Fermi Large Area Telescope Bright Gamma-ray Source List

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Astrophys.J.Suppl.183:46-66,2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/183/1/46· OSTI ID:1046397

Abdo, Aous A.; Ackermann, M.; Ajello, M.; Atwood, W. B.; Axelsson, M.; Baldini, L.; Ballet, J.; Band, D. L.; Barbiellini, Guido; Bastieri, Denis; Bechtol, K.; Bellazzini, R.; Berenji, B.; Bignami, G. F.; Bloom, Elliott D.; Bonamente, E.; Borgland, A. W.; Bregeon, J.; Brigida, M.; Bruel, P. ; Burnett, Thompson H.

Following its launch in 2008 June, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) began a sky survey in August. The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on Fermi in three months produced a deeper and better resolved map of the {gamma}-ray sky than any previous space mission. We present here initial results for energies above 100 MeV for the 205 most significant (statistical significance greater than {approx}10{sigma}) {gamma}-ray sources in these data. These are the best characterized and best localized point-like (i.e., spatially unresolved) {gamma}-ray sources in the early mission data.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 1046397
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-13621; ASJOAB; arXiv:0902.1340
• Journal Information: Astrophys.J.Suppl.183:46-66,2009, Vol. 183, Issue 1; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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