Abstract
We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope of high-energy γ-ray (GeV) emission from the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 1454-354 (z = 1.424). On 2008 September 4, the source rose to a peak flux of (3.5 0.7) × 10-6 ph cm -2 s-1 (E > 100 MeV) on a timescale of hours and then slowly dropped over the following 2 days. No significant spectral changes occurred during the flare. Fermi/LAT observations also showed that PKS 1454-354 is the most probable counterpart of the unidentified EGRET source 3EG J1500-3509. Multiwavelength measurements performed during the following days (7 September with Swift; 6-7 September with the ground-based optical telescope Automated Telescope for Optical Monitoring; 13 September with the Australia Telescope Compact Array) resulted in radio, optical, UV, and X-ray fluxes greater than archival data, confirming the activity of PKS 1454-354.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 934-941 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume | 697 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
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Fermi/large area telescope discovery of gamma-ray emission from the flat-spectrum radio Quasar PKS 1454-354. / Abdo, A. A.; Ackermann, M.; Atwood, W. B.; Axelsson, M.; Baldini, L.; Ballet, J.; Barbiellini, G.; Bastieri, D.; Baughman, B. M.; Bechtol, K.; Bellazzini, R.; Berenji, B.; Blandford, R. D.; Bloom, E. D.; Bogaert, G.; Bonamente, E.; Borgland, A. W.; Bregeon, J.; Brez, A.; Brigida, M.; Bruel, P.; Burnett, T. H.; Caliandro, G. A.; Cameron, R. A.; Caraveo, P. A.; Casandjian, J. M.; Cavazzuti, E.; Cecchi, C.; Charles, E.; Chekhtman, A.; Cheung, C. C.; Chiang, J.; Ciprini, S.; Claus, R.; Cohen-Tanugi, J.; Colafrancesco, S.; Conrad, J.; Costamante, L.; Cutini, S.; Dermer, C. D.; De Angelis, A.; De Palma, F.; Digel, S. W.; Do Couto E Silva, E.; Drell, P. S.; Dubois, R.; Dumora, D.; Edmonds, Y.; Farnier, C.; Favuzzi, C.; Ferrara, E. C.; Fleury, P.; Focke, W. B.; Foschini, L.; Frailis, M.; Fuhrmann, L.; Fukazawa, Y.; Funk, S.; Fusco, P.; Gargano, F.; Gasparrini, D.; Gehrels, N.; Germani, S.; Giebels, B.; Giglietto, N.; Giordano, F.; Giroletti, M.; Glanzman, T.; Godfrey, G.; Grenier, I. A.; Grondin, M. H.; Grove, J. E.; Guillemot, L.; Guiriec, S.; Harding, A. K.; Hartman, R. C.; Hayashida, M.; Hays, E.; Healey, S. E.; Hughes, R. E.; Jóhannesson, G.; Johnson, A. S.; Johnson, R. P.; Johnson, W. N.; Kadler, M.; Kamae, T.; Katagiri, H.; Kataoka, J.; Kawai, N.; Kerr, M.; Knödlseder, J.; Kocian, M. L.; Kuehn, F.; Kuss, M.; Latronico, L.; Lee, S. H.; Lemoine-Goumard, M.; Longo, F.; Loparco, F.; Lott, B.; Lovellette, M. N.; Lubrano, P.; Madejski, G. M.; Makeev, A.; Marelli, M.; Mazziotta, M. N.; McEnery, J. E.; McGlynn, S.; Meurer, C.; Michelson, P. F.; Mitthumsiri, W.; Mizuno, T.; Moiseev, A. A.; Monte, C.; Monzani, M. E.; Morselli, A.; Moskalenko, I. V.; Murgia, S.; Nolan, P. L.; Nuss, E.; Ohno, M.; Ohsugi, T.; Ojha, R.; Omodei, N.; Orlando, E.; Ormes, J. F.; Paneque, D.; Panetta, J. H.; Parent, D.; Pepe, M.; Pesce-Rollins, M.; Piron, F.; Porter, T. A.; Rainò, S.; Rando, R.; Razzano, M.; Reimer, A.; Reimer, O.; Reposeur, T.; Reyes, L. C.; Ritz, S.; Rochester, L. S.; Rodriguez, A. Y.; Romani, R. W.; Roth, M.; Ryde, F.; Sadrozinski, H. F.W.; Sambruna, R.; Sanchez, D.; Sander, A.; Parkinson, P. M.Saz; Sgrò, C.; Shaw, M. S.; Siskind, E. J.; Smith, D. A.; Smith, P. D.; Spandre, G.; Spinelli, P.; Starck, J. L.; Strickman, M. S.; Suson, D. J.; Tajima, H.; Takahashi, H.; Tanaka, T.; Thayer, J. B.; Thayer, J. G.; Thompson, D. J.; Tibaldo, L.; Tibolla, O.; Torres, D. F.; Tosti, G.; Tramacere, A.; Usher, T. L.; Vilchez, N.; Vitale, V.; Waite, A. P.; Wang, P.; Winer, B. L.; Wood, K. S.; Ylinen, T.; Ziegler, M.; Edwards, P. G.; Chester, M. M.; Burrows, D. N.; Hauser, M.; Wagner, S.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Fermi/large area telescope discovery of gamma-ray emission from the flat-spectrum radio Quasar PKS 1454-354
AU - Abdo, A. A.
