Gamma-ray excess from a stacked sample of high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars observed with the magic telescope

J. Aleksić; L. A. Antonelli; P. Antoranz; M. Backes; C. Baixeras; J. A. Barrio; D. Bastieri; J. Becerra Gonzlez; W. Bednarek; A. Berdyugin; K. Berger; E. Bernardini; A. Biland; O. Blanch; R. K. Bock; G. Bonnoli; P. Bordas; D. Borla Tridon; V. Bosch-Ramon; D. Bose; I. Braun; T. Bretz; D. Britzger; M. Camara; E. Carmona; A. Carosi; P. Colin; S. Commichau; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; M. T. Costado; S. Covino; F. Dazzi; A. De Angelis; E. De Cea Del Pozo; R. De Los Reyes; B. De Lotto; M. De Maria; F. De Sabata; C. Delgado Mendez; M. Doert; A. Domínguez; D. Dominis Prester; D. Dorner; M. Doro; D. Elsaesser; M. Errando; D. Ferenc; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; R. J. García López; M. Garczarczyk; M. Gaug; N. Godinovic; D. Hadasch; A. Herrero; D. Hildebrand; D. Höhne-Mönch; J. Hose; D. Hrupec; C. C. Hsu; T. Jogler; S. Klepser; T. Krähenbühl; D. Kranich; A. La Barbera; A. Laille; E. Leonardo; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; M. López; E. Lorenz; P. Majumdar; G. Maneva; N. Mankuzhiyil; K. Mannheim; L. Maraschi; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; D. Mazin; M. Meucci; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; H. Miyamoto; J. Moldón; M. Moles; A. Moralejo; D. Nieto; K. Nilsson; J. Ninkovic; R. Orito; I. Oya; S. Paiano; R. Paoletti; J. M. Paredes; S. Partini; M. Pasanen; D. Pascoli; F. Pauss

doi:10.1088/0004-637X/729/2/115

Gamma-ray excess from a stacked sample of high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars observed with the magic telescope

J. Aleksić, L. A. Antonelli, P. Antoranz, M. Backes, C. Baixeras, J. A. Barrio, D. Bastieri, J. Becerra Gonzlez, W. Bednarek, A. Berdyugin, K. Berger, E. Bernardini, A. Biland, O. Blanch, R. K. Bock, G. Bonnoli, P. Bordas, D. Borla Tridon, V. Bosch-Ramon, D. BoseI. Braun, T. Bretz, D. Britzger, M. Camara, E. Carmona, A. Carosi, P. Colin, S. Commichau, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, M. T. Costado, S. Covino, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, E. De Cea Del Pozo, R. De Los Reyes, B. De Lotto, M. De Maria, F. De Sabata, C. Delgado Mendez, M. Doert, A. Domínguez, D. Dominis Prester, D. Dorner, M. Doro, D. Elsaesser, M. Errando, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, R. J. García López, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, N. Godinovic, D. Hadasch, A. Herrero, D. Hildebrand, D. Höhne-Mönch, J. Hose, D. Hrupec, C. C. Hsu, T. Jogler, S. Klepser, T. Krähenbühl, D. Kranich, A. La Barbera, A. Laille, E. Leonardo, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, M. López, E. Lorenz, P. Majumdar, G. Maneva, N. Mankuzhiyil, K. Mannheim, L. Maraschi, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, M. Meucci, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, H. Miyamoto, J. Moldón, M. Moles, A. Moralejo, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, J. Ninkovic, R. Orito, I. Oya, S. Paiano, R. Paoletti, J. M. Paredes, S. Partini, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli, F. Pauss

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Between 2004 and 2009, a sample of 28 X-ray selected high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars with an X-ray flux larger than 2 μJy at 1keV in the redshift range from 0.018 to 0.361 was observed with the MAGIC telescope at energies above 100GeV. Seven among them were detected and the results of these observations are discussed elsewhere. Here we concentrate on the remaining 21 blazars which were not detected during this observation campaign and present the 3σ (99.7%) confidence upper limits on their flux. The individual flux upper limits lie between 1.6% and 13.6% of the integral flux from the Crab Nebula. Applying a stacking method to the sample of non-detections with a total of 394.1 hr exposure time, we find evidence for an excess with a cumulative significance of 4.9 standard deviations. It is not dominated by individual objects or flares, but increases linearly with the observation time as for a constant source with an integral flux level of 1.5% of that observed from the Crab Nebula above 150GeV. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Article number	115
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	729
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/729/2/115
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2011

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BL Lacertae objects: general
gamma rays: galaxies

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Aleksić, J., Antonelli, L. A., Antoranz, P., Backes, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bastieri, D., Becerra Gonzlez, J., Bednarek, W., Berdyugin, A., Berger, K., Bernardini, E., Biland, A., Blanch, O., Bock, R. K., Bonnoli, G., Bordas, P., Borla Tridon, D., Bosch-Ramon, V., ... Pauss, F. (2011). Gamma-ray excess from a stacked sample of high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars observed with the magic telescope. Astrophysical Journal, 729(2), [115]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/729/2/115

