MAGIC observations of the distant quasar 3C279 during an optical outburst in 2007

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2009-07-06

arxiv.org/abs/0907.1046v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

4 pages, 6 figures, Contribution to the 31st ICRC, Lodz, Poland, July 2009

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The flat-spectrum radio-quasar 3C279 (z=0.536) is the most distant object detected at very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays. It is thus an important beacon for the study of the interaction of the VHE gamma-rays with the Extra-galactic Background Light (EBL). Previous observations by EGRET showed a highly variable flux that can differ up to a factor of 100. In this paper results from an observation campaign with the MAGIC telescope during an optical flare in January 2007 will be presented and previous MAGIC results from 2006 will be summarized.

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