AGILE detection of increasing gamma-ray emission from a region including 2FGL J1823.8+4312
Abstract
AGILE is detecting intense gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV from a source at Galactic coordinates (l,b)=(70.77, 22.82) +/- 0.8 deg (95% stat.) +/- 0.1 deg (syst.) (R.A., Dec.= 276.02, 42.85 deg, J2000).
Integrating from 2012-06-03 04:00 UT to 2012-06-05 04:00 UT, a maximum likelihood analysis yields a detection at a significance level of 5 sigma and a flux of (260+/-90) x 10E-8 ph/cm2/s (E > 100 MeV).- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- June 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012ATel.4153....1L
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Ray;
- >GeV;
- Request for Observations;
- AGN;
- Blazar;
- Transient