The far-IR/sub-mm wavelength range contains a wealth of diagnostic information that is important for understanding the role of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in...
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PublicaciónDeep Herschel observations of the 2 Jy sample: assessing the non-thermal and AGN contributions to the far-IR continuum
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NoticiaDescubren fuertes vientos templados durante la erupción de una estrella de neutrones
Un equipo internacional de astrónomos, en el que participan investigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), ha descubierto ráfagas de vientos...
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PublicaciónDetection of an intranight optical hard lag with colour variability in blazar PKS 0735+178
Blazars are a highly variable subclass of active galactic nuclei that have been observed to vary significantly during a single night. This intranight...
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PublicaciónDetection of an X-Ray Jet in 3C 371 with Chandra
We report the detection at X-rays of the radio/optical jet of 3C 371 from a short (10 ks) Chandra exposure in 2000 March. We also present a new MERLIN...
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PublicaciónDetection of persistent VHE gamma-ray emission from PKS 1510-089 by the MAGIC telescopes during low states between 2012 and 2017
Context. PKS 1510-089 is a flat spectrum radio quasar strongly variable in the optical and GeV range. To date, very high-energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) emission has...
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PublicaciónDetection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the gravitationally lensed blazar QSO B0218+357 with the MAGIC telescopes
Context. QSO B0218+357 is a gravitationally lensed blazar located at a redshift of 0.944. The gravitational lensing splits the emitted radiation into two...
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PublicaciónDetection of very-high energy γ-ray emission from NGC 1275 by the MAGIC telescopes
We report on the detection of very-high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) γ-ray emission from NGC 1275, the central radio galaxy of the Perseus cluster of galaxies. The...
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CharlaDiscerning the location of the gamma-ray emission region in AGN blazars from multi-messenger and multi-spectral-range observations
Relativistic jets in AGN in general, and in blazars in particular, are the most energetic and among the most powerful astrophysical objects known so far. Their...
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PublicaciónDiscovery of a very luminous megamaser during a radio flare in the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 348
We report the detection of a new H_2O megamaser in the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 348 with the MPIfR 100 m telescope in Effelsberg. With an apparent isotropic...