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astro-ph.HE2009★ 205 cited

Fermi observations of Cassiopeia and Cepheus: diffuse gamma-ray emission in the outer Galaxy

LAT collaboration

We present the analysis of the interstellar gamma-ray emission measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope toward a region in the second Galactic quadrant at 100 deg < l < 145 deg a…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 56 cited

Magnetar Twists: Fermi/Gamma ray Burst Monitor (GBM) detection of SGR J1550-5418

Y. Kaneko, E. Gogus, C. Kouveliotou +12

SGR J1550-5418 (previously known as AXP 1E 1547.0-5408 or PSR J1550-5418) went into three active bursting episodes in 2008 October and in 2009 January and March, emitting hundreds…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 76 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Cosmic-Ray Induced gamma-ray Emission of the Earth's Atmosphere

LAT collaboration

We report on measurements of the cosmic-ray induced gamma-ray emission of Earth's atmosphere by the Large Area Telescope onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The LAT has ob…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 171 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Measurements of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission at Intermediate Galactic Latitudes

LAT Collaboration

The diffuse Galactic gamma-ray emission is produced by cosmic rays (CRs) interacting with the interstellar gas and radiation field. Measurements by the Energetic Gamma-Ray Experime…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 66 cited

Optical Transients from the Unbound Debris of Tidal Disruption

Daniel Kasen, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

In the tidal disruption of a star by a black hole, roughly half of the stellar mass becomes bound and falls into the black hole, while the other half is ejected at high velocity. S…

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★ 72 cited

Detection of Extended VHE Gamma Ray Emission from G106.3+2.7 with VERITAS

VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu +80

We report the detection of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from supernova remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7. Observations performed in 2008 with the VERITAS atmospheric Cherenkov…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 49 cited

Fermi Observations of the Very Hard Gamma-ray Blazar PG 1553+113

LAT Collaboration

We report the observations of PG 1553+113 during the first ~200 days of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope science operations, from 4 August 2008 to 22 February 2009 (MJD 54682.7-5488…

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★ 279 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula

The Fermi LAT collaboration, the Fermi Pulsar Timing Consortium, : +1

We report on gamma-ray observations of the Crab Pulsar and Nebula using 8 months of survey data with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). The high quality light curve obtained usi…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 32 cited

VERITAS Upper Limit on the VHE Emission from the Radio Galaxy NGC 1275

VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu +88

The recent detection by the Fermi gamma-ray space telescope of high-energy gamma-rays from the radio galaxy NGC 1275 makes the observation of the very high energy (VHE: E > 100 GeV…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 819 cited

Supernova Light Curves Powered by Young Magnetars

Daniel Kasen, Lars Bildsten

We show that energy deposited into an expanding supernova remnant by a highly magnetic (B ~ 5 x 10^14 G) neutron star spinning at an initial period of P ~ 2-20 ms can substantially…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 77 cited

Interruption of Tidal Disruption Flares By Supermassive Black Hole Binaries

F. K. Liu, S. Li, Xian Chen

Supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) are products of galaxy mergers, and are important in testing Lambda cold dark matter cosmology and locating gravitational-wave-radiation s…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 524 cited

Bright Supernovae from Magnetar Birth

S. E. Woosley

Following an initial explosion that might be launched either by magnetic interactions or neutrinos, a rotating magnetar radiating according to the classic dipole formula could powe…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 235 cited

Surface Detonations in Double Degenerate Binary Systems Triggered by Accretion Stream Instabilities

James Guillochon, Marius Dan, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz +1

We present three-dimensional simulations on a new mechanism for the detonation of a sub-Chandrasekhar CO white dwarf in a dynamically unstable system where the secondary is either…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 92 cited

Discovery of a new Soft Gamma Repeater: SGR J0418+5729

A. J. van der Horst, V. Connaughton, C. Kouveliotou +31

On 2009 June 5, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope triggered on two short, and relatively dim bursts with spectral properties similar to…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 22 cited

Critical angular momentum distributions in collapsars: quiescent periods from accretion state transitions in long gamma-ray bursts

D. Lopez-Camara, W. H. Lee, E. Ramirez-Ruiz

The rotation rate in pre-supernova cores is an important ingredient which can profoundly affect the post-collapse evolution and associated energy release in supernovae and long gam…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 139 cited

Fermi LAT Observations of LS 5039

The Fermi LAT collaboration

The first results from observations of the high mass X-ray binary LS 5039 using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope data between 2008 August and 2009 June are presented. Our result…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 147 cited

Fermi observations of TeV-selected AGN

S. J. Fegan, D. Sanchez, Fermi LAT Collaboration +2

We report on observations of TeV-selected AGN made during the first 5.5 months of observations with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fer…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 448 cited

Fermi Observations of GRB 090902B: A Distinct Spectral Component in the Prompt and Delayed Emission

GBM collaboration, LAT Collaboration, The Swift Team

We report on the observation of the bright, long gamma-ray burst, GRB 090902B, by the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) instruments on-board the Fermi ob…

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★ 65 cited

Fermi observations of high-energy gamma-ray emission from GRB 080825C

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST) has opened a new high-energy window in the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). Here we present a thorough analysis of GRB 080825C, which tr…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 91 cited

Multiwavelength observations of a TeV-Flare from W Comae

VERITAS collaboration, V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu +167

We report results from an intensive multiwavelength campaign on the intermediate-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object W Com (z=0.102) during a strong outburst of very high energy ga…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 198 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Gamma-Ray Detection of the Radio Galaxy M87

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, D. E. Harris +2

We report the Fermi-LAT discovery of high-energy (MeV/GeV) gamma-ray emission positionally consistent with the center of the radio galaxy M87, at a source significance of over 10 s…