Multifrequency monitoring of the blazar 0716+714 during the GASP-WEBT-AGILE campaign of 2007

2008/02/25 by M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, V. M. Larionov +50 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Agile software development #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Blazar #Computer science #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma ray #Physics #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Telescope #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809552

5 pages, 5 figures, to be published in A&A (Letters); revised to match the final version (changes in Fig. 5 and related text)

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Abstract

Aims. Since the CGRO operation in 1991–2000, one of the primary unresolved questions about the blazar γ-ray emission has been its possible correlation with the low-energy (in particular optical) emission. To help answer this problem, the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) consortium has organized the GLAST-AGILE Support Program (GASP) to provide the optical-to-radio monitoring data to be compared with the γ-ray detections by the AGILE and GLAST satellites. This new WEBT project started in early September 2007, just before a strong γ-ray detection of 0716+714 by AGILE.

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