Sustained high-flux emission above 100 MeV from the Crab Nebula source
Abstract
AGILE is detecting sustained gamma-ray emission from the source positionally coincident with the Crab Nebula.
Integrating from 2013-03-05 13:00 UT until 2013-03-06 13:00 UT, the AGILE/GRID detects a gamma-ray flux F = (1.1 +/- 0.2) x 10^-5 ph cm^-2 s^-1 above 100 MeV for a significance above 9 sigma. The source continues to be in a high-flux gamma-ray state above 100 MeV following the initial detections reported by Fermi-LAT (ATel #4855) and AGILE (ATel #4856).- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- March 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013ATel.4867....1V
- Keywords:
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- Gamma Ray;
- Request for Observations;
- Neutron Star;
- Transient;
- Pulsar