Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2011-11-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
6 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables, proceedings for the Beamed and Unbeamed Gamma-Rays from Galaxies workshop, Olos, April 11-15 2011
Scientific paper
MAGIC has been performing optically triggered Target of Opportunity observations of flaring blazars since the beginning of its scientific operations. The alerts of flaring blazars originate from Tuorla Blazar Monitoring Programme, which started the optical monitoring of candidtate TeV blazars in 2002 and has now collected up to eight years of data on more than 60 blazars. These ToO observations have resulted in the discovery of five new VHE gamma-ray emitting blazars (S5 0716+714, 1ES 1011+496, Mrk 180, ON 325 and B3 2247+381). In addition part of the discovery of BL Lac and the discovery of 3C 279 was made during a high optical state. In this contribution we present a detailed analysis of the optical light curves which are then compared to MAGIC observations of the same sources. We aim to answer the question: "Is there a connection between optical and VHE -ray high states in blazars or have we just been lucky?"
Berdyugin Andrei
Lindfors Elina J.
MAGIC collaboration for the
Mazin Daniel Dr.
Nilsson Kim K.
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