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astro-ph.HE2011★ 73 cited

Fermi Detection of γ-ray emission from the M2 Soft X-ray Flare on 2010 June 12

Fermi GBM Collaboration, Fermi LAT Collaboration, B. R. Dennis +2

The GOES M2-class solar flare, SOL2010-06-12T00:57, was modest in many respects yet exhibited remarkable acceleration of energetic particles. The flare produced an ~50 s impulsive…

astro-ph.HE2011

Exploring the central sub-pc region of the γ-ray bright radio galaxy 3C 84 with the VLBA at 43 GHz in the period of 2002-2008

Kenta Suzuki, Hiroshi Nagai, Motoki Kino +13

Following the discovery of a new radio component right before the GeV γ-ray detection since 2008 August by Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, we present a detailed study of the kinem…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 200 cited

Gamma-ray Activity in the Crab Nebula: The Exceptional Flare of April 2011

R. Buehler, J. D. Scargle, R. D. Blandford +18

The Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi satellite observed a gamma-ray flare in the Crab nebula lasting for approximately nine days in April of 2011. The source, which at optic…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 61 cited

The cosmic-ray and gas content of the Cygnus region as measured in gamma rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

the Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Cygnus region hosts a giant molecular-cloud complex which actively forms massive stars. Interactions of cosmic rays with interstellar gas and radiation fields make it shine at…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 1 cited

The 2010 M 87 VHE flare and its origin: the multi-wavelength picture

M. Raue, L. Stawarz, D. Mazin +8

The giant radio galaxy M 87, with its proximity (16 Mpc) and its very massive black hole ((3 - 6) \times 10^9 M_solar), provides a unique laboratory to investigate very high energy…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 82 cited

Fermi Detection of a Luminous Gamma-ray Pulsar in a Globular Cluster

The Fermi LAT Collaboration

We report the Fermi Large Area Telescope detection of gamma-ray (>100 megaelectronvolts) pulsations from pulsar J1823-3021A in the globular cluster NGC 6624 with high significance…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 29 cited

Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, the Fermi LAT Collaboration, : +345

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS 2005-489 was the target of a multi-wavelength campaign with simultaneous observations in the TeV gamma-ray (H.E.S.S.), GeV gamma-ray (Fe…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 10 cited

Molecular clouds under the influence of massive stars in the Galactic HII region G353.2+0.9

A. Giannetti, J. Brand, F. Massi +2

The Galactic HII region G353.2+0.9 is excited by the massive open cluster Pismis-24. By analyzing (sub-)mm molecular-line and -continuum we study the detailed morphology of the gas…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 65 cited

Why are central radio relics so rare?

F. Vazza, M. Brueggen, R. van Weeren +3

In this paper we address the question why cluster radio relics that are connected to shock acceleration, so-called radio gischt, have preferentially been found in the outskirts of…

astro-ph.HE2011

Young radio sources: the duty-cycle of the radio emission and prospects for gamma-ray emission

M. Orienti, D. Dallacasa, G. Giovannini +2

The evolutionary stage of a powerful radio source originated by an AGN is related to its linear size. In this context, compact symmetric objects (CSOs), which are powerful and intr…

physics.ins-det2011★ 8 cited

Characterization of a tagged -ray beam line at the DANE Beam Test Facility

P. W. Cattaneo, A. Argan, F. Boffelli +64

At the core of the AGILE scientific instrument, designed to operate on a satellite, there is the Gamma Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) consisting of a Silicon Tracker (ST), a Cesium Io…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 188 cited

The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +442

Abridged: The giant radio galaxy M 87 with its proximity, famous jet, and very massive black hole provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of very high energy (VHE;…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 34 cited

Deep Chandra observation of the galaxy cluster WARPJ1415.1+3612 at z=1: an evolved cool-core cluster at high-redshift

Joana S. Santos, Paolo Tozzi, Piero Rosati +2

Using the deepest (370 ksec) Chandra observation of a high-redshift galaxy cluster, we perform a detailed characterization of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) of WARPJ1415.1+3612 at…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 2 cited

The July 2010 outburst of the NLS1 PMN J0948+0022

L. Foschini, G. Ghisellini, L. Maraschi +23

We report about the multiwavelength campaign on the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) Galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (z = 0.5846) performed in 2010 July-September and triggered by high activity…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 7 cited

The X-ray properties of high-z FRI candidates in the COSMOS field

Elena Tundo, Paolo Tozzi, Marco Chiaberge

We report the X-ray analysis of a sample of candidate high-redshift (1<z<2) FRI sources from the sample of Chiaberge et al. (2009), observed in the Chandra COSMOS field (C-COSMOS).…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 73 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Supernova Remnant G8.7-0.1

LAT Collaboration

We present a detailed analysis of the GeV gamma-ray emission toward the supernova remnant (SNR) G8.7-0.1 with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Spac…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 37 cited

Intermediate-mass hot cores at 500 AU: disks or outflows?

Aina Palau, Asuncion Fuente, Josep M. Girart +12

Observations with the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in the most extended configuration toward two intermediate-mass star-forming regions, IRAS22198+6336 and AFGL5142, reveal the p…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 26 cited

Complex particle acceleration processes in the hotspots of 3C105 and 3C445

M. Orienti, M. A. Prieto, G. Brunetti +3

We investigate the nature of the broad-band emission associated with the low-power radio hotspots 3C105 South and 3C445 South. Both hotspot regions are resolved in multiple radio/o…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 157 cited

Evidence for AGN Feedback in Galaxy Clusters and Groups

Myriam Gitti, Fabrizio Brighenti, Brian R. McNamara

The current generation of flagship X-ray missions, Chandra and XMM-Newton, has changed our understanding of the so-called "cool core" galaxy clusters and groups. Instead of the ini…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 35 cited

An unlikely radio halo in the low X-ray luminosity galaxy cluster RXC J1514.9-1523

Simona Giacintucci, Daniele Dallacasa, Tiziana Venturi +4

We report the discovery of a giant radio halo in the galaxy cluster RXC J1514.9-1523 at z=0.22 with a relatively low X-ray luminosity, $L_{X \, [0.1-2.4 \rm \, kev]} \sim 7 \times…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 12 cited

The Australia Telescope 20GHz Survey: Hardware, Observing Strategy, and Scanning Survey Catalog

Paul J. Hancock, Paul Roberts, Michael J. Kesteven +17

The Australia Telescope 20GHz (AT20G) survey is a large area (2π sr), sensitive (40mJy), high frequency (20GHz) survey of the southern sky. The survey was conducted in two parts: a…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 72 cited

Search for Gamma-ray Emission from X-ray Selected Seyfert Galaxies with Fermi-LAT

LAT Collaboration

We report on a systematic investigation of the gamma-ray properties of 120 hard X-ray-selected Seyfert galaxies classified as `radio-quiet' objects, utilizing the three-year accumu…

astro-ph.CO2011

The injection and feedback of Cosmic Rays in large-scale structures

F. Vazza, M. Brueggen, C. Gheller +1

We present the numerical implementation of run-time injection of Cosmic Rays energy, their spatial advection and their dynamical feedack on baryonic gas in the cosmological grid co…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 295 cited

The Star Formation Rate Density and Dust Attenuation Evolution over 12 Gyr with the VVDS Surveys

O. Cucciati, L. Tresse, O. Ilbert +15

[Abridged] We investigate the global galaxy evolution over 12 Gyr (0.05<z<4.5), from the star formation rate density (SFRD), combining the VVDS Deep (17.5<=I<=24.0) and Ultra-Deep…