Multiwavelength Picture of the Blazar S5 0716+714 during Its Brightest Outburst
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Instruments Involved
3. Observations and Results
3.1. MAGIC Analysis
3.2. Fermi-LAT Analysis
3.3. Multiwavelength Light Curves
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Manganaro, M.; Pedaletti, G.; Doert, M.; Bastieri, D.; Fallah Ramazani, V.; Gasparrini, D.; Lindfors, E.; Lott, B.; Nievas, M.; Rani, B.; et al. Multiwavelength Picture of the Blazar S5 0716+714 during Its Brightest Outburst. Galaxies 2016, 4, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040069
Manganaro M, Pedaletti G, Doert M, Bastieri D, Fallah Ramazani V, Gasparrini D, Lindfors E, Lott B, Nievas M, Rani B, et al. Multiwavelength Picture of the Blazar S5 0716+714 during Its Brightest Outburst. Galaxies. 2016; 4(4):69. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040069
Chicago/Turabian StyleManganaro, Marina, Giovanna Pedaletti, Marlene Doert, Denis Bastieri, Vandad Fallah Ramazani, Dario Gasparrini, Elina Lindfors, Benoit Lott, Mireia Nievas, Bindu Rani, and et al. 2016. "Multiwavelength Picture of the Blazar S5 0716+714 during Its Brightest Outburst" Galaxies 4, no. 4: 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040069