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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.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★ 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…

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.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…