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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★ 120 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope observations of Local Group galaxies: Detection of M31 and search for M33

LAT collaboration

Cosmic rays (CRs) can be studied through the galaxy-wide gamma-ray emission that they generate when propagating in the interstellar medium. The comparison of the diffuse signals fr…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 239 cited

Insights Into the High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era

LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the MAGIC collaboration +6

We report on the gamma-ray activity of the blazar Mrk 501 during the first 480 days of Fermi operation. We find that the average LAT gamma-ray spectrum of Mrk 501 can be well descr…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 87 cited

Multi-wavelength Observations of the Flaring Gamma-ray Blazar 3C 66A in 2008 October

LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the VERITAS collaboration +4

The BL Lacertae object 3C 66A was detected in a flaring state by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) and VERITAS in 2008 October. In addition to these gamma-ray observations, F-GA…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 364 cited

Gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula

LAT Collaboration

A young and energetic pulsar powers the well-known Crab Nebula. Here we describe two separate gamma-ray (photon energy >100 MeV) flares from this source detected by the Large Area…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 92 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observation of a Gamma-ray Source at the Position of Eta Carinae

The Fermi LAT collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a gamma-ray source that is spatially consistent with the location of Eta Carinae. This source ha…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 106 cited

Fermi-LAT Study of Gamma-ray Emission in the Direction of Supernova Remnant W49B

LAT Collaboration

We present an analysis of the gamma-ray data obtained with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in the direction of SNR W49B (G43.3-0.2). A br…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 87 cited

Detection of the Small Magellanic Cloud in gamma-rays with Fermi/LAT

LAT collaboration

The flux of gamma rays with energies >100MeV is dominated by diffuse emission from CRs illuminating the ISM of our Galaxy through the processes of Bremsstrahlung, pion production a…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 88 cited

Searches for Cosmic-Ray Electron Anisotropies with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Large Area Telescope on board the \textit{Fermi} satellite (\textit{Fermi}-LAT) detected more than 1.6 million cosmic-ray electrons/positrons with energies above 60 GeV during…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 346 cited

Fermi LAT observations of cosmic-ray electrons from 7 GeV to 1 TeV

Fermi LAT collaboration

We present the results of our analysis of cosmic-ray electrons using about 8 million electron candidates detected in the first 12 months on-orbit by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 181 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of Misaligned AGN

LAT Collaboration

Analysis is presented on 15 months of data taken with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope for 11 non-blazar AGNs, including 7 FRI radio galaxies a…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 256 cited

Fermi Gamma-ray Imaging of a Radio Galaxy

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected the gamma-ray glow emanating from the giant radio lobes of the radio galaxy Centaurus A. The resolved gamma-ray image shows the lob…

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★ 86 cited

The Discovery of gamma-Ray Emission From The Blazar RGB J0710+591

V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +234

The high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0710+591 was observed in the very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) wave band by the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescope…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 95 cited

Detection of the energetic pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 using the Fermi-Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration, Pulsar Timing Consortium

We report the detection of high energy gamma-ray emission from the young and energetic pulsar PSR B150958 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the composite supernova remnant SNR…

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★ 67 cited

Fermi detection of delayed GeV emission from the short GRB 081024B

Fermi LAT Collaboration, Fermi GBM Collaboration

We report on the detailed analysis of the high-energy extended emission from the short Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) 081024B, detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically,…

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★ 1.3k cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog

LAT Collaboration

We present a catalog of high-energy gamma-ray sources detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT), the primary science instrument on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi), dur…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 199 cited

Fermi LAT Search for Photon Lines from 30 to 200 GeV and Dark Matter Implications

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo, M. Ackermann +160

Dark matter (DM) particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic -rays readily distinguishable from astrophysical sources. -ray line limits from 30 GeV to 200 GeV ob…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 218 cited

Spectral Properties of Bright Fermi-detected Blazars in the Gamma-ray Band

LAT Collaboration

The gamma-ray energy spectra of bright blazars of the LAT Bright AGN Sample (LBAS) are investigated using Fermi-LAT data. Spectral properties (hardness, curvature and variability)…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 122 cited

PKS 1502+106: a new and distant gamma-ray blazar in outburst discovered by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, the Multifrequency Campaing Collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope discovered a rapid (about 5 days duration), high-energy (E >100 MeV) gamma-ray outburst from a source id…

astro-ph.HE2010

Detection of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae with Fermi

N. A. Webb, J. Knödlseder

Globular clusters are known to harbour a significant population of neutron star X-ray binaries that could be responsible for delaying the inevitable core collapse of these dense cl…