5 papers
Observation of GRBs with AGILE
M. Marisaldi, G. Barbiellini, E. Costa +21
Since its early phases of operation, the AGILE satellite is observing Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) over an energy range potentially spanning six orders of magnitude. In the hard X-ray b…
Detection of Gamma-ray Emission from the Eta-Carinae Region
M. Tavani, S. Sabatini, E. Pian +63
We present the results of extensive observations by the gamma-ray AGILE satellite of the Galactic region hosting the Carina nebula and the remarkable colliding wind binary Eta Cari…
Discovery of new gamma-ray pulsars with AGILE
A. Pellizzoni, M. Pilia, A. Possenti +67
Using gamma-ray data collected by the Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero (AGILE) satellite over a period of almost one year (from 2007 July to 2008 June), we searched for pu…
Design and construction of the Mini-Calorimeter of the AGILE satellite
C. Labanti, M. Marisaldi, F. Fuschino +7
AGILE is a small space mission of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) devoted to gamma-ray and hard-X astrophysics, successfully launched on April 23 2007. The AGILE Payload is composed…
Multiwavelength observations of 3C 454.3. I. The AGILE 2007 November campaign on the "Crazy Diamond"
S. Vercellone, A. W. Chen, V. Vittorini +68
[Abridged] We report on a multiwavelength observation of the blazar 3C 454.3 (which we dubbed "crazy diamond") carried out on November 2007 by means of the astrophysical satellites…