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astro-ph.HE2016★ 67 cited

Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290

We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which inc…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 10 cited

Multiband Observations of the Quasar PKS 2326-502 during Active and Quiescent Gamma-Ray States in 2010-2012

Michael S. Dutka, Bryce D. Carpenter, Roopesh Ojha +12

Quasi-simultaneous observations of the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar PKS 2326-502 were carried out in the gamma-ray, X-ray, UV, optical, near-infrared, and radio bands. Thanks to thes…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 30 cited

Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability

C. M. Raiteri, F. Nicastro, A. Stamerra +4

In 2015 July 29 - September 1 the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 hours. During one of these epochs, simultaneous o…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 29 cited

Multiwavelength variability study and search for periodicity of PKS 1510-089

G. Castignani, E. Pian, T. M. Belloni +14

Blazars are the most luminous and variable AGNs, and thus excellent probes of accretion and emission processes close to the central engine. We focus on PKS 1510-089 (), one…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 38 cited

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +332

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies. The lowest energy threshold is obtained using monosc…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 6 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS): PCA-based automatic cleaning and reconstruction of survey spectra

A. Marchetti, B. Garilli, B. R. Granett +34

Identifying spurious reduction artefacts in galaxy spectra is a challenge for large surveys. We present an algorithm for identifying and repairing residual spurious features in sky…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 100 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). Gravity test from the combination of redshift-space distortions and galaxy-galaxy lensing at

S. de la Torre, E. Jullo, C. Giocoli +39

We carry out a joint analysis of redshift-space distortions and galaxy-galaxy lensing, with the aim of measuring the growth rate of structure; this is a key quantity for understand…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 94 cited

The second catalog of flaring gamma-ray sources from the Fermi All-sky Variability Analysis

S. Abdollahi, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +124

We present the second catalog of flaring gamma-ray sources (2FAV) detected with the Fermi All-sky Variability Analysis (FAVA), a tool that blindly searches for transients over the…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 29 cited

Wavelet-Based Characterization of Small-Scale Solar Emission Features at Low Radio Frequencies

Akshay Suresh, Rohit Sharma, Divya Oberoi +36

Low radio frequency solar observations using the Murchison Widefield Array have recently revealed the presence of numerous weak, short-lived and narrow-band emission features, even…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 14 cited

On the complexity and the information content of cosmic structures

Franco Vazza

The emergence of cosmic structure is commonly considered one of the most complex phenomena in Nature. However, this complexity has never been defined nor measured in a quantitative…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 37 cited

A search for long-timescale, low-frequency radio transients

Tara Murphy, David L. Kaplan, Steve Croft +30

We present a search for transient and highly variable sources at low radio frequencies (150-200 MHz) that explores long timescales of 1-3 years. We conducted this search by compari…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 63 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS): Downsizing of the blue cloud and the influence of galaxy size on mass quenching over the last eight billion years

C. P. Haines, A. Iovino, J. Krywult +37

We use the full VIPERS redshift survey in combination with SDSS-DR7 to explore the relationships between star-formation history (using d4000), stellar mass and galaxy structure, an…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 19 cited

Multi-frequency polarimetry of a complete sample of PACO radio sources

V. Galluzzi, M. Massardi, A. Bonaldi +16

We present high sensitivity polarimetric observations in 6 bands covering the 5.5-38 GHz range of a complete sample of 53 compact extragalactic radio sources brighter than 200 mJy…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 231 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). Full spectroscopic data and auxiliary information release (PDR-2)

M. Scodeggio, L. Guzzo, B. Garilli +42

We present the full public data release (PDR-2) of the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS), performed at the ESO VLT. We release redshifts, spectra, CFHTLS magnitud…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 28 cited

VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). The distinct build-up of dense and normal massive passive galaxies

A. Gargiulo, M. Bolzonella, M. Scodeggio +36

We use the final data from the VIPERS redshift survey to extract an unparalleled sample of more than 2000 massive M > 10^11 M_sun passive galaxies (MPGs) at redshift 0.5 < z < 1.0,…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 98 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey: Measuring the growth rate of structure around cosmic voids

A. J. Hawken, B. R. Granett, A. Iovino +33

We identified voids in the completed VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS), using an algorithm based on searching for empty spheres. We measured the cross-correlation…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 140 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS): Galaxy segregation inside filaments at

N. Malavasi, S. Arnouts, D. Vibert +42

We present the first quantitative detection of large-scale filamentary structure at in the large cosmological volume probed by the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshif…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 146 cited

The Herschel-ATLAS: a sample of 500μm-selected lensed galaxies over 600 square degrees

M. Negrello, S. Amber, A. Amvrosiadis +43

We present a sample of 80 candidate strongly lensed galaxies with flux density above 100mJy at 500μm extracted from the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS)…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 12 cited

Discovery of a fourth arc in Abell 2626 at 610 MHz with the GMRT: Spectral properties and possibilities for the origin

Ruta Kale, Myriam Gitti

We report the discovery of a fourth eastern arc (Arc E) towards the cool-core cluster Abell 2626 using 610 MHz Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope observations. Three arcs towards nort…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 654 cited

The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey - I. Survey Description and Preliminary Data Release

T. W. Shimwell, H. J. A. Röttgering, P. N. Best +69

The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) is a deep 120-168 MHz imaging survey that will eventually cover the entire Northern sky. Each of the 3170 pointings will be observed for 8 hr…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 44 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). The decline of cosmic star formation: quenching, mass, and environment connections

O. Cucciati, I. Davidzon, M. Bolzonella +37

[Abridged] We use the final data of the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS) to investigate the effect of environment on the evolution of galaxies between an…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 16 cited

The VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS). The matter density and baryon fraction from the galaxy power spectrum at redshift

S. Rota, B. R. Granett, J. Bel +37

We use the final catalogue of the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS) to measure the power spectrum of the galaxy distribution at high redshift, presenting results…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 22 cited

Radio light curve of the galaxy possibly associated with FRB150418

S. Johnston, E. F. Keane, S. Bhandari +13

We present observations made with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), the Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA) and the Giant Metre-Wave Telescope of the radio source within the…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 6 cited

SN 1978K: An evolved supernova outside our Local Group detected at millimetre wavelengths

S. D. Ryder, R. Kotak, I. A. Smith +3

Supernova 1978K is one of the oldest-known examples of the class of Type IIn supernovae that show evidence for strong interaction between the blast wave and a dense, pre-existing c…