Abstract

Contributed Talk - Splinter Multimessenger

Thursday, 12 September 2024, 17:05   (S25)

Investigation of Long-term Blazar Lightcurves using autoMAGIC

Cyrus Walther
TU Dortmund University

For over ten years, the stereoscopic imaging air Cherenkov telescope system MAGIC has observed multiple Active Galactic Nuclei regularly. The analysis of these long-term observations is expected to deliver insights into the temporal behavior of the flux of different subclasses of Active Galactic Nuclei but is considered to be work-intensive. Active Galactic Nuclei continue to be interesting sources for Gamma-ray astronomy because the acceleration mechanisms that allow for leptons to emit gamma-ray photons at energies of up to TeV are not yet understood. Additionally, it is unknown whether these processes are also able to accelerate hadrons respectively. To allow for consistent long-term analyses of Active Galactic Nuclei, a database-driven software has been developed to automatize the MAGIC analysis workflow. This enables the possibility of analyzing MAGIC stereo data for long-term studies to compare with theoretical predictions of time-sensitive signals using multiple Active Galactic Nuclei, improving our understanding of respective acceleration mechanisms.