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astro-ph.HE2010★ 64 cited

Fermi-LAT observations of the exceptional gamma-ray outbursts of 3C 273 in September 2009

A. A. Abdo et al.

We present the light curves and spectral data of two exceptionally luminous gamma-ray outburts observed by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) experiment on board Fermi Gamma-ray Space…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 239 cited

Insights Into the High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era

LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the MAGIC collaboration +6

We report on the gamma-ray activity of the blazar Mrk 501 during the first 480 days of Fermi operation. We find that the average LAT gamma-ray spectrum of Mrk 501 can be well descr…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 87 cited

Multi-wavelength Observations of the Flaring Gamma-ray Blazar 3C 66A in 2008 October

LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the VERITAS collaboration +4

The BL Lacertae object 3C 66A was detected in a flaring state by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) and VERITAS in 2008 October. In addition to these gamma-ray observations, F-GA…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 111 cited

Constraints on the Cosmic-Ray Density Gradient beyond the Solar Circle from Fermi gamma-ray Observations of the Third Galactic Quadrant

Fermi LAT Collaboration

We report an analysis of the interstellar -ray emission in the third Galactic quadrant measured by the {Fermi} Large Area Telescope. The window encompassing the Galactic plane f…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 47 cited

Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

LAT collaboration

We report on the search for 0.1-10 GeV emission from magnetars in 17 months of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations. No significant evidence for gamma-ray emission from an…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 92 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observation of a Gamma-ray Source at the Position of Eta Carinae

The Fermi LAT collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a gamma-ray source that is spatially consistent with the location of Eta Carinae. This source ha…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 106 cited

Fermi-LAT Study of Gamma-ray Emission in the Direction of Supernova Remnant W49B

LAT Collaboration

We present an analysis of the gamma-ray data obtained with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in the direction of SNR W49B (G43.3-0.2). A br…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 87 cited

Detection of the Small Magellanic Cloud in gamma-rays with Fermi/LAT

LAT collaboration

The flux of gamma rays with energies >100MeV is dominated by diffuse emission from CRs illuminating the ISM of our Galaxy through the processes of Bremsstrahlung, pion production a…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 346 cited

Fermi LAT observations of cosmic-ray electrons from 7 GeV to 1 TeV

Fermi LAT collaboration

We present the results of our analysis of cosmic-ray electrons using about 8 million electron candidates detected in the first 12 months on-orbit by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 31 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of Gamma-ray Pulsars PSR J1057-5226, J1709-4429, and J1952+3252

Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) data have confirmed the pulsed emission from all six high-confidence gamma-ray pulsars previously known from the EGRET observations. We report…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 181 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of Misaligned AGN

LAT Collaboration

Analysis is presented on 15 months of data taken with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for 11 non-blazar AGNs, including 7 FRI radio galaxies a…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 69 cited

Fermi LAT observations of the Geminga pulsar

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

We report on the \textit{Fermi}-LAT observations of the Geminga pulsar, the second brightest non-variable GeV source in the -ray sky and the first example of a radio-quiet -r…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 158 cited

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Observations of Recent Gamma-ray Outbursts from 3C 454.3

LAT collaboration

The flat spectrum radio quasar 3C~454.3 underwent an extraordinary outburst in December 2009 when it became the brightest gamma-ray source in the sky for over one week. Its daily f…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 165 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope View of the Core of the Radio Galaxy Centaurus A

Fermi Collaboration, A. Falcone, H. Hase +2

We present gamma-ray observations with the LAT on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope of the nearby radio galaxy Centaurus~A. The previous EGRET detection is confirmed, and the loc…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 187 cited

Fermi LAT Observations of the Supernova Remnant W28 (G6.4-0.1)

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

We present detailed analysis of the two gamma-ray sources,1FGL J1801.3-2322c and 1FGL J1800.5-2359c,that have been found toward the supernova remnant(SNR) W28 with the Large Area T…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 384 cited

Fermi Observations of GRB 090510: A Short Hard Gamma-Ray Burst with an Additional, Hard Power-Law Component from 10 keV to GeV Energies

The Fermi LAT, GBM Collaborations

We present detailed observations of the bright short-hard gamma-ray burst GRB 090510 made with the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi o…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 129 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Constraints on the Gamma-ray Opacity of the Universe

The Fermi LAT, the GBM Collaboration, : +1

The Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) includes photons with wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared, which are effective at attenuating gamma rays with energy above ~10 GeV dur…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 334 cited

A change in the optical polarization associated with a gamma-ray flare in the blazar 3C 279

LAT Collaboration, members of the 3C 279 multi-band campaign

It is widely accepted that strong and variable radiation detected over all accessible energy bands in a number of active galaxies arises from a relativistic, Doppler-boosted jet po…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 28 cited

Suzaku Observations of Luminous Quasars: Revealing the Nature of High-Energy Blazar Emission in Quiescent States

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, F. Tavecchio +5

We present the results from the Suzaku X-ray observations of five flat-spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs), namely PKS0208-512, Q0827+243, PKS1127-145, PKS1510-089 and 3C 454.3. All the…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 364 cited

Gamma-ray Light Curves and Variability of Bright Fermi-Detected Blazars

A. A. Abdo

This paper presents light curves and the first systematic characterization of variability of the 106 objects in the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) Bright AGN Sample (LBAS). Weekl…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 95 cited

Detection of the energetic pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 using the Fermi-Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration, Pulsar Timing Consortium

We report the detection of high energy gamma-ray emission from the young and energetic pulsar PSR B150958 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the composite supernova remnant SNR…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 162 cited

A population of gamma-ray emitting globular clusters seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The Fermi LAT collaboration

Globular clusters with their large populations of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are believed to be potential emitters of high-energy gamma-ray emission. Our goal is to constrain the m…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 211 cited

The Fermi-LAT high-latitude Survey: Source Count Distributions and the Origin of the Extragalactic Diffuse Background

LAT Collaboration

This is the first of a series of papers aimed at characterizing the populations detected in the high-latitude sky of the {\it Fermi}-LAT survey. In this work we focus on the intrin…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 193 cited

Constraints on Cosmological Dark Matter Annihilation from the Fermi-LAT Isotropic Diffuse Gamma-Ray Measurement

LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann +147

The first published Fermi large area telescope (Fermi-LAT) measurement of the isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission is in good agreement with a single power law, and is not showing…