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Short History

QLA available since 2012/12/12
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official alerts since 2014/03/18

List of Alerts, ATels and GCN Circulars

sending time for past Swift ToO taken from Swift website (i.e. not CET)

# total	#	Date, Time	Source	additional info
1	1	10.6.2014 0:57	Mrk 501	3-4 CU, for night of 8./9.6.2014
2	2	19.6.2014 3:32	Mrk 501	~ 3 CU
3	3	21.6.2014 2:46	Mrk 501	3-4 CU, only 1 bin above limit
4	4	24.6.2014 2:17	Mrk 501	> 5 CU, triggered HESS ​Atel #6268
5	5	28.7.2014 0:28	Mrk 501	> 5 CU, missed other alerts around this date
6	6	22.8.2014 1:12	Mrk 501	~ 3 CU
7	1	4.12.2014 1:29	Mrk 421	3-4 CU, for the night of 2./3.12.2014
8	1	19.10.2015 2:13	1ES 1959+650	1-2 CU for 20-30 min
9	2	4.11.2015 22:13	1ES 1959+650	1 CU for 10-20 min
10	3	15.11.2015 21:46	1ES 1959+650	1 CU for 10-20 min
11	2	17.12.2015 6:29	Mrk 421	3 CU for 20 min, 2 CU for > 1.5h, not ideal weather
ToO INTEGRAL 1	1	17.12.2015 morgens	Mrk 421	> 75 evts/h in 10 min binning
ToO Swift 1	1	17.12.2015 morgens	Mrk 421	joint with INTEGRAL, sent by Kreikenbohm
12	4	29.4.2016 11:03	1ES 1959+650	confirmation of bright emission, indication for flux increasing with time
Atel 1	1	30.4.2016 00:54	1ES 1959+650	​Atel #9010 (with Fermi-LAT, MAGIC, VERITAS)
13	5	30.4.2016 7:56	1ES 1959+650	update, similar flux to last night
GCN 1	1	13.5.2016 13:02	HESE20160427	​http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/19427.gcn3
14	6	17.5.2016 6:21	1ES 1959+650	0.5-1 CU, referred to in ​Atel #9070
15	7	6.6.2016 9:46	1ES 1959+650	> 1CU, referred to in ​Atel #9121, highest flux so far from the source
ToO Swift 2	1	6.6.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
16	8	7.6.2016 5:35	1ES 1959+650	> 1CU with 4 sigma in first bin then decrease
17	9	8.6.2016 8:43	1ES 1959+650	update, still > 0.5 CU with 6 sigma for the whole night
18	10	9.6.2016 6:20	1ES 1959+650	> 0.5CU with > 4 sigma so far and one 20 in bin > 3 sigma
ToO Swift 3	2	9.6.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
19	11	10.6.2016 6:44	1ES 1959+650	> 1CU with three bins > 3 sigma and > 6 sigma for total night so far, flux again as high as 4 nights ago (highest flux)
Atel 2	1	10.6.2016 19:00	Mrk 421	​Atel #9137 (with HAWC and Swift)
ToO Swift 4	2	10.6.2016	Mrk 421	sent by Kapanadze
Atel 3	2	10.6.2016 22:04	1ES 1959+650	​Atel #9139
20	12	11.6.2016 5:49	1ES 1959+650	1-1.3 CU with three bins > 3 sigma and ~ 6 sigma for total night so far, highest flux so far
21	13	12.6.2016 11:37	1ES 1959+650	1-1.5 CU with 4 bins > 3 sigma and 8.5 sigma for total night, highest excessrate so far
ToO Swift 5	3	12.6.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
22	14	13.6.2016 5:00	1ES 1959+650	>1.5 CU, in first bin already 45 evts/h with > 4 sigma, highest flux so far
Atel 4	3	13.6.2016 22:14	1ES 1959+650	​Atel #9148 (with VERITAS, Swift, MAGIC, Fermi)
23	15	14.6.2016 8:04	1ES 1959+650	>1.4 CU, roughly 4-5 sigma for all but the lowest point and > 11 sigma for the whole night
24	16	15.6.2016 7:51	1ES 1959+650	0.5-1 CU, highest point: almost 30 evts/h significance > 3 sigma, overall significance for whole night ~ 4.5 sigma
25	17	29.6.2016 8:28	1ES 1959+650	0.5 CU
26	18	1.7.2016 3:50	1ES 1959+650	2 CU in first 20 min bin with 4.5 sigma
