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astro-ph2008★ 112 cited

The June 2008 flare of Markarian 421 from optical to TeV energies

The Agile Collaboration, Webt Collaboration, Magic Collaboration +2

We present optical, X-ray, high energy ( GeV) and very high energy ( GeV; VHE) observations of the high-frequency peaked blazar Mrk 421 taken betwee…

astro-ph2008★ 19 cited

High energy variability of 3C 273 during the AGILE multiwavelength campaign of December 2007 - January 2008

L. Pacciani, I. Donnarumma, V. Vittorini +52

We report the results of a 3-weeks multi-wavelength campaign on the flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 273 carried out with the AGILE gamma-ray mission, covering the 30 MeV -50 GeV and…

astro-ph2008★ 19 cited

AGILE observation of a gamma-ray flare from the blazar 3C 279

A. Giuliani, F. D'Ammando, S. Vercellone +56

Context. We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of an intense gamma-ray flare from the gamma-ray source 3EG J1255-0549, associated to the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C 279,…

astro-ph2008★ 48 cited

High-Resolution Timing Observations of Spin-Powered Pulsars with the AGILE Gamma-Ray Telescope

A. Pellizzoni, M. Pilia, A. Possenti +67

AGILE is a small gamma-ray astronomy satellite mission of the Italian Space Agency dedicated to high-energy astrophysics launched in 2007 April. Its 1 microsecond absolute time tag…

astro-ph2008★ 25 cited

AGILE detection of intense gamma-ray emission from the blazar PKS 1510-089

G. Pucella, V. Vittorini, F. D'Ammando +59

We report the detection by the AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero) satellite of an intense gamma-ray flare from the source AGL J1511-0909, associated with the powerfu…

astro-ph2008★ 27 cited

Gamma-ray burst detection with the AGILE mini-calorimeter

M. Marisaldi, C. Labanti, F. Fuschino +70

The Mini-Calorimeter (MCAL) instrument on-board the AGILE satellite is a non-imaging gamma-ray scintillation detector sensitive in the 300keV-100MeV energy range with a total on-ax…