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astro-ph.HE2011★ 73 cited

Fermi Detection of γ-ray emission from the M2 Soft X-ray Flare on 2010 June 12

Fermi GBM Collaboration, Fermi LAT Collaboration, B. R. Dennis +2

The GOES M2-class solar flare, SOL2010-06-12T00:57, was modest in many respects yet exhibited remarkable acceleration of energetic particles. The flare produced an ~50 s impulsive…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 200 cited

Gamma-ray Activity in the Crab Nebula: The Exceptional Flare of April 2011

R. Buehler, J. D. Scargle, R. D. Blandford +18

The Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi satellite observed a gamma-ray flare in the Crab nebula lasting for approximately nine days in April of 2011. The source, which at optic…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 61 cited

The cosmic-ray and gas content of the Cygnus region as measured in gamma rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

the Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Cygnus region hosts a giant molecular-cloud complex which actively forms massive stars. Interactions of cosmic rays with interstellar gas and radiation fields make it shine at…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 29 cited

Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, the Fermi LAT Collaboration, : +345

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS 2005-489 was the target of a multi-wavelength campaign with simultaneous observations in the TeV gamma-ray (H.E.S.S.), GeV gamma-ray (Fe…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 73 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Supernova Remnant G8.7-0.1

LAT Collaboration

We present a detailed analysis of the GeV gamma-ray emission toward the supernova remnant (SNR) G8.7-0.1 with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the \emph{Fermi} Gamma-ray Spac…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 41 cited

Observation and Spectral Measurements of the Crab Nebula with Milagro

A. A. Abdo, B. T. Allen, T. Aune +32

The Crab Nebula was detected with the Milagro experiment at a statistical significance of 17 standard deviations over the lifetime of the experiment. The experiment was sensitive t…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 72 cited

Search for Gamma-ray Emission from X-ray Selected Seyfert Galaxies with Fermi-LAT

LAT Collaboration

We report on a systematic investigation of the gamma-ray properties of 120 hard X-ray-selected Seyfert galaxies classified as `radio-quiet' objects, utilizing the three-year accumu…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 125 cited

Gamma-Ray and Parsec-Scale Jet Properties of a Complete Sample of Blazars From the MOJAVE Program

M. L. Lister, M. Aller, H. Aller +142

We investigate the Fermi LAT gamma-ray and 15 GHz VLBA radio properties of a joint gamma-ray- and radio-selected sample of AGNs obtained during the first 11 months of the Fermi mis…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 151 cited

The radio/gamma-ray connection in Active Galactic Nuclei in the era of the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +144

We present a detailed statistical analysis of the correlation between radio and gamma-ray emission of the Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) detected by Fermi during its first year of op…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 129 cited

On the sensitivity of the HAWC observatory to gamma-ray bursts

HAWC collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, J. A. Aguilar +145

We present the sensitivity of HAWC to Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs). HAWC is a very high-energy gamma-ray observatory currently under construction in Mexico at an altitude of 4100 m. It…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 566 cited

Constraining Dark Matter Models from a Combined Analysis of Milky Way Satellites with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +150

Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way are among the most promising targets for dark matter searches in gamma rays. We present a search for dark matter consisting of weakly interactin…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 1.3k cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

LAT Collaboration

We present the second 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 (Fe…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 654 cited

The Second Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

LAT Collaboration

The second catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) in two years of scientific operation is presented. The Second LAT AGN Catalog (…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 124 cited

A Statistical Approach to Recognizing Source Classes for Unassociated Sources in the First Fermi-LAT Catalog

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog (1FGL) provided spatial, spectral, and temporal properties for a large number of gamma-ray sources using a uniform analysis meth…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 132 cited

Fermi-LAT Observations of Two Gamma-Ray Emission Components from the Quiescent Sun

A. A. Abdo

We report the detection of high-energy gamma rays from the quiescent Sun with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (Fermi) during the first 1…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 239 cited

Observations of the young supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

A. A. Abdo, Fermi LAT Collaboration

We present observations of the young Supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). We clearly detect a source positionally coincident with the…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 186 cited

Discovery of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Binary System PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 Around Periastron with Fermi

A. A. Abdo, Fermi LAT Collaboration, M. Chernyakova +3

We report on the discovery of \geq 100 MeV γ rays from the binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board Fermi. The system comprises a radio puls…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 211 cited

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Observations of the Gamma-ray Outburst from 3C 454.3 in November 2010

LAT collaboration

The flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 454.3 underwent an extraordinary 5-day gamma-ray outburst in November 2010 where the daily flux measured with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT)…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 64 cited

The first Fermi multifrequency campaign on BL Lacertae: characterizing the low-activity state of the eponymous blazar

A. A. Abdo

We report on observations of BL Lacertae during the first 18 months of Fermi-LAT science operations and present results from a 48-day multifrequency coordinated campaign from 2008…

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\…