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astro-ph.HE2025

X-ray Analysis of Gamma-Ray Burst Flares and Underlying Afterglows: Insights into Origin of Flares

H. Dereli-Bégué, A. Pe'er, D. Bégué +2

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) X-ray light curves exhibit a variety of complex temporal structures, such as flares and plateaus. The origin of flares seen in many GRB early afterglows is st…

astro-ph.HE2024

GRB 221009A: the B.O.A.T Burst that Shines in Gamma Rays

M. Axelsson, M. Ajello, M. Arimoto +151

We present a complete analysis of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) data of GRB 221009A, the brightest Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) ever detected. The burst emission above 30 MeV detected…

astro-ph.HE2024

Gamma-ray burst pulse structures and emission mechanisms

A Gowri, A. Pe'er, F. Ryde +1

The prompt phase X- and -ray light curves of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) exhibit erratic and complex behaviour, often with multiple pulses. The temporal shape of individual pulses i…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 32 cited

Synchrotron emission in GRBs observed by Fermi: Its limitations and the role of the photosphere

S. Iyyani, F. Ryde, J. M. Burgess +2

It has been suggested that the prompt emission in gamma-ray bursts consists of several components giving rise to the observed spectral shape. Here we examine a sample of the 8 brig…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 293 cited

Fermi-LAT Observations of the Gamma-ray Burst GRB 130427A

LAT collaboration, GBM collaboration

The observations of the exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130427A by the Large Area Telescope aboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope provide constraints on the nature…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 74 cited

The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks

R. Preece, J. Michael Burgess, A. von Kienlin +156

Gamma-ray burst (GRB) 130427A is one of the most energetic GRBs ever observed. The initial pulse up to 2.5 s is possibly the brightest well-isolated pulse observed to date. A fine…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 46 cited

Constraining the High-Energy Emission from Gamma-ray Bursts with Fermi

LAT Collaboration, GBM Collaboration

We examine 288 GRBs detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) that fell within the field-of-view of Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT) during…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 227 cited

Detection of a spectral break in the extra hard component of GRB 090926A

Fermi-LAT, Fermi-GBM collaborations

We report on the observation of the bright, long gamma-ray burst, GRB 090926A, by the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) and Large Area Telescope (LAT) instruments on board the \Fermi\…

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★ 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★ 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★ 73 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope observations of the Vela-X Pulsar Wind Nebula

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, Pulsar Timing Consortium

We report on gamma-ray observations in the off-pulse window of the Vela pulsar PSR B0833-45, using 11 months of survey data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). This pulsar i…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 58 cited

Discovery of Pulsed -rays from PSR J0034-0534 with the Fermi LAT: A Case for Co-located Radio and -ray Emission Regions

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, Pulsar Timing Consortium

Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) have been firmly established as a class of gamma-ray emitters via the detection of pulsations above 0.1 GeV from eight MSPs by the Fermi Large Area Teles…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 86 cited

PSR J1907+0602: A Radio-Faint Gamma-Ray Pulsar Powering a Bright TeV Pulsar Wind Nebula

Fermi LAT Collaboration, the Fermi Pulsar Timing Consortium, : +1

We present multiwavelength studies of the 106.6 ms gamma-ray pulsar PSR J1907+06 near the TeV source MGRO J1908+06. Timing observations with Fermi result in a precise position dete…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 216 cited

Detection of Gamma-Ray Emission from the Starburst Galaxies M82 and NGC 253 with the Large Area Telescope on Fermi

Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

We report the detection of high-energy gamma-ray emission from two starburst galaxies using data obtained with the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope…

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★ 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★ 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★ 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★ 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★ 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★ 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…