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astro-ph.HE2009★ 17 cited

Temporal properties of GX 301-2 over a year-long observation with SuperAGILE

Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, E. Costa +52

We present the long-term monitoring of the High Mass X-ray Binary GX 301-2 performed with the SuperAGILE instrument on-board the AGILE mission. The source was monitored in the 20-6…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 49 cited

Fermi Observations of the Very Hard Gamma-ray Blazar PG 1553+113

LAT Collaboration

We report the observations of PG 1553+113 during the first ~200 days of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope science operations, from 4 August 2008 to 22 February 2009 (MJD 54682.7-5488…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 332 cited

Radio-Loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 as a New Class of Gamma-Ray AGN

LAT Collaboration, G. Ghisellini, L. Maraschi +1

We report the discovery with Fermi/LAT of gamma-ray emission from three radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies: PKS 1502+036 (z=0.409), 1H 0323+342 (z=0.061) and PKS 2004-447 (z…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 93 cited

GRB090426: the farthest short gamma-ray burst?

L. A. Antonelli, P. D Avanzo, R. Perna +23

Aims. With an observed and rest-frame duration of < 2s and < 0.5s, respectively, GRB090426 could be classified as a short GRB. The prompt detection, both from space and ground-base…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 139 cited

Fermi LAT Observations of LS 5039

The Fermi LAT collaboration

The first results from observations of the high mass X-ray binary LS 5039 using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope data between 2008 August and 2009 June are presented. Our result…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 448 cited

Fermi Observations of GRB 090902B: A Distinct Spectral Component in the Prompt and Delayed Emission

GBM collaboration, LAT Collaboration, The Swift Team

We report on the observation of the bright, long gamma-ray burst, GRB 090902B, by the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) instruments on-board the Fermi ob…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 104 cited

Multiwavelength monitoring of the enigmatic Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 PMN J0948+0022 in March-July 2009

LAT Collaboration, E. Angelakis, C. Bailyn +39

Following the recent discovery of gamma rays from the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (z=0.5846), we started a multiwavelength campaign from radio to gamma r…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 65 cited

Fermi observations of high-energy gamma-ray emission from GRB 080825C

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST) has opened a new high-energy window in the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). Here we present a thorough analysis of GRB 080825C, which tr…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 198 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Gamma-Ray Detection of the Radio Galaxy M87

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, D. E. Harris +2

We report the Fermi-LAT discovery of high-energy (MeV/GeV) gamma-ray emission positionally consistent with the center of the radio galaxy M87, at a source significance of over 10 s…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 260 cited

Fermi-LAT Discovery of Extended Gamma-ray Emission in the Direction of Supernova Remnant W51C

Fermi LAT collaboration

The discovery of bright gamma-ray emission coincident with supernova remnant (SNR) W51C is reported using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescop…

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★ 80 cited

Agile Detection of Delayed Gamma-Ray Emission from the Short Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 090510

A. Giuliani, F. Fuschino, G. Vianello +59

Short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), typically lasting less than 2 s, are a special class of GRBs of great interest. We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of the short GRB 09051…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 50 cited

AGILE detection of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during the GASP-WEBT monitoring

F. D'Ammando, G. Pucella, C. M. Raiteri +103

We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the powerful gamma-ray quasar PKS 1510-089, during a pointing centered on the Galactic Center region…

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.HE2009★ 145 cited

Fermi LAT Observations of LS I +61 303: First detection of an orbital modulation in GeV Gamma Rays

A. A. Abdo

This Letter presents the first results from the observations of LSI +61 303 using Large Area Telescope data from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope between 2008 August and 2009 Ma…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 18 cited

A multiwavelength study of Swift GRB 060111B constraining the origin of its prompt optical emission

G. Stratta, A. Pozanenko, J-L. Atteia +18

In this work, we present the results obtained from a multi-wavelength campaign, as well as from the public Swift/BAT, XRT, and UVOT data of GRB 060111B for which a bright optical e…

astro-ph.HE2009

Observation of GRBs with AGILE

M. Marisaldi, G. Barbiellini, E. Costa +21

Since its early phases of operation, the AGILE satellite is observing Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) over an energy range potentially spanning six orders of magnitude. In the hard X-ray b…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 61 cited

Prospects for GRB Science with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

D. L. Band, M. Axelsson, L. Baldini +54

The LAT instrument on the Fermi mission will reveal the rich spectral and temporal gamma-ray burst phenomena in the > 100 MeV band. The synergy with Fermi's GBM detectors will link…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 52 cited

Pulsed Gamma-rays from PSR J2021+3651 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

A. A. Abdo

We report the detection of pulsed gamma-rays from the young, spin-powered radio pulsar PSR J2021+3651 using data acquired with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 50 cited

Pulsed Gamma-rays from the millisecond pulsar J0030+0451 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration

We report the discovery of gamma-ray pulsations from the nearby isolated millisecond pulsar PSR J0030+0451 with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Space T…

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.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★ 431 cited

Bright AGN Source List from the First Three Months of the Fermi Large Area Telescope All-Sky Survey

A. A. Abdo

The first three months of sky-survey operation with the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (Fermi) Large Area Telescope (LAT) reveals 132 bright sources at |b|>10 deg with test statis…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 120 cited

First AGILE Catalog of High Confidence Gamma-Ray Sources

C. Pittori, F. Verrecchia, A. W. Chen +80

We present the first catalog of high-confidence gamma-ray sources detected by the AGILE satellite during observations performed from July 9, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Catalogued sourc…