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astro-ph.HE2012★ 7 cited

Fermi-LAT measurement of the diffuse gamma-ray emission and constraints on the Galactic Dark Matter signal

Gabrijela Zaharijas, Jan Conrad, Alessandro Cuoco +1

We study diffuse gamma-ray emission at intermediate Galactic latitudes measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope with the aim of searching for a signal from dark matter annihilati…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 49 cited

Late Spectral Evolution of the Ejecta and Reverse Shock in SN1987A

Claes Fransson, Josefin Larsson, Jason Spyromilio +10

We present observations with VLT and HST of the broad emission lines from the inner ejecta and reverse shock of SN 1987A from 1999 until 2012 (days 4381 -- 9100 after explosion). W…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 134 cited

Bright radio emission from an ultraluminous stellar-mass microquasar in M31

Matthew J. Middleton, James C. A. Miller-Jones, Sera Markoff +34

A subset of ultraluminous X-ray sources (those with luminosities < 10^40 erg/s) are thought to be powered by the accretion of gas onto black holes with masses of ~5-20 M_solar, pro…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 200 cited

Measurement of the extragalactic background light imprint on the spectra of the brightest blazars observed with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +195

The extragalactic background light (EBL) is the diffuse radiation with the second highest energy density in the Universe after the cosmic microwave background. The aim of this stud…

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★ 302 cited

Search for dark matter annihilations in the Sun with the 79-string IceCube detector

IceCube collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +274

We have performed a search for muon neutrinos from dark matter annihilation in the center of the Sun with the 79-string configuration of the IceCube neutrino telescope. For the fir…

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★ 85 cited

The dynamic ejecta of compact object mergers and eccentric collisions

S. Rosswog

Compact object mergers eject neutron-rich matter in a number of ways: by the dynamical ejection mediated by gravitational torques, as neutrino-driven winds and probably also a good…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 39 cited

Search for Galactic PeV Gamma Rays with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

IceCube collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +274

Gamma-ray induced air showers are notable for their lack of muons, compared to hadronic showers. Hence, air shower arrays with large underground muon detectors can select a sample…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 40 cited

Identification of HESS J1303-631 as a Pulsar Wind Nebula through gamma-ray, X-ray and radio observations

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +196

The previously unidentified very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray source HESS J1303-631, discovered in 2004, is re-examined including new data from the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov teles…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 6 cited

The Unusually Luminous Extragalactic Nova SN 2010U

Ian Czekala, E. Berger, R. Chornock +10

We present observations of the unusual optical transient SN 2010U, including spectra taken 1.03 days to 15.3 days after maximum light that identify it as a fast and luminous Fe II…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 93 cited

Probing the extent of the non-thermal emission from the Vela X region at TeV energies with H.E.S.S

A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian +196

Vela X is a region of extended radio emission in the western part of the Vela constellation: one of the nearest pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), and associated with the energetic Vela p…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 127 cited

Observation of Cosmic Ray Anisotropy with the IceTop Air Shower Array

IceCube Collaboration, M. G. Aartsen, R. Abbasi +273

We report on the observation of anisotropy in the arrival direction distribution of cosmic rays at PeV energies. The analysis is based on data taken between 2009 and 2012 with the…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 13 cited

Searches for high-energy neutrino emission in the Galaxy with the combined IceCube-AMANDA detector

IceCube collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +268

We report on searches for neutrino sources at energies above 200 GeV in the Northern sky of the galactic plane, using the data collected by the South Pole neutrino telescopes IceCu…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 53 cited

The runaway instability in general relativistic accretion disks

O. Korobkin, E. Abdikamalov, N. Stergioulas +4

When an accretion disk falls prey to the runaway instability, a large portion of its mass is devoured by the black hole within a few dynamical times. Despite decades of effort, it…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 51 cited

Supernova 2008J: early time observations of a heavily reddened SN 2002ic-like transient

F. Taddia, M. D. Stritzinger, M. M. Phillips +19

We provide additional observational evidence that some Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) show signatures of circumstellar interaction (CSI) with hydrogen-rich material. Early phase optic…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 218 cited

The progenitor mass of the Type IIP supernova SN 2004et from late-time spectral modeling

Anders Jerkstrand, Claes Fransson, Kate Maguire +3

SN 2004et is one of the nearest and best-observed Type IIP supernovae, with a progenitor detection as well as good photometric and spectroscopic observational coverage well into th…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 28 cited

Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the extragalactic pulsar wind nebula N157B with the High Energy Stereoscopic System

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

We present the significant detection of the first extragalactic pulsar wind nebula (PWN) detected in gamma rays, N157B, located in the large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Pulsars with hi…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 40 cited

Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with IceCube

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +268

We present the first results in the search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with the IceCube detector, a subsurface neutrino telescope located in the South Polar ice cap contain…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 38 cited

Lateral Distribution of Muons in IceCube Cosmic Ray Events

IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, Y. Abdou +277

In cosmic ray air showers, the muon lateral separation from the center of the shower is a measure of the transverse momentum that the muon parent acquired in the cosmic ray interac…

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★ 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…