AU - Ackermann, M.
AU - Atwood, W. B.
AU - Axelsson, M.
AU - Baldini, L.
AU - Ballet, J.
AU - Barbiellini, G.
AU - Bastieri, D.
AU - Baughman, B. M.
AU - Bechtol, K.
AU - Bellazzini, R.
AU - Berenji, B.
AU - Blandford, R. D.
AU - Bloom, E. D.
AU - Bogaert, G.
AU - Bonamente, E.
AU - Borgland, A. W.
AU - Bregeon, J.
AU - Brez, A.
AU - Brigida, M.
AU - Bruel, P.
AU - Burnett, T. H.
AU - Caliandro, G. A.
AU - Cameron, R. A.
AU - Caraveo, P. A.
AU - Casandjian, J. M.
AU - Cavazzuti, E.
AU - Cecchi, C.
AU - Charles, E.
AU - Chekhtman, A.
AU - Cheung, C. C.
AU - Chiang, J.
AU - Ciprini, S.
AU - Claus, R.
AU - Cohen-Tanugi, J.
AU - Colafrancesco, S.
AU - Conrad, J.
AU - Costamante, L.
AU - Cutini, S.
AU - Dermer, C. D.
AU - De Angelis, A.
AU - De Palma, F.
AU - Digel, S. W.
AU - Do Couto E Silva, E.
AU - Drell, P. S.
AU - Dubois, R.
AU - Dumora, D.
AU - Edmonds, Y.
AU - Farnier, C.
AU - Favuzzi, C.
AU - Ferrara, E. C.
AU - Fleury, P.
AU - Focke, W. B.
AU - Foschini, L.
AU - Frailis, M.
AU - Fuhrmann, L.
AU - Fukazawa, Y.
AU - Funk, S.
AU - Fusco, P.
AU - Gargano, F.
AU - Gasparrini, D.
AU - Gehrels, N.
AU - Germani, S.
AU - Giebels, B.
AU - Giglietto, N.
AU - Giordano, F.
AU - Giroletti, M.
AU - Glanzman, T.
AU - Godfrey, G.
AU - Grenier, I. A.
AU - Grondin, M. H.
AU - Grove, J. E.
AU - Guillemot, L.
AU - Guiriec, S.
AU - Harding, A. K.
AU - Hartman, R. C.
AU - Hayashida, M.
AU - Hays, E.
AU - Healey, S. E.
AU - Hughes, R. E.
AU - Jóhannesson, G.
AU - Johnson, A. S.
AU - Johnson, R. P.
AU - Johnson, W. N.
AU - Kadler, M.
AU - Kamae, T.
AU - Katagiri, H.
AU - Kataoka, J.
AU - Kawai, N.
AU - Kerr, M.
AU - Knödlseder, J.
AU - Kocian, M. L.
AU - Kuehn, F.
AU - Kuss, M.
AU - Latronico, L.
AU - Lee, S. H.
AU - Lemoine-Goumard, M.
AU - Longo, F.
AU - Loparco, F.
AU - Lott, B.