Atel 5	4	1.7.2016 20:08	1ES 1959+650	​Atel #9203 (with MAGIC)
ToO Swift 6	4	1.7.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
27	19	2.7.2016 3:56	1ES 1959+650	1 CU in first 20 min bin with > 3 sigma
28	20	4.7.2016 4:25	1ES 1959+650	>1 CU, third 20 min bin with > 3 sigma, already > 5 sigma in 1h
29	21	6.7.2016 7:49	1ES 1959+650	0.7-0.8 CU, 6 sigma for whole night
30	22	10.7.2016 3:51	1ES 1959+650	> 1 CU, increasing
ToO Swift 7	5	10.7.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
31	23	11.7.2016 3:59	1ES 1959+650	~ 2 CU in first 20 min bin
32	24	12.7.2016 3:18	1ES 1959+650	~ 2 CU in the beginning
33	25	12.7.2016 7:41	1ES 1959+650	further increase during the night
Atel 6	5	12.7.2016 11:31	1ES 1959+650	​Atel #9239: maximum flux at TeV energies, 3.5 CU
ToO Swift 8	6	13.7.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
34	26	15.7.2016 2:41	1ES 1959+650	~ 1 CU
35	27	28.7.2016 3:10	1ES 1959+650	~ 1 CU
ToO Swift 9	7	28.7.2016	1ES 1959+650	sent by Kapanadze
36	28	1.8.2016 0:17	1ES 1959+650	~ 0.8 CU
GCN 2	1	1.8.2016 23:38	AMON20160731	​http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/19752.gcn3
37	1	10.8.2016 8:57	1ES 2344+51.4	~0.8 CU, clouds moving through
ToO Swift 10	1	10.8.2016	1ES 2344+51.4	sent by Kapanadze
38	29	31.8.2016 0:36	1ES 1959+650	> 1 CU
39	30	23.9.2016 0:39	1ES 1959+650	> 1 CU
40	2	22.10.2016 1:05	1ES 2344+51.4	~ 1 CU, only 1 bin, bad weather
41	3	9.1.2017 8:08	Mrk 421	3 CU in 1 20 min bin, sent as a reply to HAWC alert; Swift ToO sent after the two HAWC Atels (​#9936 and ​#9946)
ToO Swift 11	3	6.1.2017	Mrk 421	sent by Dorner
42	4	4.2.2017 2:15	Mrk 421	3-4 CU in first bins (later the night some variability)
43	5	17.4.2017 2:25	Mrk 421	3-4 CU in one 20 min bin; steady increase from 1 CU at the beginning of the night; sent Swift ToO
ToO Swift 12	4	17.4.2017	Mrk 421	sent by Dorner
44	6	18.4.2017 1:55	Mrk 421	3 CU in one 20 min bin; before 1-2 CU
45	31	17.8.2017 1:41	1ES 1959+650	2 CU and going down
46	32	19.8.2017 1:19	1ES 1959+650	2 CU in 20min bin, avg whole night 1 CU
47	33	18.9.2017 0:42	1ES 1959+650	1-2 CU
48	34	27.9.2017 23:54	1ES 1959+650	1 CU
49	35	18.10.2017 22:39	1ES 1959+650	1 CU
50	36	19.10.2017 23:19 (update 20. 0:44)	1ES 1959+650	2 CU in 1 20 min bin
51	37	22.10.2017 23:26	1ES 1959+650	0.75 CU
GCN 3	1	13.11.2017 23:39	IceCubeEHE20171106(b)	​https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/22120.gcn3
52	38	1.12.2017 21:25	1ES 1959+650	0.7 CU
53	7	19.12.2017 7:29	Mrk 421	3.5-4 CU
ToO Swift 12	4	19.12.2017	Mrk 421	sent by Kreikenbohm
Atel 7	2	20.12.2017 23:58	Mrk 421	​Atel #11077 (with HAWC)
54	8	22.12.2017 7:15	Mrk 421	slow increase during the night to 3 CU
55	9	24.12.2017 7:55	Mrk 421	3-6 CU
Atel 8	3	24.12.2017 12:25	Mrk 421	​Atel #11086
ToO Swift 13	5	24.12.2017	Mrk 421	sent by Dorner
56	10	10.1.2018 6:32	Mrk 421	one 20min bin at 5 CU
57	11	13.1.2018 4:38	Mrk 421	one 20min bin at 3.5-4 CU
58	12	15.1.2018 6:27	Mrk 421	increase to 3-4 CU
59	13	17.1.2018 2:58	Mrk 421	6 CU
60	14	17.1.2018 3:54	Mrk 421	upd: 8-9 CU
Atel 9	4	17.1.2018 13:04	Mrk 421	​Atel #11184
ToO Swift 14	6	17.1.2018	Mrk 421	sent by Dorner
61	15	18.1.2018 8:26	Mrk 421	3-4 CU
ToO Swift 15	7	18.1.2018	Mrk 421	sent by Dorner
62	16	19.1.2018 2:47	Mrk 421	6 CU
