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astro-ph.HE2009★ 60 cited

Two Magnetar Candidates in HESS Supernova Remnants

J. P. Halpern, E. V. Gotthelf

We identify two candidate magnetars in archival X-ray observations of HESS detected shell-type SNRs. X-ray point sources in CTB 37B coincident with HESS J1713-381 and in G353.6-0.7…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 181 cited

Spin-down Measurement of PSR J1852+0040 in Kesteven 79: Central Compact Objects as Anti-Magnetars

J. P. Halpern, E. V. Gotthelf

Using XMM-Newton and Chandra, we achieved phase-connected timing of the 105 ms X-ray pulsar PSR J1852+0040 that provides the first measurement of the spin-down rate of a member of…

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★ 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★ 22 cited

Chandra detection of extended X-ray emission from the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi

G. J. M. Luna, R. Montez, J. L. Sokoloski +2

Radio, infrared, and optical observations of the 2006 eruption of the symbiotic recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) showed that the explosion produced non-spherical ejecta. Some of…

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★ 15 cited

A Search for Core-Collapse Supernovae using the MiniBooNE Neutrino Detector

MiniBooNE Collaboration

We present a search for core-collapse supernovae in the Milky Way galaxy, using the MiniBooNE neutrino detector. No evidence is found for core-collapse supernovae occurring in our…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 33 cited

A Proper Motion for the Pulsar Wind Nebula G359.23-0.82, "the Mouse," Associated with the Energetic Radio Pulsar J1747-2958

C. A. Hales, B. M. Gaensler, S. Chatterjee +2

The "Mouse" (PWN G359.23-0.82) is a spectacular bow shock pulsar wind nebula, powered by the radio pulsar J1747-2958. The pulsar and its nebula are presumed to have a high space ve…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 52 cited

Fermi LAT detection of pulsed gamma-rays from the Vela-like pulsars PSR J1048-5832 and PSR J2229+6114

Fermi LAT collaboration, Fermi Pulsar Timing Consortium

We report the detection of gamma-ray pulsations (> 0.1 GeV) from PSR J2229+6114 and PSR J1048-5832, the latter having been detected as a low-significance pulsar by EGRET. Data in t…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 272 cited

Indications of Proton-Dominated Cosmic Ray Composition above 1.6 EeV

R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad, M. Al-Seady +57

We report studies of ultra-high energy cosmic ray composition via analysis of depth of airshower maximum (Xmax), for airshower events collected by the High Resolution Fly's Eye (Hi…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 42 cited

Discovery of a highly energetic pulsar associated with IGR J14003-6326 in a young uncataloged Galactic supernova remnant G310.6-1.6

M. Renaud, V. Marandon, E. V. Gotthelf +6

We report the discovery of 31.18 ms pulsations from the INTEGRAL source IGR J14003-6326 using the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). This pulsar is most likely associated with the…

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★ 55 cited

Hydrodynamical Response of a Circumbinary Gas Disk to Black Hole Recoil and Mass Loss

Lia R. Corrales, Zoltán Haiman, Andrew MacFadyen

Finding electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of future gravitational wave (GW) sources would bring rich scientific benefits. A promising possibility, in the case of the coalescence of…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 164 cited

Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, B. P. Abbott +678

We present a search for gravitational waves from 116 known millisecond and young pulsars using data from the fifth science run of the LIGO detectors. For this search ephemerides ov…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 243 cited

Radio Imaging of the Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission Region in the Central Engine of a Radio Galaxy

The VERITAS Collaboration, the VLBA 43 GHz M 87 Monitoring Team, the H. E. S. S. Collaboration +1

The accretion of matter onto a massive black hole is believed to feed the relativistic plasma jets found in many active galactic nuclei (AGN). Although some AGN accelerate particle…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 75 cited

Search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO Science Run 5 and Virgo Science Run 1

LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, B. P. Abbott +665

We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with 137 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments during the…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 65 cited

Simultaneous Multiwavelength Observations of Markarian 421 During Outburst

The VERITAS Collaboration, I. de la Calle Perez, A. Ibarra +2

We report on the results of two coordinated multiwavelength campaigns that focused on the blazar Markarian 421 during its 2006 and 2008 outbursts. These campaigns obtained UV and X…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 12 cited

Contribution from unresolved discrete sources to the Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background (EGRB)

D. Bhattacharya, P. Sreekumar, R. Mukherjee

The origin of the extragalactic gamma-ray background (EGRB) is still an open question, even after nearly forty years of its discovery. The emission could originate from either trul…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 62 cited

Swift Observations of Hard X-ray Emitting White Dwarfs in Symbiotic Stars

J. A. Kennea, K. Mukai, J. L. Sokoloski +4

The X-ray emission from most accreting white dwarfs (WDs) in symbiotic binary stars is quite soft. Several symbiotic WDs, however, produce strong X-ray emission at energies greater…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 1 cited

A search for pulsations from the compact object of GRB 060218

N. Mirabal, E. V. Gotthelf

A fraction of massive stars are expected to collapse into compact objects (accreting black holes or rapidly rotating neutron stars) that successfully produce gamma-ray bursts (GRBs…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 369 cited

Collisional mechanism for GRB emission

Andrei M. Beloborodov

Nuclear and Coulomb collisions in GRB jets create a hot electron-positron plasma. This collisional heating starts when the jet is still opaque and extends to the transparent region…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 35 cited

Discovery of a Highly Energetic X-ray Pulsar Powering HESS J1813-178 in the Young Supernova Remnant G12.82-0.02

E. V. Gotthelf, J. P. Halpern

We report the discovery of 44.7 ms pulsations from the X-ray source CXOU J181335.1-174957 using data obtained with the XMM-Newton Observatory. PSR J1813-1749 lies near the center o…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 20 cited

Global transient dynamics of three-dimensional hydrodynamical disturbances in a thin viscous accretion disk

Paola Rebusco, Orkan M. Umurhan, Wlodek Kluzniak +1

Thin viscous Keplerian accretion disks are considered asymptotically stable, even though they can show significant dynamic activity on short timescales. In this paper the dynamics…