THE FERMI ALL-SKY VARIABILITY ANALYSIS: A LIST OF FLARING GAMMA-RAY SOURCES AND THE SEARCH FOR TRANSIENTS IN OUR GALAXY

Ackermann M, Ajello M, Albert A, Allafort A, Antolini E, Baldini L, Ballet J, Barbiellini G, Bastieri D, Bechtol K, Bellazzini R, Blandford RD, Bloom ED, Bonamente E, Bottacini E, Bouvier A, Brandt TJ, Bregeon J, Brigida M, Bruel P, Buehler R, Buson S, Caliandro GA, Cameron RA, Caraveo PA, Cavazzuti E, Cecchi C, Charles E, Chekhtman A, Cheung CC, Chiang J, Chiaro G, Ciprini S, Claus R, Cohen-Tanugi J, Conrad J, Cutini S, Dalton M, D'Ammando F, De Angelis A, De Palma F, Dermer CD, Di Venere L, Drell PS, Drlica-Wagner A, Favuzzi C, Fegan SJ, Ferrara EC, Focke WB, Franckowiak A, Fukazawa Y, Funk S, Fusco P, Gargano F, Gasparrini D, Germani S, Giglietto N, Giordano F, Giroletti M, Glanzman T, Godfrey G, Grenier IA, Grondin MH, Grove JE, Guiriec S, Hadasch D, Hanabata Y, Harding AK, Hayashida M, Hays E, Hewitt J, Hill AB, Horan D, Hou X, Hughes RE, Inoue Y, Jackson MS, Jogler T, Johannesson G, Johnson WN, Kamae T, Kataoka J, Kawano T, Knoedlseder J, Kuss M, Lande J, Larsson S, Latronico L, Lemoine-Goumard M, Longo F, Loparco F, Lott B, Lovellette MN, Lubrano P, Mayer M, Mazziotta MN, Mcenery JE, Michelson PF, Mitthumsiri W, Mizuno T, Monte C, Monzani ME, Morselli A, Moskalenko IV, Murgia S, Nemmen R, Nuss E, Ohsugi T, Okumura A, Omodei N, Orienti M, Orlando E, Ormes JF, Paneque D, Panetta JH, Perkins JS, Pesce-Rollins M, Piron F, Pivato G, Porter TA, Raino S, Rando R, Razzano M, Reimer A, Reimer O, Romoli C, Roth M, Sanchez-Conde M, Scargle JD, Schulz A, Sgro C, Siskind EJ, Spandre G, Spinelli P, Suson DJ, Takahashi H, Takeuchi Y, Thayer JG, Thayer JB, Thompson DJ, Tibaldo L, Tinivella M, Torres DF, Tosti G, Troja E, Tronconi V, Usher TL, Vandenbroucke J, Vasileiou V, Vianello G, Vitale V, Winer BL, Wood KS, Wood M, Yang Z (2013)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2013

Journal

Publisher: American Astronomical Society

Book Volume: 771

DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/771/1/57

Abstract

In this paper, we present the Fermi All-sky Variability Analysis (FAVA), a tool to systematically study the variability of the gamma-ray sky measured by the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. For each direction on the sky, FAVA compares the number of gamma-rays observed in a given time window to the number of gamma-rays expected for the average emission detected from that direction. This method is used in weekly time intervals to derive a list of 215 flaring gamma-ray sources. We proceed to discuss the 27 sources found at Galactic latitudes smaller than 10 degrees and show that, despite their low latitudes, most of them are likely of extragalactic origin.

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Stanford University United States (USA) (US) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Italy (IT) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory United States (USA) (US) University of Padua / Universita degli Studi di Padova Italy (IT) University of Bari Aldo Moro / Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro Italy (IT) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) University of Maryland United States (USA) (US) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) University of California Santa Cruz United States (USA) (US) Ohio State University United States (USA) (US) Università degli Studi di Perugia Italy (IT) University of Udine / Università degli Studi di Udine Italy (IT) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) France (FR) University of Iceland (UI) / Háskóli Íslands Iceland (IS) Hiroshima University / 広島大学 Japan (JP) University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) United States (USA) (US) University of Washington United States (USA) (US) Waseda University / 早稲田大学 Japan (JP) Stockholm University / Stockholms universitet Sweden (SE) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) AlbaNova University Centre / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan AlbaNova Universitetscentrum Sweden (SE) Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (ICE) Spain (ES) University of California, Berkeley United States (USA) (US) Université Bordeaux 1, Sciences et Technologies France (FR) NYCB Real-Time Computing, Inc. United States (USA) (US) University of Pisa / Università di Pisa (UniPi) Italy (IT) Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Germany (DE) University of Denver United States (USA) (US) University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot France (FR) George Mason University United States (USA) (US) Purdue University Northwest / Purdue University Calumet United States (USA) (US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States (USA) (US)

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APA:

Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Albert, A., Allafort, A., Antolini, E., Baldini, L.,... Yang, Z. (2013). THE FERMI ALL-SKY VARIABILITY ANALYSIS: A LIST OF FLARING GAMMA-RAY SOURCES AND THE SEARCH FOR TRANSIENTS IN OUR GALAXY. Astrophysical Journal, 771. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/771/1/57

MLA:

Ackermann, M., et al. "THE FERMI ALL-SKY VARIABILITY ANALYSIS: A LIST OF FLARING GAMMA-RAY SOURCES AND THE SEARCH FOR TRANSIENTS IN OUR GALAXY." Astrophysical Journal 771 (2013).

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