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Discovery of new gamma-ray pulsars with AGILE

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 pulsed signals from 35 potentially interesting radio pulsars,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-03-25 A. Pellizzoni , M. Pilia , A. Possenti , A. Chen , A. Giuliani , A. Trois , P. Caraveo , E. Del Monte , F. Fornari , F. Fuschino , S. Mereghetti , M. Tavani , A. Argan , M. Burgay , I. Cognard , A. Corongiu , E. Costa , N. D'Amico , A. De Luca , P. Esposito , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , S. Johnston , M. Kramer , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , G. Theureau , P. Weltevrede , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , F. D'Ammando , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , T. Mineo , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Prest , G. Pucella , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , B. Preger , P. Santolamazza , P. Giommi , L. Salotti , G. F. Bignami

Prospects for High Energy Studies of Pulsars with the AGILE Gamma-Ray Telescope

AGILE is a small gamma-ray astronomy satellite, with good spatial resolution, excellent timing capabilities and an unprecedented large field of view (~1/5 of the sky). It will be the next mission dedicated to high energy astrophysics in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Pellizzoni , A. Chen , M. Conti , A. Giuliani , S. Mereghetti , M. Tavani , S. Vercellone

High-Resolution Timing Observations of Spin-Powered Pulsars with the AGILE Gamma-Ray Telescope

AGILE is a small gamma-ray astronomy satellite mission of the Italian Space Agency dedicated to high-energy astrophysics launched in 2007 April. Its 1 microsecond absolute time tagging capability coupled with a good sensitivity in the 30…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 A. Pellizzoni , M. Pilia , A. Possenti , F. Fornari , P. Caraveo , E. Del Monte , S. Mereghetti , M. Tavani , A. Argan , A. Trois , M. Burgay , A. Chen , I. Cognard , E. Costa , N. D'Amico , P. Esposito , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , F. Fuschino , A. Giuliani , J. Halpern , G. Hobbs , A. Hotan , S. Johnston , M. Kramer , F. Longo , R. N. Manchester , M. Marisaldi , J. Palfreyman , P. Weltevrede , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , F. D'Ammando , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Harding , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , F. Mauri , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , M. Prest , G. Pucella , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , B. Preger , P. Santolamazza , P. Giommi , L. Salotti

AGILE detection of intense gamma-ray emission from the blazar PKS 1510-089

We report the detection by the AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero) satellite of an intense gamma-ray flare from the source AGL J1511-0909, associated with the powerful quasar PKS 1510-089, during ten days of observations from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Pucella , V. Vittorini , F. D'Ammando , M. Tavani , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , A. W. Chen , V. Cocco , E. Costa , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Giuliani , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , S. Mereghetti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , S. Cutini , D. Gasparrini , P. Giommi , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , L. Salotti , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller , D. Carosati , V. M. Larionov , R. Ligustri

Gamma-ray blazars: the view from AGILE

During the first 3 years of operation the Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector onboard the AGILE satellite detected several blazars in a high gamma-ray activity: 3C 279, 3C 454.3, PKS 1510-089, S5 0716+714, 3C 273, W Comae, Mrk 421, PKS 0537-441 and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 F. D'Ammando , A. Bulgarelli , A. W. Chen , I. Donnarumma , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , L. Pacciani , G. Pucella , E. Striani , M. Tavani , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , S. Covino , H. A. Krimm , C. M. Raiteri , P. Romano , M. Villata

Monitoring of gamma-ray blazars with AGILE

Thanks to the wide field of view of its gamma-ray imager, the AGILE satellite obtained a long term monitoring of the brightest blazars in the sky and during the first 3 years of operation detected several blazars in a high gamma-ray state:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Filippo D'Ammando

Recent Searches for Pulsars in Unidentified EGRET Error Boxes

Pulsars discovered since the end of the EGRET mission coincident with unidentified high-energy gamma-ray sources are prime targets for AGILE. Both general surveys and targeted observations have been successful in finding energetic young…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mallory S. E. Roberts

First AGILE Catalog of High Confidence Gamma-Ray Sources

We present the first catalog of high-confidence gamma-ray sources detected by the AGILE satellite during observations performed from July 9, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Catalogued sources are detected by merging all the available data over the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-11-02 C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , A. W. Chen , A. Bulgarelli , A. Pellizzoni , A. Giuliani , S. Vercellone , F. Longo , M. Tavani , P. Giommi , G. Barbiellini , M. Trifoglio , F. Gianotti , A. Argan , A. Antonelli , F. Boffelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , S. Colafrancesco , T. Contessi , E. Costa , S. Cutini , F. D'Ammando , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , G. Di Persio , I. Donnarumma , Y. Evangelista , G. Fanari , M. Feroci , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , F. Fornari , F. Fuschino , T. Froysland , M. Frutti , M. Galli , D. Gasparrini , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , F. Liello , P. Lipari , E. Mattaini , M. Marisaldi , M. Mastropietro , A. Mauri , F. Mauri , S. Mereghetti , E. Morelli , E. Moretti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , C. Pontoni , G. Porrovecchio , B. Preger , M. Prest , R. Primavera , G. Pucella , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , E. Rossi , A. Rubini , S. Sabatini , P. Santolamazza , E. Scalise , P. Soffitta , S. Stellato , E. Striani , F. Tamburelli , A. Traci , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , L. Salotti

