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astro-ph.HE2025★ 19 cited

Periodic Gamma-ray Modulation of the blazar PG 1553+113 Confirmed by Fermi-LAT and Multi-wavelength Observations

S. Abdollahi, L. Baldini, G. Barbiellini +98

A 2.1-year periodic oscillation of the gamma-ray flux from the blazar PG 1553+113 has previously been tentatively identified in almost 7 year of data from the Fermi Large Area Tele…

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.HE2023★ 44 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog Data Release 4 (4FGL-DR4)

J. Ballet, P. Bruel, T. H. Burnett +2

We present an incremental version (4FGL-DR4, for Data Release 4) of the fourth Fermi-LAT catalog containing 7194 gamma-ray sources. Based on the first 14 years of science data in t…

astro-ph.HE2023

The Fermi-LAT Light Curve Repository

S. Abdollahi, M. Ajello, L. Baldini +110

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) light curve repository (LCR) is a publicly available, continually updated library of gamma-ray light curves of variable Fermi-LAT sources gener…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 114 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog Data Release 2

J. Ballet, T. H. Burnett, S. W. Digel +1

We present an incremental version (4FGL-DR2, for Data Release 2) of the fourth Fermi-LAT catalog of gamma-ray sources. Based on the first ten years of science data in the energy ra…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 1.4k cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog

LAT collaboration

We present the fourth Fermi Large Area Telescope catalog (4FGL) of gamma-ray sources. Based on the first eight years of science data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope missio…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 18 cited

Radio and Gamma-ray Properties of Extragalactic Jets from the TANAMI Sample

M. Böck, M. Kadler, C. Müller +28

Using high-resolution radio imaging with VLBI techniques, the TANAMI program has been observing the parsec-scale radio jets of southern (declination south of -30°) gamma-ray bright…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 51 cited

A combined radio and GeV gamma-ray view of the 2012 and 2013 flares of Mrk 421

T. Hovatta, M. Petropoulou, J. L. Richards +8

In 2012 Markarian 421 underwent the largest flare ever observed in this blazar at radio frequencies. In the present study, we start exploring this unique event and compare it to a…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 512 cited

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

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, W. Atwood +139

The third catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Fermi-LAT (3LAC) is presented. It is based on the third Fermi-LAT catalog (3FGL) of sources detected between 100…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 170 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Third Source Catalog

LAT Collaboration

We present the third Fermi Large Area Telescope source catalog (3FGL) of sources in the 100 MeV-300 GeV range. Based on the first four years of science data from the Fermi Gamma-ra…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 55 cited

Fermi-LAT Detection of Gravitational Lens Delayed Gamma-ray Flares from Blazar B0218+357

C. C. Cheung, S. Larsson, J. D. Scargle +23

Using data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT), we report the first clear gamma-ray measurement of a delay between flares from the gravitationally lensed images of a blazar.…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 5 cited

Two active states of the narrow-line gamma-ray-loud AGN GB 1310+487

K. V. Sokolovsky, F. K. Schinzel, Y. T. Tanaka +49

Previously unremarkable, the extragalactic radio source GB 1310+487 showed a gamma-ray flare on 2009 November 18, reaching a daily flux of ~10^-6 photons/cm^2/s at energies E>100 M…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 79 cited

Determination of the Point-Spread Function for the Fermi Large Area Telescope from On-orbit Data and Limits on Pair Halos of Active Galactic Nuclei

LAT Collaboration

The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a pair-conversion telescope designed to detect photons with energies from 20 MeV to > 300 GeV. The pre-laun…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 740 cited

Fermi-LAT Observations of the Diffuse Gamma-Ray Emission: Implications for Cosmic Rays and the Interstellar Medium

LAT Collaboration

The gamma-ray sky >100 MeV is dominated by the diffuse emissions from interactions of cosmic rays with the interstellar gas and radiation fields of the Milky Way. Observations of t…

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★ 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★ 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★ 41 cited

Detection of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission during the X-ray flaring activity in GRB100728A

The Fermi Collaboration, L. Piro

We present the simultaneous Swift and Fermi observations of the bright GRB100728A and its afterglow. The early X-ray emission is dominated by a vigorous flaring activity continuing…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 35 cited

Multiwavelength Observations of the Gamma-Ray Blazar PKS 0528+134 in Quiescence

N. I. Palma, M. Boettcher

We present multiwavelength observations of the ultraluminous blazar-type radio loud quasar PKS 0528+134 in quiescence during the period July to December 2009. Significant flux vari…

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.HE2010★ 69 cited

Fermi LAT observations of the Geminga pulsar

LAT Collaboration, A. A. Abdo

We report on the \textit{Fermi}-LAT observations of the Geminga pulsar, the second brightest non-variable GeV source in the -ray sky and the first example of a radio-quiet -r…

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★ 129 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Constraints on the Gamma-ray Opacity of the Universe

The Fermi LAT, the GBM Collaboration, : +1

The Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) includes photons with wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared, which are effective at attenuating gamma rays with energy above ~10 GeV dur…