Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009
We present observations of the gamma-ray blazar Markarian 501 between April 17 and May 5, 2009, with the Whipple 10-m telescope, VERITAS, the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT), Swift and RXTE as part of a 4.5-month multi-wavelength campaign. The presentation will focus on the strong very high energy...
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paper:paper_NIS23770_v8_n_p173_Pichel2023-06-08T16:40:03Z Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 Blazars Gamma rays Whipple telescope Cosmic rays Gamma rays Blazars Large area telescopes Multi frequency Multi-wavelength campaigns Polarization angle Spectral energy distribution Spectral variability Very high energies Telescopes We present observations of the gamma-ray blazar Markarian 501 between April 17 and May 5, 2009, with the Whipple 10-m telescope, VERITAS, the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT), Swift and RXTE as part of a 4.5-month multi-wavelength campaign. The presentation will focus on the strong very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray activity detected on May 1st with Whipple and VERITAS, when the measured flux (E > 400 GeV) reached five times the flux of the Crab Nebula, coincident with an increase in the optical polarization by a factor of 5, and a rotation of the polarization angle by 15 degrees. We also show that, during this 3-week period, the largest flux and spectral variability is seen at the highest energies of the broadband spectral energy distribution. 2011 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_NIS23770_v8_n_p173_Pichel http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_NIS23770_v8_n_p173_Pichel |
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Blazars Gamma rays Whipple telescope Cosmic rays Gamma rays Blazars Large area telescopes Multi frequency Multi-wavelength campaigns Polarization angle Spectral energy distribution Spectral variability Very high energies Telescopes |
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Blazars Gamma rays Whipple telescope Cosmic rays Gamma rays Blazars Large area telescopes Multi frequency Multi-wavelength campaigns Polarization angle Spectral energy distribution Spectral variability Very high energies Telescopes Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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Blazars Gamma rays Whipple telescope Cosmic rays Gamma rays Blazars Large area telescopes Multi frequency Multi-wavelength campaigns Polarization angle Spectral energy distribution Spectral variability Very high energies Telescopes |
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We present observations of the gamma-ray blazar Markarian 501 between April 17 and May 5, 2009, with the Whipple 10-m telescope, VERITAS, the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT), Swift and RXTE as part of a 4.5-month multi-wavelength campaign. The presentation will focus on the strong very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray activity detected on May 1st with Whipple and VERITAS, when the measured flux (E > 400 GeV) reached five times the flux of the Crab Nebula, coincident with an increase in the optical polarization by a factor of 5, and a rotation of the polarization angle by 15 degrees. We also show that, during this 3-week period, the largest flux and spectral variability is seen at the highest energies of the broadband spectral energy distribution. |
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Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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Detailed multifrequency study of a rapid VHE flare of mrk501 in May 2009 |
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detailed multifrequency study of a rapid vhe flare of mrk501 in may 2009 |
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2011 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_NIS23770_v8_n_p173_Pichel http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_NIS23770_v8_n_p173_Pichel |
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