Blazars: the gamma-ray view of AGILE

Since its launch in April 2007, the AGILE satellite detected with its Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) several blazars at high significance: 3C 279, 3C 454.3, PKS 1510-089, S5 0716+714, 3C 273, W Comae, Mrk 421 and PKS 0537-441. Moreover,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 F. D'Ammando , S. Vercellone , I. Donnarumma , A. Bulgarelli , A. W. Chen , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , L. Pacciani , G. Pucella , M. Tavani , V. Vittorini

AGILE observations of PSR B1509-58: a new class of highly magnetized, 'soft' gamma-ray pulsars?

We present the results of 2.5 years AGILE observations of PSR B1509-58. The modulation significance of the light-curve above 30 MeV is at a sigma confidence level and the light-curve is similar to those found earlier up to 30 MeV by \comp:…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-03-31 Maura Pilia , Alberto Pellizzoni

AGILE detection of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during the GASP-WEBT monitoring

We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the powerful gamma-ray quasar PKS 1510-089, during a pointing centered on the Galactic Center region from 1 March to 30 March 2008. This source has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 F. D'Ammando , G. Pucella , C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , V. Vittorini , S. Vercellone , I. Donnarumma , F. Longo , M. Tavani , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , A. Bulgarelli , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , A. W. Chen , V. Cocco , E. Costa , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Giuliani , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , M. Marisaldi , S. Mereghetti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Pilia , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , I. Agudo , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller , A. A. Arkharov , U. Bach , E. Benitez , A. Berdyugin , D. A. Blinov , C. S. Buemi , W. P. Chen , A. Di Paola , G. Di Rico , D. Dultzin , L. Fuhrmann , J. L. Gomez , M. A. Gurwell , S. G. Jorstad , J. Heidt , D. Hiriart , H. Y. Hsiao , G. Kimeridze , T. S. Konstantinova , E. N. Kopatskaya , E. Koptelova , O. Kurtanidze , V. M. Larionov , P. Leto , E. Lindfors , J. M. Lopez , A. P. Marscher , I. M. McHardy , D. A. Melnichuk , M. Mommert , R. Mujica , K. Nilsson , M. Pasanen , M. Roca-Sogorb , M. Sorcia , L. O. Takalo , B. Taylor , C. Trigilio , I. S. Troitsky , G. Umana , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , S. Cutini , D. Gasparrini , C. Pittori , B. Preger , P. Santolamazza , F. Verrecchia , P. Giommi , L. Salotti

AGILE detection of variable gamma-ray activity from the blazar S5 0716+714 in September-October 2007

We report the gamma-ray activity from the intermediate BL Lac S5 0716+714 during observations acquired by the AGILE satellite in September and October 2007. These detections of activity were contemporaneous with a period of intense optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. W. Chen , F. D'Ammando , M. Villata , C. M. Raiteri , M. Tavani , V. Vittorini , A. Bulgarelli , I. Donnarumma , A. Ferrari , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , L. Pacciani , G. Pucella , S. Vercellone , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , F. Boffelli , P. Caraveo , D. Carosati , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , E. Costa , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , M. Frutti , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , O. M. Kurtanidze , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , V. M. Larionov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , M. Marisaldi , M. Mastropietro , S. Mereghetti , E. Morelli , A. Morselli , M. Pasanen , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , G. Porrovecchio , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , A. Rubini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , S. Cutini , D. Gasparrini , C. Pittori , P. Santolamazza , F. Verrecchia , P. Giommi , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , L. Salotti

AGILE detection of a strong gamma-ray flare from the blazar 3C 454.3

We report the first blazar detection by the AGILE satellite. AGILE detected 3C 454.3 during a period of strongly enhanced optical emission in July 2007. AGILE observed the source with a dedicated repointing during the period 2007 July 24-30…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Vercellone , A. W. Chen , A. Giuliani , A. Bulgarelli , I. Donnarumma , I. Lapshov , M. Tavani , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , P. Caraveo , V. Cocco , E. Costa , F. D'Ammando , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , C. Labanti , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , F. Mauri , S. Mereghetti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , A. Pellizzoni , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , M. Prest , G. Pucella , M. Rapisarda , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , A. Trois , E. Vallazza , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , C. Pittori , F. Verrecchia , D. Gasparrini , S. Cutini , P. Giommi , L. A. Antonelli , S. Colafrancesco , L. Salotti

