DISCOVERY OF VARIABILITY IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY γ-RAY EMISSION OF 1ES 1218+304 WITH VERITAS
DISCOVERY OF VARIABILITY IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY γ-RAY EMISSION OF 1ES 1218+304 WITH VERITAS
We present results from an intensive VERITAS monitoring campaign of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object 1ES 1218+304 in 2008/2009. Although 1ES 1218+304 was detected previously by MAGIC and VERITAS at a persistent level of ~6% of the Crab Nebula flux, the new VERITAS data reveal a prominent flare reaching …