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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
FERMI-LAT OBSERVATIONS of the LIGO EVENT GW150914
Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 823, No. 1, Article L2, Year 2016
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The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) has an instantaneous field of view (FoV) covering of the sky and it completes a survey of the entire sky in high-energy gamma-rays every 3 hr. It enables searches for transient phenomena over timescales from milliseconds to years. Among these phenomena could be electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) sources. In this paper, we present a detailed study of the LAT observations relevant to Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) event GW150914, which is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and has been interpreted as being due to the coalescence of two stellar-mass black holes. The localization region for GW150914 was outside the LAT FoV at the time of the GW signal. However, as part of routine survey observations, the LAT observed the entire LIGO localization region within ∼70 minutes of the trigger and thus enabled a comprehensive search for a γ-ray counterpart to GW150914. The study of the LAT data presented here did not find any potential counterparts to GW150914, but it did provide limits on the presence of a transient counterpart above 100 MeV on timescales of hours to days over the entire GW150914 localization region. © 2016. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
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Ackermann, Markus
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Ajello, Marco
United States, Clemson
Clemson University
Albert, Andrea M.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Anderson, Brandon
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Arimoto, Makoto
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Atwood, W. B.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Axelsson, Magnus
Sweden, Stockholm
The Royal Institute of Technology Kth
Japan, Hachioji
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Baldini, Luca
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Ballet, Jean
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Barbiellini, Guido
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Baring, Matthew G.
United States, Houston
Rice University
Bastieri, D.
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Becerra González, Josefa
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Bellazzini, Ronaldo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Bissaldi, Elisabetta
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Blandford, Rogerd D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bloom, Elliott D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bonino, Raffaella
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Bottacini, Eugenio
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Brandt, Theresa J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Bregeon, Johan
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Britto, Richard J.G.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
Bruel, Philippe V.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Buehler, Rolf
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Burnett, Thompson H.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Buson, Sara
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Umbc
Caliandro, Giuseppe Andrea
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Italy, Torino
Consorzio Interuniversitario Per la Fisica Spaziale Cifs
Cameron, Robert A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Caputo, Regina
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Caragiulo, Micaela
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Caraveo, Patrizia A.
Italy, Milan
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Milan
Casandjian, Jean Marc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Cavazzuti, Elisabetta
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Charles, Eric
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Chekhtman, Alexandre
United States, Fairfax
George Mason University
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Chiang, James
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Chiaro, Graziano
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Ciprini, Stefano
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Cohen-Tanugi, Johann
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Cominsky, Lynn R.
United States, Rohnert Park
Sonoma State University
Condon, Benjamin
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Costanza, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Cuoco, Alessandro
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Cutini, S.
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Monte Porzio Catone
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Roma
D'Ammando, Filippo
Italy, Bologna
Istituto Di Radioastronomia, Bologna
Italy, Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum Università Di Bologna
de Palma, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Naples
Università Telematica Pegaso
Desiante, Rachele
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
Digel, Seth W.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Lalla, Niccolò Di
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Di Mauro, Mattia
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Di Venere, Leonardo
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Domnguez, A.
United States, Clemson
Clemson University
Drell, Persis S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dubois, Richard
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dumora, Denis
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Favuzzi, Cecilia
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Fegan, Stephen J.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Ferrara, Elizabeth C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Franckowiak, Anna
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Fukazawa, Yasushi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Funk, Stefan
Germany, Erlangen
Friedrich-alexander-universität Erlangen-nürnberg
Fusco, Piergiorgio G.
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Gargano, Fabio
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Gasparrini, Dario
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Gehrels, Neil C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Giglietto, Nicola
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Giomi, Matteo
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Giommi, Paolo
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Giordano, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Giroletti, Marcello
Italy, Bologna
Istituto Di Radioastronomia, Bologna
Glanzman, Thomas
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Godfrey, Gary L.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Gómez-Vargas, Germán Arturo
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Granot, Jonathan
Israel, Tel Aviv-yafo
Open University of Israel
David A. Green, David A.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Grenier, Isabelle A.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Grondin, Marie Hélène
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Grove, J. Eric
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Guillemot, Lucas
France, Orleans
Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de L'environnement et de L'espace Lpc2e
France, Nancay
Station de Radioastronomie de Nancay
Guiriec, Sylvain
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hadasch, Daniela
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Harding, Alice K.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hays, Elizabeth A.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hewitt, John W.
United States, Jacksonville
University of North Florida
Hill, Adam B.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Horan, Deirdre
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Jogler, Tobias
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Jóhannesson, Gudlaugur
Iceland, Reykjavik
Haskoli Islands
Kamae, Tsuneyoshi
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Kensei, Shiki
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Kocevski, Daniel
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Kuss, Michael W.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
La Mura, Giovanni
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Larsson, Stefan
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
The Royal Institute of Technology Kth
Latronico, Luca
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Lemoine-Goumard, Marianne
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Li, Jian
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Li, L. X.
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
The Royal Institute of Technology Kth
Longo, Francesco
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Loparco, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Lovellette, Michael N.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Lubrano, Pasquale
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Madejski, Grzegorz M.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Magill, Jeffrey D.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Maldera, Simone
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Manfreda, Alberto
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Mayer, Michael
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Mazziotta, Mario Nicola
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
McEnery, Julie E.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Meyer, Manuel S.
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Michelson, Peter F.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Mirabal, Néstor
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Mizuno, Tsunefumi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Moiseev, A. V.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Monzani, Maria Elena
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Moretti, Elena
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Morselli, Aldo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Moskalenko, Igor V.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Murgia, Simona
United States, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Negro, Michela
Italy, Turin
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Torino
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Nuss, Eric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Ohsugi, Takashi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Omodei, Nicola
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Orienti, Monica
Italy, Bologna
Istituto Di Radioastronomia, Bologna
Orlando, E.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Ormes, Jonathan F.
United States, Denver
University of Denver
Paneque, David
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Perkins, Jeremy S.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Pesce-Rollins, Melissa
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Piron, Frédéric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Pivato, Giovanna
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Porter, Troy A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Racusin, Judith L.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Rainó, Silvia
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Rando, Riccardo
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Razzaque, Soebur
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
Reimer, Anita
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reimer, Olaf
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reposeur, Thierry
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Ritz, Steven
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rochester, Leon S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Romani, Roger W.R.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Saz-Parkinson, Pablo M.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Sgr, C.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Simone, D.
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Siskind, Eric J.
United States, Rocky Point
Nycb Realtime Computing Inc.
Smith, David A.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Spada, Francesca R.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Spandre, G.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Spinelli, Paolo
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Suson, Daniel J.
United States, Westville
Purdue University Northwest
Tajima, Hiroyasu
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Japan, Nagoya
Nagoya University
Thayer, Jana B.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Thompson, David J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Tibaldo, Luigi
Germany, Heidelberg
Max-planck-institut Für Kernphysik
Torres, Diego F.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Troja, Eleonora
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Uchiyama, Yasunobu
Unknown Affiliation
Venters, Tonia M.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Vianello, Giacomo
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Wood, Kent S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Wood, Matthew D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Zaharijaš, Gabrijela
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Slovenia, Nova Gorica
University of Nova Gorica
Zhu, Sylvia J.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Zimmer, Stephan
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 165
Affiliations: 63
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3847/2041-8205/823/1/L2
ISSN:
20418205
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