Abstract for Proposal 093419

ToO observations of flaring AGNs based on optical, X-ray and gamma-ray triggers

We ask for ToO observations of flaring AGNs. The scientific motivation of observing flaring AGN are many: they provide unprecedented photon statistics that are valuable for both scoping the intrinsic spectra and variability of AGN and competing models for those (one-zone or two-zones, leptonic or hadronic) as well as detecting new VHE gamma-ray emitting sources (e.g. FSRQs) and source classes (e.g. NlSy1), that can only be detected during bright flares.

Details on Observing Strategy and Trigger Criteria
We will take triggers from:
1. Optical (Tuorla blazar monitoring program)
2. Fermi-LAT (MAGIC internal analysis chain and priv.comm.)
3. VHE gamma-rays flare based on MAGIC-VERITASH.E.S.S.-HAWC-FACT agreement and selftriggers
4. Fast rise seen by FACT
5.ATel.
Since Cycle 16 the proposal also covers the simultaneous observations with NuSTAR, IXPE and other major facilities independent of the flux state.