AU - Lovellette, M. N.
AU - Lubrano, P.
AU - Madejski, G. M.
AU - Makeev, A.
AU - Marelli, M.
AU - Mazziotta, M. N.
AU - McEnery, J. E.
AU - McGlynn, S.
AU - Meurer, C.
AU - Michelson, P. F.
AU - Mitthumsiri, W.
AU - Mizuno, T.
AU - Moiseev, A. A.
AU - Monte, C.
AU - Monzani, M. E.
AU - Morselli, A.
AU - Moskalenko, I. V.
AU - Murgia, S.
AU - Nolan, P. L.
AU - Nuss, E.
AU - Ohno, M.
AU - Ohsugi, T.
AU - Ojha, R.
AU - Omodei, N.
AU - Orlando, E.
AU - Ormes, J. F.
AU - Paneque, D.
AU - Panetta, J. H.
AU - Parent, D.
AU - Pepe, M.
AU - Pesce-Rollins, M.
AU - Piron, F.
AU - Porter, T. A.
AU - Rainò, S.
AU - Rando, R.
AU - Razzano, M.
AU - Reimer, A.
AU - Reimer, O.
AU - Reposeur, T.
AU - Reyes, L. C.
AU - Ritz, S.
AU - Rochester, L. S.
AU - Rodriguez, A. Y.
AU - Romani, R. W.
AU - Roth, M.
AU - Ryde, F.
AU - Sadrozinski, H. F.W.
AU - Sambruna, R.
AU - Sanchez, D.
AU - Sander, A.
AU - Parkinson, P. M.Saz
AU - Sgrò, C.
AU - Shaw, M. S.
AU - Siskind, E. J.
AU - Smith, D. A.
AU - Smith, P. D.
AU - Spandre, G.
AU - Spinelli, P.
AU - Starck, J. L.
AU - Strickman, M. S.
AU - Suson, D. J.
AU - Tajima, H.
AU - Takahashi, H.
AU - Tanaka, T.
AU - Thayer, J. B.
AU - Thayer, J. G.
AU - Thompson, D. J.
AU - Tibaldo, L.
AU - Tibolla, O.
AU - Torres, D. F.
AU - Tosti, G.
AU - Tramacere, A.
AU - Usher, T. L.
AU - Vilchez, N.
AU - Vitale, V.
AU - Waite, A. P.
AU - Wang, P.
AU - Winer, B. L.
AU - Wood, K. S.
AU - Ylinen, T.
AU - Ziegler, M.
AU - Edwards, P. G.
AU - Chester, M. M.
AU - Burrows, D. N.
AU - Hauser, M.
AU - Wagner, S.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope of high-energy γ-ray (GeV) emission from the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 1454-354 (z = 1.424). On 2008 September 4, the source rose to a peak flux of (3.5 0.7) × 10-6 ph cm -2 s-1 (E > 100 MeV) on a timescale of hours and then slowly dropped over the following 2 days. No significant spectral changes occurred during the flare. Fermi/LAT observations also showed that PKS 1454-354 is the most probable counterpart of the unidentified EGRET source 3EG J1500-3509. Multiwavelength measurements performed during the following days (7 September with Swift; 6-7 September with the ground-based optical telescope Automated Telescope for Optical Monitoring; 13 September with the Australia Telescope Compact Array) resulted in radio, optical, UV, and X-ray fluxes greater than archival data, confirming the activity of PKS 1454-354.
AB - We report the discovery by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope of high-energy γ-ray (GeV) emission from the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 1454-354 (z = 1.424). On 2008 September 4, the source rose to a peak flux of (3.5 0.7) × 10-6 ph cm -2 s-1 (E > 100 MeV) on a timescale of hours and then slowly dropped over the following 2 days. No significant spectral changes occurred during the flare. Fermi/LAT observations also showed that PKS 1454-354 is the most probable counterpart of the unidentified EGRET source 3EG J1500-3509. Multiwavelength measurements performed during the following days (7 September with Swift; 6-7 September with the ground-based optical telescope Automated Telescope for Optical Monitoring; 13 September with the Australia Telescope Compact Array) resulted in radio, optical, UV, and X-ray fluxes greater than archival data, confirming the activity of PKS 1454-354.
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