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most citedFermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

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astro-ph.EP2023★ 23 cited

A large topographic feature on the surface of the trans-Neptunian object (307261) 2002 MS measured from stellar occultations

F. L. Rommel, F. Braga-Ribas, J. L. Ortiz +201

This work aims at constraining the size, shape, and geometric albedo of the dwarf planet candidate 2002 MS4 through the analysis of nine stellar occultation events. Using multichor…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 13 cited

The multichord stellar occultation on 2019 October 22 by the trans-Neptunian object (84922) 2003 VS

M. Vara-Lubiano, G. Benedetti-Rossi, P. Santos-Sanz +60

We predicted, observed, and analyzed the multichord stellar occultation of the Second Gaia Data Release (Gaia DR2) source 3449076721168026624 (m = 14.1 mag) by the plutino obje…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 30 cited

Measurement of the high-energy gamma-ray emission from the Moon with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Albert +112

We have measured the gamma-ray emission spectrum of the Moon using the data collected by the Large Area Telescope onboard the Fermi satellite during its first 7 years of operation,…

astro-ph.CO2015★ 180 cited

Resolving the Extragalactic -ray Background above 50 GeV with Fermi-LAT

LAT Collaboration

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) Collaboration has recently released a catalog of 360 sources detected above 50 GeV (2FHL). This catalog was obtained using 80 months of data re…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 306 cited

2FHL: The Second Catalog of Hard Fermi-LAT Sources

LAT Collaboration

We present a catalog of sources detected above 50 GeV by the {\it Fermi}-Large Area Telescope (LAT) in 80 months of data. The newly delivered Pass 8 event-level analysis allows the…

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★ 45 cited

Multifrequency Studies of the Peculiar Quasar 4C +21.35 During the 2010 Flaring Activity

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +288

The discovery of rapidly variable Very High Energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from 4C +21.35 (PKS 1222+216) by MAGIC on 2010 June 17, triggered by the high activity dete…

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★ 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★ 34 cited

Constraints on dark matter models from a Fermi LAT search for high-energy cosmic-ray electrons from the Sun

The Fermi LAT Collaboration

During its first year of data taking, the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has collected a large sample of high-energy cosmic-ray electrons an…

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★ 95 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Detection of Bright Gamma-ray Outbursts from a Peculiar Quasar 4C +21.35

Y. T. Tanaka, L. Stawarz, D. J. Thompson +17

In this paper we report on the two-year-long Fermi-LAT observation of the peculiar blazar 4C +21.35 (PKS 1222+216). This source was in a quiescent state from the start of science o…

astro-ph.IM2011

The Sky is for Everyone - Outreach and Educaction with the Virtual Observatory

Florian Freistetter, Giulia Iafrate, Massimo Ramella

The Virtual Observatory (VO) is an international attempt to collect astronomical data (images, simulation, mission-logs, etc), organize it and develop tools that let astronomers ac…

astro-ph.CO2010★ 334 cited

A change in the optical polarization associated with a gamma-ray flare in the blazar 3C 279

LAT Collaboration, members of the 3C 279 multi-band campaign

It is widely accepted that strong and variable radiation detected over all accessible energy bands in a number of active galaxies arises from a relativistic, Doppler-boosted jet po…

physics.pop-ph2010

The Double Didactic Astronomical Quadrant for the XIII International Astronomical Olympiad

Michele Maris, Claudio Corte, Conrad Boehm +2

Here we present the development of a simplified version of double astronomical quadrant, designed for educational aims and realized on the occasion of the observational round of th…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 437 cited

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

A. A. Abdo

We present the first catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGN) detected by the LAT, corresponding to 11 months of data collected in scientific operation mode. The First LAT AGN Catal…

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.HE2009

Search for hig energy solar flares with Fermi-LAT

G. Iafrate, F. Longo

The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has been surveying the sky in gamma rays from 30 MeV to more than 300 GeV since August 2008. Fermi is the only mission able to detect high ener…

astro-ph.SR2009

Monitoring solar flares with Fermi-LAT

G. Iafrate, F. Longo, N. Giglietto +1

FERMI-LAT is performing an all-sky gamma-ray survey from 20 MeV to >300 GeV with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. FERMI is the only mission able to detect high ene…