moldón, J.; Moralejo, A.; Munar-Adrover, P.; Nieto, D.; Nilsson, K.; Orito, R.; Oya, I.; Paneque, D.; Paoletti, R.; Pardo, S.; Paredes, J. M.; Partini, S.; Pasanen, M.; Pauss, F.; Perez-Torres, M. A. et al.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 539, id.A118
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Aims: We study the non-thermal jet emission of the BL Lac object
B3 2247+381 during a high optical state. Methods: The MAGIC
telescopes observed the source during 13 nights between September 30th
and October 30th 2010, collecting a total of 14.2 h of good quality very
high energy (VHE) γ-ray data. Simultaneous multiwavelength data
was obtained with X-ray observations by the Swift satellite and optical
R-band observations at the KVA-telescope. We also use high energy
γ-ray (HE, 0.1-100 GeV) data from the Fermi satellite.
Results: The BL Lac object B3 2247+381 (z = 0.119) was detected, for the
first time, at VHE γ-rays at a statistical significance of
5.6σ. A soft VHE spectrum with a photon index of -3.2 ± 0.6
was determined. No significant short term flux variations were found. We
model the spectral energy distribution using a one-zone SSC-model, which
can successfully describe our data.
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The members of the Particle Astophysics Group of the IAC paricipate actively in three large international collaborations of high-energy astrophysics: AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer), the Cherenkov radiation telescopes MAGIC I and II and the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). We also participate in the ASTRI mini-array, the gamma-ray
Mónica Luisa
Vázquez Acosta