Long duration variability of mrk 421

A. J. Smith; A. A. Abdo; B. Allen; D. Berley; S. Casanova; C. Chen; D. G. Coyne; B. L. Dingus; R. W. Ellsworth; L. Fleysher; R. Fleysher; M. M. Gonzalez; J. A. Goodman; E. Hays; C. M. Hoffman; B. Hopper; P. H. Hüntemeyer; B. E. Kolterman; C. P. Lansdell; J. T. Linnemann; J. E. Mcenery; A. I. Mincer; P. Nemethy; D. Noyes; J. M. Ryan; P. M. Saz Parkinson; A. Shoup; G. Sinnis; G. W. Sullivan; V. Vasileiou; G. P. Walker; D. A. Williams; X. W. Xu; G. B. Yodh

Long duration variability of mrk 421

A. J. Smith, A. A. Abdo, B. Allen, D. Berley, S. Casanova, C. Chen, D. G. Coyne, B. L. Dingus, R. W. Ellsworth, L. Fleysher, R. Fleysher, M. M. Gonzalez, J. A. Goodman, E. Hays, C. M. Hoffman, B. Hopper, P. H. Hüntemeyer, B. E. Kolterman, C. P. Lansdell, J. T. LinnemannJ. E. Mcenery, A. I. Mincer, P. Nemethy, D. Noyes, J. M. Ryan, P. M. Saz Parkinson, A. Shoup, G. Sinnis, G. W. Sullivan, V. Vasileiou, G. P. Walker, D. A. Williams, X. W. Xu, G. B. Yodh

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Abstract

Active Galaxies such as Mrk 421 have been shown to be highly variable at all time scales. Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (ACTs) have excellent instantaneous sensitivity and have observed short bright flares from Mrk 421. However, long duration variability is difficult to monitor with ACTs due to their intermittent exposure. Milagro, in contrast, monitorsMrk 421 with daily observations. While Milagro lacks the sensitivity to detect short duration flares unless they are i extremely bright, it is well suited to make long duration monitoring of the total flux of Mrk 421 on time scales from months to years. In this paper we present the long duration variability and total fluence of Mrk 421 using 6 years of data from Milagro.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	973-976
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007 - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Duration: Jul 3 2007 → Jul 11 2007

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Other	30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Merida, Yucatan
Period	7/3/07 → 7/11/07

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Smith, A. J., Abdo, A. A., Allen, B., Berley, D., Casanova, S., Chen, C., Coyne, D. G., Dingus, B. L., Ellsworth, R. W., Fleysher, L., Fleysher, R., Gonzalez, M. M., Goodman, J. A., Hays, E., Hoffman, C. M., Hopper, B., Hüntemeyer, P. H., Kolterman, B. E., Lansdell, C. P., ... Yodh, G. B. (2007). Long duration variability of mrk 421. 973-976. Paper presented at 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Smith, AJ, Abdo, AA, Allen, B, Berley, D, Casanova, S, Chen, C, Coyne, DG, Dingus, BL, Ellsworth, RW, Fleysher, L, Fleysher, R, Gonzalez, MM, Goodman, JA, Hays, E, Hoffman, CM, Hopper, B, Hüntemeyer, PH, Kolterman, BE, Lansdell, CP, Linnemann, JT, Mcenery, JE, Mincer, AI, Nemethy, P, Noyes, D, Ryan, JM, Saz Parkinson, PM, Shoup, A, Sinnis, G, Sullivan, GW, Vasileiou, V, Walker, GP, Williams, DA, Xu, XW & Yodh, GB 2007, 'Long duration variability of mrk 421', Paper presented at 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 7/3/07 - 7/11/07 pp. 973-976.

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