Aleksić, J. ; Antonelli, L. A. ; Antoranz, P. ; Backes, M. ; Baixeras, C. ; Barrio, J. A. ; Bastieri, D. ; Becerra Gonzlez, J. ; Bednarek, W. ; Berdyugin, A. ; Berger, K. ; Bernardini, E. ; Biland, A. ; Blanch, O. ; Bock, R. K. ; Bonnoli, G. ; Bordas, P. ; Borla Tridon, D. ; Bosch-Ramon, V. ; Bose, D. ; Braun, I. ; Bretz, T. ; Britzger, D. ; Camara, M. ; Carmona, E. ; Carosi, A. ; Colin, P. ; Commichau, S. ; Contreras, J. L. ; Cortina, J. ; Costado, M. T. ; Covino, S. ; Dazzi, F. ; De Angelis, A. ; De Cea Del Pozo, E. ; De Los Reyes, R. ; De Lotto, B. ; De Maria, M. ; De Sabata, F. ; Delgado Mendez, C. ; Doert, M. ; Domínguez, A. ; Dominis Prester, D. ; Dorner, D. ; Doro, M. ; Elsaesser, D. ; Errando, M. ; Ferenc, D. ; Fonseca, M. V. ; Font, L. ; García López, R. J. ; Garczarczyk, M. ; Gaug, M. ; Godinovic, N. ; Hadasch, D. ; Herrero, A. ; Hildebrand, D. ; Höhne-Mönch, D. ; Hose, J. ; Hrupec, D. ; Hsu, C. C. ; Jogler, T. ; Klepser, S. ; Krähenbühl, T. ; Kranich, D. ; Barbera, A. La ; Laille, A. ; Leonardo, E. ; Lindfors, E. ; Lombardi, S. ; Longo, F. ; López, M. ; Lorenz, E. ; Majumdar, P. ; Maneva, G. ; Mankuzhiyil, N. ; Mannheim, K. ; Maraschi, L. ; Mariotti, M. ; Martínez, M. ; Mazin, D. ; Meucci, M. ; Miranda, J. M. ; Mirzoyan, R. ; Miyamoto, H. ; Moldón, J. ; Moles, M. ; Moralejo, A. ; Nieto, D. ; Nilsson, K. ; Ninkovic, J. ; Orito, R. ; Oya, I. ; Paiano, S. ; Paoletti, R. ; Paredes, J. M. ; Partini, S. ; Pasanen, M. ; Pascoli, D. ; Pauss, F. / Gamma-ray excess from a stacked sample of high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars observed with the magic telescope. In: Astrophysical Journal. 2011 ; Vol. 729, No. 2.

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AU - Antonelli, L. A.

AU - Antoranz, P.

AU - Backes, M.

AU - Baixeras, C.

AU - Barrio, J. A.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Becerra Gonzlez, J.

AU - Bednarek, W.

AU - Berdyugin, A.

AU - Berger, K.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Blanch, O.

AU - Bock, R. K.

AU - Bonnoli, G.

AU - Bordas, P.

AU - Borla Tridon, D.

AU - Bosch-Ramon, V.

AU - Bose, D.

AU - Braun, I.

AU - Bretz, T.

AU - Britzger, D.

AU - Camara, M.

AU - Carmona, E.

AU - Carosi, A.

AU - Colin, P.

AU - Commichau, S.

AU - Contreras, J. L.

AU - Cortina, J.

AU - Costado, M. T.

AU - Covino, S.

AU - Dazzi, F.

AU - De Angelis, A.

AU - De Cea Del Pozo, E.

AU - De Los Reyes, R.

AU - De Lotto, B.

AU - De Maria, M.

AU - De Sabata, F.

AU - Delgado Mendez, C.

AU - Doert, M.

AU - Domínguez, A.

AU - Dominis Prester, D.

AU - Dorner, D.

AU - Doro, M.

AU - Elsaesser, D.

AU - Errando, M.

AU - Ferenc, D.

AU - Fonseca, M. V.

AU - Font, L.

AU - García López, R. J.

AU - Garczarczyk, M.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Godinovic, N.

AU - Hadasch, D.

AU - Herrero, A.

AU - Hildebrand, D.

AU - Höhne-Mönch, D.

AU - Hose, J.

AU - Hrupec, D.

AU - Hsu, C. C.

AU - Jogler, T.

AU - Klepser, S.

AU - Krähenbühl, T.

AU - Kranich, D.

AU - Barbera, A. La

AU - Laille, A.

AU - Leonardo, E.

AU - Lindfors, E.

AU - Lombardi, S.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - López, M.

AU - Lorenz, E.

AU - Majumdar, P.

AU - Maneva, G.

AU - Mankuzhiyil, N.

AU - Mannheim, K.

AU - Maraschi, L.

AU - Mariotti, M.

AU - Martínez, M.

AU - Mazin, D.

AU - Meucci, M.

AU - Miranda, J. M.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Miyamoto, H.

AU - Moldón, J.

AU - Moles, M.

AU - Moralejo, A.

AU - Nieto, D.

AU - Nilsson, K.

AU - Ninkovic, J.

AU - Orito, R.

AU - Oya, I.

AU - Paiano, S.

AU - Paoletti, R.

AU - Paredes, J. M.

AU - Partini, S.

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AU - Pascoli, D.

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PY - 2011/3/10

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N2 - Between 2004 and 2009, a sample of 28 X-ray selected high- and intermediate-frequency peaked blazars with an X-ray flux larger than 2 μJy at 1keV in the redshift range from 0.018 to 0.361 was observed with the MAGIC telescope at energies above 100GeV. Seven among them were detected and the results of these observations are discussed elsewhere. Here we concentrate on the remaining 21 blazars which were not detected during this observation campaign and present the 3σ (99.7%) confidence upper limits on their flux. The individual flux upper limits lie between 1.6% and 13.6% of the integral flux from the Crab Nebula. Applying a stacking method to the sample of non-detections with a total of 394.1 hr exposure time, we find evidence for an excess with a cumulative significance of 4.9 standard deviations. It is not dominated by individual objects or flares, but increases linearly with the observation time as for a constant source with an integral flux level of 1.5% of that observed from the Crab Nebula above 150GeV. © 2011. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

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KW - gamma rays: galaxies

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