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The MAGIC Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope is located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory at La Palma. Currently it is the largest detector of its kind in operation. It is able to study sources of cosmic gamma-rays of energy between 50 and 60GeV and some TeV with sensitivity down to less than 2% of the Crab nebula flux in 50h. In this contribution we present a review of its recent results for the AGNs in flaring and quiescent states. These results can help in understanding the mechanisms of gamma-ray production in AGN jets, estimate the distribution of Extragalactic Background Light (EBL), and detecting signs of quantum gravity.
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Oya, I., Contreras, J.L., Bose, D. (2010). MAGIC Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei. In: Diego, J., Goicoechea, L., González-Serrano, J., Gorgas, J. (eds) Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11250-8_63
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