Gamma-Ray Pulsar Studies with GLAST

Some pulsars have their maximum observable energy output in the gamma-ray band, offering the possibility of using these high-energy photons as probes of the particle acceleration and interaction processes in pulsar magnetospheres. After an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 D. J. Thompson

AGILE detection of variable gamma-ray activity from the blazar S5 0716+714 during September-October 2007

We report the gamma-ray activity from the Intermediate BL Lac S5 0716+714 during 2007 September-October observations by the AGILE satellite, coincident with a period of intense optical activity of the source monitored by GASP-WEBT. AGILE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-14 F. D'Ammando , A. W. Chen , M. Villata , C. M. Raiteri , V. Vittorini , A. Bulgarelli , I. Donnarumma , A. Giuliani , F. Longo , L. Pacciani , G. Pucella , M. Tavani , S. Vercellone

AGILE Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes

The AGILE satellite, operating since mid 2007 and primarily devoted to high-energy astrophysics, is one of the only three currently operating space instruments capable of detecting Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (TGFs), together with RHESSI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 M. Marisaldi , F. Fuschino , C. Labanti , A. Bulgarelli , F. Gianotti , M. Trifoglio , M. Tavani , A. Argan , E. Del Monte , F. Longo , G. Barbiellini , A. Giuliani , A. Trois

Detection of Gamma-Ray Emission from the Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula with AGILE

Pulsars are known to power winds of relativistic particles that can produce bright nebulae by interacting with the surrounding medium. These pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are observed in the radio, optical, x-rays and, in some cases, also at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 A. Pellizzoni , A. Trois , M. Tavani , M. Pilia , A. Giuliani , G. Pucella , P. Esposito , S. Sabatini , G. Piano , A. Argan , G. Barbiellini , A. Bulgarelli , M. Burgay , P. Caraveo , P. W. Cattaneo , A. W. Chen , V. Cocco , T. Contessi , E. Costa , F. D'Ammando , E. Del Monte , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , G. Di Persio , I. Donnarumma , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , A. Ferrari , M. Fiorini , F. Fuschino , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , A. Hotan , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , M. Mastropietro , S. Mereghetti , E. Moretti , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , J. Palfreyman , F. Perotti , P. Picozza , C. Pittori , A. Possenti , M. Prest , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , E. Rossi , A. Rubini , P. Santolamazza , E. Scalise , P. Soffitta , E. Striani , M. Trifoglio , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , F. Verrecchia , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , P. Giommi , S. Colafrancesco , A. Antonelli , L. Salotti , N. D'Amico , G. F. Bignami

Pulsars and Their Nebulae as EGRET Sources

At the end of the EGRET mission, only 6-8 Galactic sources had been identified as young pulsars. Since then, several energetic pulsars have been discovered in EGRET error boxes along the Galactic plane, as well as several pulsar wind…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mallory S. E. Roberts

Agile Observations of the "Soft" Gamma-Ray Pulsar PSR B1509-58

We present the results of new Agile observations of PSR B1509-58 performed over a period of 2.5 years following the detection obtained with a subset of the present data. The modulation significance of the lightcurve above 30 MeV is at a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 M. Pilia , A. Pellizzoni , A. Trois , F. Verrecchia , P. Esposito , P. Weltevrede , S. Johnston , M. Burgay , A. Possenti , E. Del Monte , F. Fuschino , P. Santolamazza , A. Chen , A. Giuliani , P. Caraveo , S. Mereghetti , M. Tavani , A. Argan , E. Costa , N. D'Amico , A. De Luca , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , F. Longo , M. Marisaldi , G. Barbiellini , A. Bulgarelli , P. W. Cattaneo , V. Cocco , F. D'Ammando , G. De Paris , G. Di Cocco , I. Donnarumma , M. Fiorini , T. Froysland , M. Galli , F. Gianotti , C. Labanti , I. Lapshov , F. Lazzarotto , P. Lipari , A. Morselli , L. Pacciani , F. Perotti , G. Piano , P. Picozza , M. Prest , G. Pucella , M. Rapisarda , A. Rappoldi , S. Sabatini , P. Soffitta , M. Trifoglio , E. Vallazza , S. Vercellone , V. Vittorini , A. Zambra , D. Zanello , C. Pittori , F. Lucarelli , P. Giommi , L. Salotti , G. F. Bignami

Gamma-Ray Pulsars: Modeling and Searches

Using a likelihood analysis (updated since McLaughlin & Cordes 2000) and EGRET detections, upper limits and diffuse background measurements, we find a best-fit luminosity law for the gamma-ray pulsar population. We find that roughly 30 of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. A. McLaughlin , J. M. Cordes