Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-03-05
Astrophys.J.666:L17-L20,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters, 4 pages, 5 figures, Figure-5 revised, Minor corrections following the referee report
Scientific paper
10.1086/521550
The MAGIC collaboration observed BL Lacertae for 22.2 hr during 2005 August to December and for 26 hr during 2006 July to September. The source is the historical prototype and eponym of a class of low-frequency peaked BL Lacertae (LBL) objects. A very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray signal was discovered with a 5.1 sigma excess in the 2005 data. Above 200 GeV, an integral flux of 0.6+-0.2 x 10^(-11) cm^(-2) s^(-1) was measured, corresponding to approximately 3% of the Crab flux. The differential spectrum between 150 and 900 GeV is rather steep with a photon index of -3.6+-0.5. The light curve shows no significant variability during the observations in 2005. For the first time a clear detection of VHE gamma-ray emission from an LBL object was obtained with a signal below previous upper limits. The 2006 data show no significant excess. This drop in flux follows the observed trend in optical activity.
Albert Jacques
MAGIC Collaboration
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