AGILE detects enhanced gamma-ray emission from the blazar PKS 2142-758
Abstract
AGILE has been detecting during the last 2 days an increasing gamma-ray flux above 100 MeV from a source positionally consistent with the blazar PKS 2142-758 (RA: 326.803, Dec: -75.603). Integrating from 2010-04-10 11:30 UT to 2010-04-12 21:00 UT, a quick-look maximum likelihood analysis yields a detection at a significance level of about 5 sigma and a source flux F=(2.6 ± 0.9) x 10-6 ph/cm2/sec (E > 100 MeV).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010ATel.2551....1V
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Ray;
- >GeV;
- Request for Observations;
- AGN;
- Quasars