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astro-ph.HE2009★ 1 cited

Broadband multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489

S. Kaufmann, M. Hauser, K. Kosack +7

The spectral energy distribution (SED) of high-frequency peaked BL Lac objects (HBL) is characterized by two peaks: one in the UV-X-ray and one in the GeV-TeV regime. An interestin…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 2 cited

Pinpointing the TeV gamma-ray emission region in M87 using TeV and 43 GHz radio monitoring

R. M. Wagner, M. Beilicke, F. Davies +8

The TeV radio galaxy M87 is the first radio galaxy detected in the TeV regime. The structure of its jet, which is not pointing towards our line of sight, is spatially resolved in X…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 216 cited

Detection of Gamma-Ray Emission from the Starburst Galaxies M82 and NGC 253 with the Large Area Telescope on Fermi

Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

We report the detection of high-energy gamma-ray emission from two starburst galaxies using data obtained with the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope…

astro-ph.HE2009

Extending the search for neutrino point sources with IceCube above the horizon

The IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi

Point source searches with the IceCube neutrino telescope have been restricted to one hemisphere, due to the exclusive selection of upward going events as a way of rejecting the at…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 332 cited

Radio-Loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 as a New Class of Gamma-Ray AGN

LAT Collaboration, G. Ghisellini, L. Maraschi +1

We report the discovery with Fermi/LAT of gamma-ray emission from three radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies: PKS 1502+036 (z=0.409), 1H 0323+342 (z=0.061) and PKS 2004-447 (z…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 7 cited

A search for VHE counterparts of Galactic Fermi bright sources and MeV to TeV spectral characterization

P. H. Thomas Tam, Stefan Wagner, Omar Tibolla +1

Very high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-rays have been detected from a wide range of astronomical objects, such as pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), supernova remnants (SNRs), giant mole…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 21 cited

Simultaneous multi-frequency observation of the unknown redshift blazar PG 1553+113 in March-April 2008

MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, H. Anderhub +161

The blazar PG 1553+113 is a well known TeV gamma-ray emitter. In this paper, we determine its spectral energy distribution using simultaneous multi-frequency data in order to study…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 22 cited

Acceleration and radiation of ultra-high energy protons in galaxy clusters

G. Vannoni, F. A. Aharonian, S. Gabici +2

Clusters of galaxies are believed to be capable to accelerate protons at accretion shocks to energies exceeding 10^18 eV. At these energies, the losses caused by interactions of co…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 104 cited

Multiwavelength monitoring of the enigmatic Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 PMN J0948+0022 in March-July 2009

LAT Collaboration, E. Angelakis, C. Bailyn +39

Following the recent discovery of gamma rays from the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (z=0.5846), we started a multiwavelength campaign from radio to gamma r…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 49 cited

Cen A as TeV gamma-ray and possible UHE cosmic-ray source

F. M. Rieger, F. A. Aharonian

Context: The most nearby active galaxy Cen A has attracted considerable attention as a detected TeV gamma-ray and possible ultra-high energy (UHE) cosmic-ray emitter. Aims: We inve…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 35 cited

Nonthermal and thermal emission from the supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946

E. G. Berezhko, H. J. Voelk

A nonlinear kinetic theory of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration in supernova remnants (SNRs) is employed to investigate the properties of SNR RX J1713.7-3946. Observations of the non-th…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 260 cited

Fermi-LAT Discovery of Extended Gamma-ray Emission in the Direction of Supernova Remnant W51C

Fermi LAT collaboration

The discovery of bright gamma-ray emission coincident with supernova remnant (SNR) W51C is reported using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescop…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 44 cited

On The Heavy Chemical Composition of the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

Dan Hooper, Andrew M. Taylor

The Pierre Auger Observatory's (PAO) shower profile measurements can be used to constrain the chemical composition of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) spectrum. In particul…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 463 cited

The First Fermi Large Area Telescope Catalog of Gamma-ray Pulsars

A. A. Abdo

The dramatic increase in the number of known gamma-ray pulsars since the launch of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) offers the first opportunity to study a popu…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 219 cited

Detection of Gamma Rays From a Starburst Galaxy

The HESS Collaboration, F. Acero

Starburst galaxies exhibit in their central regions a highly increased rate of supernovae, the remnants of which are thought to accelerate energetic cosmic rays up to energies of ~…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 183 cited

Nonthermal Radiation of Young Supernova Remnants

V. N. Zirakashvili, F. A. Aharonian

A new numerical code, designed for the detailed numerical treatment of nonlinear diffusive shock acceleration, is used for modeling of particle acceleration and radiation in young…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 25 cited

Radio continuum and near-infrared study of the MGRO J2019+37 region

J. M. Paredes, J. Marti, C. H. Ishwara-Chandra +10

(abridged) MGRO J2019+37 is an unidentified extended source of VHE gamma-rays originally reported by the Milagro Collaboration as the brightest TeV source in the Cygnus region. Its…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 20 cited

Very High Energy gamma-rays from electron/positron Pair Halos

A. Eungwanichayapant, F. A. Aharonian

In this paper we study the formation of giant electrons-positron pair halos around the powerful high energy extragalactic sources. We investigate the dependence of radiation of pai…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 15 cited

Extending the H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey

R. C. G. Chaves

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), located in the Khomas Highlands of Namibia, is an array of four imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes designed to detect gamma-ra…

astro-ph.HE2009

New unidentified H.E.S.S. Galactic sources

O. Tibolla, R. C. G. Chaves, O. de Jager +4

H.E.S.S. is one of the most sensitive instruments in the very high energy (VHE; > 100 GeV) gamma-ray domain and has revealed many new sources along the Galactic Plane. After the su…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 1 cited

Search for muon neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts with the IceCube neutrino telescope

IceCube Collaboration, R. U. Abbasi

We present the results of searches for high-energy muon neutrinos from 41 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the northern sky with the IceCube detector in its 22-string configuration activ…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 31 cited

Theory of cosmic ray and gamma-ray production in the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622

E. G. Berezhko, G. Pühlhofer, H. J. Völk

Aims. The properties of the Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) RX J0852.0-4622 are theoretically analysed. Methods. An explicitly time-dependent, nonlinear kinetic model of cosmic ra…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 58 cited

High-energy emission from jet-clump interactions in microquasars

Anabella T. Araudo, Valenti Bosch-Ramon, Gustavo E. Romero

High-mass microquasars are binary systems consisting of a massive star and an accreting compact object from which relativistic jets are launched. There is considerable observationa…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 54 cited

Cosmic ray acceleration parameters from multi-wavelength observations. The case of SN 1006

E. G. Berezhko, L. T. Ksenofontov, H. J. Voelk

The properties of the Galactic supernova remnant SN 1006 are theoretically reanalysed. Nonlinear kinetic theory is used to determine the acceleration efficiency of cosmic rays (CRs…