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FACT — LONGTERM MONITORING OF BRIGHT TeV BLAZARS

K. Meier,A. Biland,T. Bretz,Jens Buß,D. Dorner,S. Einecke,D. Eisenacher,D. Hildebrand,M. L. Knoetig,T. Krähenbühl,Werner Lustermann,Karl Mannheim,Dominik Neise,A. Overkemping,Aleksander Paravac,Felicitas Pauss,W. Rhode,M. Ribordy,T. Steinbring,Fabian Temme,J. Thaele,P. Vogler,R. Walter,Q. Weitzel,M. Zänglein

Blazar

Moonlight

Flare

2014

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT), located on the Canary Island of La Palma, has been taking data since October 2011. FACT has been optimized for longterm monitoring of bright TeV blazars, to study their variability time scales and flare probability. G-APD photo-sensors allow for observations even under strong moonlight conditions, and the telescope can be operated remotely. The monitoring strategy of FACT is discussed and preliminary results of the flare of Mrk501 in June 2012 are shown.

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“FACT — LONGTERM MONITORING OF BRIGHT TeV BLAZARS” is a paper by K. Meier A. Biland T. Bretz Jens Buß D. Dorner S. Einecke D. Eisenacher D. Hildebrand M. L. Knoetig T. Krähenbühl Werner Lustermann Karl Mannheim Dominik Neise A. Overkemping Aleksander Paravac Felicitas Pauss W. Rhode M. Ribordy T. Steinbring Fabian Temme J. Thaele P. Vogler R. Walter Q. Weitzel M. Zänglein published in 2014. It has an Open Access status of “gold”. You can read and download a PDF Full Text of this paper here.