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astro-ph.HE2012★ 200 cited

Measurement of the extragalactic background light imprint on the spectra of the brightest blazars observed with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +195

The extragalactic background light (EBL) is the diffuse radiation with the second highest energy density in the Universe after the cosmic microwave background. The aim of this stud…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 99 cited

Multiwavelength observations of GRB 110731A: GeV emission from onset to afterglow

LAT Collaboration, GBM Collaboration, Swift Collaboration +2

We report on the multiwavelength observations of the bright, long gamma-ray burst \GRB, by the \Fermi and \Swift observatories, and by the MOA and GROND optical telescopes. The ana…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 115 cited

Binary Millisecond Pulsar Discovery via Gamma-Ray Pulsations

H. J. Pletsch, L. Guillemot, H. Fehrmann +150

Millisecond pulsars, old neutron stars spun-up by accreting matter from a companion star, can reach high rotation rates of hundreds of revolutions per second. Until now, all such "…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 40 cited

Identification of HESS J1303-631 as a Pulsar Wind Nebula through gamma-ray, X-ray and radio observations

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +196

The previously unidentified very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray source HESS J1303-631, discovered in 2004, is re-examined including new data from the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov teles…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 28 cited

Binaries with the eyes of CTA

J. M. Paredes, W. Bednarek, P. Bordas +20

The binary systems that have been detected in gamma rays have proven very useful to study high-energy processes, in particular particle acceleration, emission and radiation reproce…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 93 cited

Probing the extent of the non-thermal emission from the Vela X region at TeV energies with H.E.S.S

A. Abramowski, F. Acero, F. Aharonian +196

Vela X is a region of extended radio emission in the western part of the Vela constellation: one of the nearest pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), and associated with the energetic Vela p…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 30 cited

Gamma-ray signatures of cosmic ray acceleration, propagation, and confinement in the era of CTA

F. Acero, A. Bamba, S. Casanova +11

Galactic cosmic rays are commonly believed to be accelerated at supernova remnants via diffusive shock acceleration. Despite the popularity of this idea, a conclusive proof for its…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 28 cited

Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the extragalactic pulsar wind nebula N157B with the High Energy Stereoscopic System

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

We present the significant detection of the first extragalactic pulsar wind nebula (PWN) detected in gamma rays, N157B, located in the large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Pulsars with hi…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 96 cited

Probing the origin of giant radio halos through radio and gamma-ray data : the case of the Coma cluster

G. Brunetti, P. Blasi, O. Reimer +3

We combine all available information about the spectral shape and morphology of the radio halo of the Coma cluster with the gamma-ray upper limits obtained by the Fermi-LAT and wit…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 71 cited

Fermi LAT study of cosmic-rays and the interstellar medium in nearby molecular clouds

LAT collaboration

We report an analysis of the interstellar gamma-ray emission from the Chamaeleon, R Coronae Australis (R CrA), and Cepheus and Polaris flare regions with the Fermi Large Area Teles…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 65 cited

Multi-wavelength observations of blazar AO 0235+164 in the 2008-2009 flaring state

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, J. Ballet +208

The blazar AO 0235+164 (z = 0.94) has been one of the most active objects observed by Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) since its launch in Summer 2008. In addition to the continuou…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 47 cited

Gamma-ray observations of the Orion Molecular Clouds with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Allafort +142

We report on the gamma-ray observations of giant molecular clouds Orion A and B with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The gamma-ray emis…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 394 cited

GeV Observations of Star-forming Galaxies with \textit{Fermi} LAT

Fermi LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +127

Recent detections of the starburst galaxies M82 and NGC 253 by gamma-ray telescopes suggest that galaxies rapidly forming massive stars are more luminous at gamma-ray energies comp…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 239 cited

Fermi LAT Search for Dark Matter in Gamma-ray Lines and the Inclusive Photon Spectrum

LAT Collaboration, M. Ackermann, M. Ajello +117

Dark matter particle annihilation or decay can produce monochromatic gamma-ray lines and contribute to the diffuse gamma-ray background. Flux upper limits are presented for gamma-r…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 84 cited

Spectral analysis and interpretation of the γ-ray emission from the Starburst galaxy NGC 253

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +192

Very-high-energy (VHE; E >100 GeV) and high-energy (HE; 100 MeV < E < 100 GeV) data from γ-ray observations performed with the H.E.S.S. telescope array and the Fermi-LAT instrument…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 25 cited

H.E.S.S. observations of the Carina nebula and its enigmatic colliding wind binary Eta Carinae

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +191

The massive binary system Eta Carinae and the surrounding HII complex, the Carina Nebula, are potential particle acceleration sites from which very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 34 cited

Discovery of VHE γ-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lac object 1RXS J101015.9-311909

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +191

1RXS J101015.9-311909 is a galaxy located at a redshift of z=0.14 hosting an active nucleus belonging to the class of bright BL Lac objects. Observations at high (HE, E > 100 MeV)…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 39 cited

Discovery of VHE emission towards the Carina arm region with the H.E.S.S. telescope array: HESS J1018-589

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

The observational coverage with HESS of the Carina region in VHE gamma-rays benefits from deep exposure (40 h) of the neighboring open cluster Westerlund 2. The observations have r…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 38 cited

Gamma-ray follow-up studies on Eta Carinae

K. Reitberger, O. Reimer, A. Reimer +3

Observations of high energy gamma rays recently revealed a persistent source in spatial coincidence with the binary system Eta Carinae. Since modulation of the observed gamma-ray f…

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.HE2012★ 99 cited

Periodic Emission from the Gamma-ray Binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856

The Fermi LAT Collaboration, M. J. Coe, F. Di Mille +5

Gamma-ray binaries are stellar systems containing a neutron star or black hole with gamma-ray emission produced by an interaction between the components. These systems are rare, ev…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 114 cited

Anisotropies in the diffuse gamma-ray background measured by the Fermi LAT

M. Ackermann, M. Ajello, A. Albert +134

The contribution of unresolved sources to the diffuse gamma-ray background could induce anisotropies in this emission on small angular scales. We analyze the angular power spectrum…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 85 cited

Search for Dark Matter Annihilation Signals from the Fornax Galaxy Cluster with H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

The Fornax galaxy cluster was observed with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) for a total live time of 14.5 hours, searching for very-high-energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamm…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 69 cited

A multiwavelength view of the flaring state of PKS 2155-304 in 2006

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +208

Multiwavelength (MWL) observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304 during two weeks in July and August 2006, the period when two exceptional flares at very high energies (VHE, E>= 100 G…