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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.CO2009★ 1k cited

The Spectral Energy Distribution of Fermi bright blazars

A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +107

(Abridged) We have conducted a detailed investigation of the broad-band spectral properties of the γ-ray selected blazars of the Fermi LAT Bright AGN Sample (LBAS). By combining ou…

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★ 163 cited

Swift and Fermi observations of the early afterglow of the short Gamma-Ray Burst 090510

M. De Pasquale, P. Schady, N. P. M. Kuin +11

We present the observations of GRB090510 performed by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope and the Swift observatory. This is a bright, short burst that shows an extended emission d…

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★ 111 cited

Fermi LAT Observation of Diffuse Gamma-Rays Produced Through Interactions between Local Interstellar Matter and High Energy Cosmic Rays

A. A. Abdo

Observations by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the \textit{Fermi} mission of diffuse -rays in a mid-latitude region in the third quadrant (Galactic longitude from $200\ar…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 11 cited

Fermi/LAT discovery of gamma-ray emission from a relativistic jet in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 quasar PMN J0948+0022

L. Foschini, G. Ghisellini, L. Maraschi +2

We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope of high-energy gamma-ray emission from the peculiar quasar PMN J0948+0022 (z=0…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 215 cited

Fermi/LAT discovery of gamma-ray emission from a relativistic jet in the narrow-line quasar PMN J0948+0022

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, G. Ghisellini +3

We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope of high-energy gamma-ray emission from the peculiar quasar PMN J0948+0022 (z=0…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 177 cited

Early Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Observations of the Quasar 3C 454.3

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

This is the first report of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope observations of the quasar 3C 454.3, which has been undergoing pronounced long-term outbursts since 2000. The data from…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 155 cited

The On-orbit Calibrations for the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on--board the Fermi Gamma ray Space Telescope began its on--orbit operations on June 23, 2008. Calibrations, defined in a generic sense, correspond t…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 209 cited

Fermi Discovery of Gamma-Ray Emission from NGC 1275

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, H. D. Aller +6

We report the discovery of high-energy (E>100 MeV) gamma-ray emission from NGC 1275, a giant elliptical galaxy lying at the center of the Perseus cluster of galaxies, based on obse…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 43 cited

Fermi/LAT discovery of gamma-ray emission from the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 1454-354

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, P. G. Edwards +4

We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope of high-energy gamma-ray (GeV) emission from the flat-spectrum radio quasar PK…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 36 cited

Discovery of Pulsed Gamma Rays from the Young Radio Pulsar PSR J1028-5819 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration

Radio pulsar PSR J1028-5819 was recently discovered in a high-frequency search (at 3.1 GHz)in the error circle of the EGRET source 3EG J1027-5817. The spin-down power of this young…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 4.1k cited

The Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission

LAT Collaboration, W. B. Atwood

(Abridged) The Large Area Telescope (Fermi/LAT, hereafter LAT), the primary instrument on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) mission, is an imaging, wide field-of-view, hi…