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astro-ph.HE2012★ 99 cited

Multiwavelength observations of GRB 110731A: GeV emission from onset to afterglow

LAT Collaboration, GBM Collaboration, Swift Collaboration +2

We report on the multiwavelength observations of the bright, long gamma-ray burst \GRB, by the \Fermi and \Swift observatories, and by the MOA and GROND optical telescopes. The ana…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 115 cited

Binary Millisecond Pulsar Discovery via Gamma-Ray Pulsations

H. J. Pletsch, L. Guillemot, H. Fehrmann +150

Millisecond pulsars, old neutron stars spun-up by accreting matter from a companion star, can reach high rotation rates of hundreds of revolutions per second. Until now, all such "…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 66 cited

Radio and gamma-ray follow-up of the exceptionally high activity state of PKS 1510-089 in 2011

M. Orienti, S. Koyama, F. D'Ammando +24

We investigate the radio and gamma-ray variability of the flat spectrum radio quasar PKS 1510-089 in the time range between 2010 November and 2012 January. In this period the sourc…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 1 cited

To be or not to be a blazar. The case of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 SBS 0846+513

F. D'Ammando, M. Orienti, J. Finke

The presence of a relativistic jet in some radio-loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1s (NLSy1) galaxies, first suggested by their variable radio emission and the flat radio spectra, is now c…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 14 cited

PKS 2123-463: a confirmed gamma-ray blazar at high redshift

F. D'Ammando, A. Rau, P. Schady +11

The flat spectrum radio quasar (FSRQ) PKS 2123-463 was associated in the First Fermi-LAT source catalog with the gamma-ray source 1FGL J2126.1-4603, but when considering the full f…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 201 cited

GRB110721A: An extreme peak energy and signatures of the photosphere

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, the GBM Collaboration, A. Pe'er

GRB110721A was observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope using its two instruments the Large Area Telescope (LAT) and the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM). The burst consisted o…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 71 cited

Fermi LAT study of cosmic-rays and the interstellar medium in nearby molecular clouds

LAT collaboration

We report an analysis of the interstellar gamma-ray emission from the Chamaeleon, R Coronae Australis (R CrA), and Cepheus and Polaris flare regions with the Fermi Large Area Teles…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 64 cited

Variability of the blazar 4C 38.41 (B3 1633+382) from GHz frequencies to GeV energies

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, P. S. Smith +74

The quasar-type blazar 4C 38.41 (B3 1633+382) experienced a large outburst in 2011, which was detected throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum. We present the results of low…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 131 cited

SBS 0846+513: a new gamma-ray emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy

F. D'Ammando, M. Orienti, J. Finke +11

We report Fermi-LAT observations of the radio-loud AGN SBS 0846+513 (z=0.5835), optically classified as a Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy, together with new and archival radio-to-X-ra…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 65 cited

Multi-wavelength observations of blazar AO 0235+164 in the 2008-2009 flaring state

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, J. Ballet +208

The blazar AO 0235+164 (z = 0.94) has been one of the most active objects observed by Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) since its launch in Summer 2008. In addition to the continuou…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 47 cited

Gamma-ray observations of the Orion Molecular Clouds with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +142

We report on the gamma-ray observations of giant molecular clouds Orion A and B with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The gamma-ray emis…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 394 cited

GeV Observations of Star-forming Galaxies with \textit{Fermi} LAT

Fermi LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +127

Recent detections of the starburst galaxies M82 and NGC 253 by gamma-ray telescopes suggest that galaxies rapidly forming massive stars are more luminous at gamma-ray energies comp…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 194 cited

The structure and emission model of the relativistic jet in the quasar 3C 279 inferred from radio to high-energy gamma-ray observations in 2008-2010

M. Hayashida, G. M. Madejski, K. Nalewajko +90

We present time-resolved broad-band observations of the quasar 3C 279 obtained from multi-wavelength campaigns conducted during the first two years of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Tel…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 239 cited

Fermi LAT Search for Dark Matter in Gamma-ray Lines and the Inclusive Photon Spectrum

LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +117

Dark matter particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma-ray lines and contribute to the diffuse gamma-ray background. Flux upper limits are presented for gamma-r…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 7 cited

High resolution radio observations of gamma-ray emitting Narrow-Line Seyfert 1s

M. Orienti, F. D'Ammando, M. Giroletti

The detection by Fermi-LAT of gamma-ray emission from radio-loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1s (NLS1s) indicates that relativistic jets do not form only in blazars and radio galaxies, but…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 48 cited

A First Search for coincident Gravitational Waves and High Energy Neutrinos using LIGO, Virgo and ANTARES data from 2007

The ANTARES Collaboration, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration +959

We present the results of the first search for gravitational wave bursts associated with high energy neutrinos. Together, these messengers could reveal new, hidden sources that are…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 127 cited

Search for gravitational waves associated with gamma-ray bursts during LIGO science run 6 and Virgo science runs 2 and 3

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, J. Abadie +807

We present the results of a search for gravitational waves associated with 154 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments in 2009-2010, dur…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 71 cited

Swift follow-up observations of candidate gravitational-wave transient events

P. A. Evans, J. K. Fridriksson, N. Gehrels +813

We present the first multi-wavelength follow-up observations of two candidate gravitational-wave (GW) transient events recorded by LIGO and Virgo in their 2009-2010 science run. Th…

astro-ph.HE2012

AMS Observations of Light Cosmic Ray Isotopes and Implications for their Production in the Galaxy

N. Tomassetti

Observations of light isotopes in cosmic rays provide information on their origin and propagation in the Galaxy. Using the data collected by AMS-01 in the STS- 91 space mission, we…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 17 cited

Searching for gamma-ray blazar candidates among the unidentified INTEGRAL sources

F. Massaro, A. Paggi, R. D'Abrusco +1

The identification of low-energy counterparts for gamma-ray sources is one of the biggest challenge in modern gamma-ray astronomy. Recently, we developed and successfully applied a…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 57 cited

Unidentifed gamma-ray sources: hunting gamma-ray blazars

F. Massaro, R. D'Abrusco, G. Tosti +2

One of the main scientific objectives of the ongoing Fermi mission is unveiling the nature of the unidentified gamma-ray sources (UGSs). Despite the large improvements of Fermi in…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 131 cited

The WISE gamma-ray strip parametrization: the nature of the gamma-ray Active Galactic Nuclei of Uncertain type

F. Massaro, R. D'Abrusco, G. Tosti +4

Despite the large number of discoveries made recently by Fermi, the origins of the so called unidentified gamma-ray sources remain unknown. The large number of these sources sugges…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 109 cited

Infrared Colors of the gamma-ray detected blazars

R. D'Abrusco, F. Massaro. M. Ajello, J. E. Grindlay +2

Blazars constitute the most enigmatic class of extragalactic gamma-ray sources, and their observational features have been ascribed to a relativistic jet closely aligned to the lin…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 740 cited

Fermi-LAT Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission: Implications for Cosmic Rays and the Interstellar Medium

LAT Collaboration

The gamma-ray sky >100 MeV is dominated by the diffuse emissions from interactions of cosmic rays with the interstellar gas and radiation fields of the Milky Way. Observations of t…