63	17	23.1.2018 6:32	Mrk 421	3.5 CU in one bin
64	18	27.1.2018 5:40	Mrk 421	4 CU one bin
65	19	13.3.2018 00:45	Mrk 421	4-5 CU, short flare
66	20	20.3.2018 04:46	Mrk 421	3.5-4 CU, short flare
67	21	24.3.2018 01:18	Mrk 421	~4CU, short flare
68	39	2.5.2018 10:47	1ES 1959+650	0.7 CU in nightly bin, 3 sigma
69	40	16.7.2018 3:08	1ES 1959+650	1.5 CU in one 20 min bin
70	41	23.7.2018 10:05	1ES 1959+650	0.5 CU mean, variable, up to 1.8 CU
71	42	9.8.2018 3:01	1ES 1959+650	1.5 CU in 20 min, 0.5 CU in nightly average
72	43	17.8.2018 1:51	1ES 1959+650	0.7 CU in nightly average
73	44	18.8.2018 1:58	1ES 1959+650	0.7 CU in nightly average
74	3	18.8.2018 5:33	1ES 2344+51.4	0.7 CU in nightly average, 1 CU in 20 min bin
75	45	19.8.2018 2:19	1ES 1959+650	0.6 CU in nightly average
76	46	24.8.2018 2:15	1ES 1959+650	1.3 CU in 20min, 0.4 CU nightly average
77	47	3.9.2018 0:39	1ES 1959+650	0.9 CU nightly average, > 1.5 CU in 20 min binning
78	4	3.9.2018 5:06	1ES 2344+51.4	0.5 CU nightly average, up to 0.9 CU in 20 min binning
79	48	4.9.2018 1:44	1ES 1959+650	2.5 CU in one 20 min bin, 0.4 CU nightly average
80	49	4.9.2018 23:57	1ES 1959+650	1-1.5 CU
81	50	6.9.2018 0:48	1ES 1959+650	0.9 CU
82	51	7.9.2018 1:47	1ES 1959+650	0.5 CU
83	52	8.9.2018 2:57	1ES 1959+650	0.6 CU nightly avg, up to 1.8 CU in 20 min binning
84	53	10.9.2018 1:30	1ES 1959+650	0.6 CU nightly avg
85	54	11.9.2018 23:17	1ES 1959+650	1.1 CU nightly avg, with one 20 min bin 1.7 CU
86	55	14.9.2018 2:13	1ES 1959+650	0.6 CU in nightly avg
87	56	16.9.2018 2:03	1ES 1959+650	1.7 CU in 20 min bin, nightly avg 0.4 CU but affected by bad weather
88	57	17.9.2018 2:16	1ES 1959+650	0.6 CU nightly avg
89	58	12.10.2018 23:34	1ES 1959+650	0.7-1.0 CU in first hour
GCN 4	1	31.10.2018 16:40	IceCube181023A	​https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcn3/23401.gcn3
90	22	23.3.2019 12:14	Mrk 421	feedback in reply to HAWC alert: 1-2 CU
91	23	27.3.2019 2:15	Mrk 421	close to 3 CU
92	24	29.3.2019 2:20	Mrk 421	3 CU, probably higher as bad weather
93	25	30.3.3019 23:31	Mrk 421	3.6 CU, weather not ideal
94	26	1.4.2019 00:09	Mrk 421	3.7 CU, weather not ideal
95	27	12.4.2019 3:55	Mrk 421	4.5 CU, nightly avg 2 CU, weather at beginning not ideal
96	28	12.4.2019 23:06	Mrk 421	4.5 CU in first 20 min bin
97	29	23.4.2019 2:36	Mrk 421	3.7 CU, >3CU in 3 20 min bins
ToO INTEGRAL 2	2	23.4.2019 2:30	Mrk 421	> 3 CU, first delayed and in the end not granted
ToO Swift 16	8	23.4.2019 3:24	Mrk 421	joint with INTEGRAL, sent by Gokus
ATel 10	5	23.4.2019 15:12	Mrk 421	2 months of activity ​ATel #12680
98	59	24.5.2019 6:39	1ES 1959+650	~1 CU
ToO XMM 1	1	10.6.2019 2:34	Mrk 421	2 CU
ToO INTEGRAL 3	3	10.6.2019 3:12	Mrk 421	3 CU
ToO Swift 17	9	10.6.2019 3:03	Mrk 421	joint with XMM and INTEGRAL, sent by Gokus
ATel 11	1	26 Jun 2019; 07:15 UT	Fermi J0139.5+2928	follow-up of ​ATel #12888, no detection, UL: ​ATel #12891, also UL by HAWC: ​ATel #12892
100	61	28.7.2019 1:03	1ES 1959+650	~0.6 CU
101	5	5.8.2019 7:26	1ES 2344+51.4	~0.7 CU

Short Summary

Source	trigger limit	# alerts	# X-ray ToO (Swift/INTEGRAL/XMM-Newton/AstroSat)	# atels	gcn-circulars
Mrk 501	3 CU	6	-	-	-
Mrk 421	3 CU	29	9/3/1/-	5	-
1ES 1959+650	0.5 CU, 3 sigma	61	7/-/-/-	5	-
1ES 2344+51.4	0.5 CU, 3 sigma	5	1/-/-/-	-	-
AMON	-	-	-	-	4
ToO	-	-	-	1	-
total	-	101	17/3/1/-	11	4