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Spectral energy distribution and its variability are basic tools for understanding the physical processes operating in active galactic nuclei (AGN). In this paper we report the results of a one-year near infra red (NIR) and optical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 R. Nesci , G. Tosti , T. Pursimo , R. Ojha , M. Kadler

In order to understand the interactions between active galactic nuclei (AGN) and star formation during the evolution of galaxies, we investigate 142 galaxies detected in both X-ray and 70{\mu}m observations in the COSMOS (Cosmic Evolution…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-23 Ming-Yi Lin , Yasuhiro Hashimoto , Sebastien Foucaud

Significant progress in the classification of Fermi unassociated sources , has led to an increasing number of blazars are being found. The optical spectrum is effectively used to classify the blazars into two groups such as BL Lacs and flat…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-10 Yijun Xu , Weirong Huang , Hui Deng , Ying Mei , Feng Wang

We present the results of our follow-up observation program of gamma-ray sources detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. 26 blazars and 39 sources unidentified at other wavelengths were…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Mai Fujiwara , Yoshiki Matsuoka , Nobuyuki Ienaka

Large fraction of studies of active galactic nuclei objects is based on performing follow-up observations using high-sensitivity instruments of high flux states observed by monitoring instruments (the so-called Target of Opportunity, ToO).…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-27 Tomasz Fidor , Julian Sitarek

The identification of low-energy counterparts for gamma-ray sources is one of the biggest challenge in modern gamma-ray astronomy. Recently, we developed and successfully applied a new association method to recognize gamma-ray blazar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 F. Massaro , A. Paggi , R. D'Abrusco , G. Tosti

The joint catalogue of Active Galactic Nuclei selected from optical identifications of X-ray sources was created as a combination of two samples: Hamburg-ROSAT Catalogue (HRC) and Byurakan-Hamburg-ROSAT Catalogue (BHRC). Both are based on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-24 A. M. Mickaelian , G. M. Paronyan , G. S. Harutyunyan , H. V. Abrahamyan , M. V. Gyulzadyan

The Universe is largely transparent to $\gamma$ rays in the GeV energy range, making these high-energy photons valuable for exploring energetic processes in the cosmos. After seven years of operation, the Fermi {\it Gamma-ray Space…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-20 F. Massaro , D. J. Thompson , E. C. Ferrara

Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected a diverse range of gamma-ray transients since its launch in 2008. Over the years, Fermi has accumulated an extensive public archive of transient events. Traditional classification methods for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-31 Arpan Aryam John , Krushna Govind Shete , Shabnam Iyyani , Saptarshi Bej

Active galactic Nuclei (AGNs) with their relativistic jets pointed towards the observer, form a subclass of luminous gamma-ray sources commonly known as blazars. The study of blazars is essential to improve our understanding on the AGNs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-03-05 Abhishek Desai , Stefano Marchesi , Meenakshi Rajagopal , Marco Ajello

We analyze the correlation of the positions of gamma-ray sources in the Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog (1FGL) and the First LAT Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) Catalog (1LAC) with the arrival directions of ultra-high-energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-21 Rodrigo S. Nemmen , Charles Bonatto , Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann

We investigate the physical nature of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using machine learning (ML) tools. We show that the redshift, $z$, bolometric luminosity, $L_{\rm Bol}$, central mass of the supermassive black hole (SMBH), $M_{\rm BH}$,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-17 Sarah Mechbal , Markus Ackermann , Marek Kowalski

The spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are often characterized by a wealth of emission lines with different profiles and intensity ratios that led to a complicated classification. Their electro-magnetic radiation spans more than 10…

We perform a blind search for the variability of the gamma-ray sky in the energy range E>1 GeV using 308 weeks of the Fermi-LAT data. We use the technique based on the comparison of the weekly photon counts and exposures in sky pixels by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-22 M. S. Pshirkov , G. I. Rubtsov

In the third catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the $Fermi$ Large Area Telescope Clean (3LAC) sample, there are 402 blazars candidates of uncertain type (BCU). The proposed analysis will help to evaluate the potential optical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-16 Shi-Ju Kang , Kerui Zhu , Jianchao Feng , Qingwen Wu , Bin-Bin Zhang , Yue Yin , Fei-Fei Wang , Yu Liu , Tian-Yuan Zheng

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have been attracting research attention due to their special observable properties. Specifically, a majority of AGNs are detected by Fermi-LAT missions, but not by Fermi-LAT, which raises the question of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-07 Hubing Xiao , Junhui Fan , Jianghe Yang , Yi Liu , Yuhai Yuan , Jun Tao , Denise Costantin , Yutao Zhang , Zhiyuan Pei , Lixia Zhang , Wenxin Yang

A significant fraction ($\sim 30$ %) of the high-energy gamma-ray sources listed in the second $\textit{Fermi}$ LAT (2FGL) catalog are still of unknown origin, being not yet associated with counterparts at lower energies. In order to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 A. Paggi , F. Massaro , R. D'Abrusco , H. A. Smith , N. Masetti , M. Giroletti , G. Tosti , S. Funk

The advent of Fermi is changing our understanding on the radio and gamma-ray emission in Active Galactic Nuclei. In fact, contrary to previous campaigns, Fermi mission reveals that BL Lac objects are the most abundant emitters in gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-06-05 E. Liuzzo , B. Boccardi , M. Giroletti , G. Giovannini

The Fermi Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) is an all sky gamma-ray monitor well known in the gamma-ray burst community. Although GBM excels in detecting the hard, bright extragalactic GRBs, its sensitivity above 8 keV and all-sky view make it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 P. A. Jenke , M. Linares , V. Connaughton , E. Beklen , A. Camero-Arranz , M. H. Finger , C. A. Wilson-Hodge

The fourth-DR3 version (4FGL-DR3) of the Fermi/LAT catalogue of $\gamma$-ray sources contains $\sim$ 1000 objects at a galactic latitude |b| > 10$^{\circ}$ which are not identified with an optical counterpart (UGS). We performed a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-20 Alberto Ulgiati , Simona Paiano , Aldo Treves , Renato Falomo , Boris Sbarufatti , Fabio Pintore , Thomas D. Russell , Giancarlo Cusumano
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