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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The first catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi large area telescope
Astrophysical Journal, Volume 715, No. 1, Year 2010
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We present the first catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT), corresponding to 11 months of data collected in scientific operation mode. The First LAT AGN Catalog (1LAC) includes 671 γ-ray sources located at high Galactic latitudes (|b|>10°) that are detected with a test statistic greater than 25 and associated statistically with AGNs. Some LAT sources are associated with multiple AGNs, and consequently, the catalog includes 709 AGNs, comprising 300 BL Lacertae objects, 296 flat-spectrum radio quasars, 41 AGNs of other types, and 72 AGNs of unknown type. We also classify the blazars based on their spectral energy distributions as archival radio, optical, and X-ray data permit. In addition to the formal 1LAC sample, we provide AGN associations for 51 low-latitude LAT sources and AGN "affiliations" (unquantified counterpart candidates) for 104 high-latitude LAT sources without AGN associations. The overlap of the 1LAC with existing γ-ray AGN catalogs (LBAS, EGRET, AGILE, Swift, INTEGRAL, TeVCat) is briefly discussed. Various properties - such as γ-ray fluxes and photon power-law spectral indices, redshifts, γ-ray luminosities, variability, and archival radio luminosities - and their correlations are presented and discussed for the different blazar classes. We compare the 1LAC results with predictions regarding the γ-ray AGN populations, and we comment on the power of the sample to address the question of the blazar sequence. © 2010. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Authors & Co-Authors
Abdo, Aous A.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Academy of Sciences
Ackermann, Markus
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Ajello, Marco
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Allafort, Alice J.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Antolini, Elisa
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Atwood, W. B.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Axelsson, Magnus
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Baldini, Luca
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
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
Bastieri, D.
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Bechtol, Keith C.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bellazzini, Ronaldo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Berenji, B.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Blandford, Rogerd D.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bloom, Elliott D.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bogart, Joanne R.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bonamente, Emanuele
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Borgland, Anders W.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bouvier, Aurelien
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bregeon, Johan
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Brigida, Monica
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Bruel, Philippe V.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Buehler, Rolf
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Burnett, Thompson H.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Buson, Sara
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Caliandro, Giuseppe Andrea
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Cameron, Robert A.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Cannon, Anna
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Caraveo, Patrizia A.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Carrigan, Svenja
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Casandjian, Jean Marc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Cavazzuti, Elisabetta
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Cecchi, Claudia
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Çelik, Ö. Ö.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Umbc
Celotti, Annalisa
Italy, Trieste
Scuola Internazionale Superiore Di Studi Avanzati
Charles, Eric
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Chekhtman, Alexandre
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Fairfax
George Mason University
Chen, Andrew W.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Cheung, Chi C.Teddy
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Academy of Sciences
Chiang, James
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Ciprini, Stefano
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Claus, Richard
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Cohen-Tanugi, Johann
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Conrad, Jan
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Costamante, Luigi
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Cotter, Garret
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Cutini, S.
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
D'Elia, Valerio
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Dermer, Charles Dennison
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
De Angelis, Alessandro D.
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
de Palma, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
De Rosa, Alessandra D.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Digel, Seth W.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
do Couto E Silva, Eduardo
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Drell, Persis S.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Dubois, Richard
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Dumora, Denis
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Farnier, Christian
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Favuzzi, Cecilia
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione 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
Focke, Warren B.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Fortin, Pascal
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Frailis, Marco
United States, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Umbc
Italy, Udine
Università Degli Studi Di Udine
Fukazawa, Yasushi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Funk, Stefan
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Fusco, Piergiorgio G.
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Gargano, Fabio
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Gasparrini, Dario
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Gehrels, Neil C.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Germani, Stefano
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Giebels, Berrie
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Giglietto, Nicola
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Giommi, Paolo
Italy, Rome
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
Giordano, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Giroletti, Marcello
Italy, Bologna
Istituto Di Radioastronomia, Bologna
Glanzman, Thomas
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Godfrey, Gary L.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Grandi, Paola
Italy, Bologna
Inaf Istituto Di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Bologna
Grenier, Isabelle A.
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Grondin, Marie Hélène
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Grove, J. Eric
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Guiriec, Sylvain
United States, Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Hadasch, Daniela
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Harding, Alice K.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hayashida, Masaaki
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Hays, Elizabeth A.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Hill, Adam B.
France, Saint Martin D'heres
Institut de Planétologie et D’astrophysique de Grenoble Ipag
Horan, Deirdre
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Hughes, Richard E.
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Iafrate, Giulia
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Itoh, Ryosuke
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Jóhannesson, Gudlaugur
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Johnson, Anthony S.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Johnson, Tyrel J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Johnson, William Neil
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Kamae, Tsuneyoshi
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Katagiri, Hideaki
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Kataoka, Jun
Japan, Tokyo
Waseda University
Kawai, Nobuyuki
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan, Wako
Riken the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Kerr, Matthew T.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kn̈odlseder, Jürgen
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Kuss, Michael W.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Lande, Joshua
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Latronico, Luca
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Lemoine-Goumard, Marianne
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Llena-Garde, Maja
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Longo, Francesco
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Italy, Trieste
Università Degli Studi Di Trieste
Loparco, Francesco
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Lott, Benoît
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
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
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Madejski, Grzegorz M.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Mazziotta, Mario Nicola
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
McConville, William F.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
McEnery, Julie E.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Michelson, Peter F.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Mitthumsiri, Warit
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Mizuno, Tsunefumi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Moiseev, A. V.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Monzani, Maria Elena
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Morselli, Aldo
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Moskalenko, Igor V.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Murgia, Simona
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Nolan, Patrick L.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Nuss, Eric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Ohno, Masatoshi
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Ohsugi, Takashi
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Omodei, Nicola
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Orlando, E.
Germany, Garching Bei Munchen
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Ormes, Jonathan F.
United States, Denver
University of Denver
Paneque, David
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Parent, Damien
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
United States, Fairfax
George Mason University
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Pelassa, Vèronique
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Pesce-Rollins, Melissa
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Piranomonte, Silvia
Italy, Monte Porzio Catone
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Roma
Piron, Frédéric
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Porter, Troy A.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Rainó, Silvia
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Rando, Riccardo
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Razzano, Massimiliano
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Reimer, Anita
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reimer, Olaf
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Reposeur, Thierry
France, Gradignan
Lp2i - Laboratoire de Physique Des Deux Infinis Bordeaux
Ripken, Joachim
Sweden, Stockholm
Oskar Klein Centre
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Ritz, Steven
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Rodríguez, Ana Y.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Romani, Roger W.R.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Sadrozinski, Hartmut F.W.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sánchez, David A.
France, Paris
In2p3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Saz-Parkinson, Pablo M.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Scargle, Jefferey D.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Sgro', Carmelo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Siskind, Eric J.
United States, Rocky Point
Nycb Realtime Computing Inc.
Spandre, G.
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Spinelli, Paolo
Italy, Bari
Politecnico Di Bari
Italy, Bari
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Bari
Starck, Jean Luc
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Stawarz, Łukasz
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Poland, Krakow
Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Strickman, Mark S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Suson, Daniel J.
United States, Westville
Purdue University Northwest
Tajima, Hiroyasu
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Takahashi, Hiromitsu
Japan, Higashihiroshima
Hiroshima University
Takahashi, Tadayuki
Japan, Chofu
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Taylor, Gregory B.
United States, Albuquerque
The University of new Mexico
Thayer, Jana B.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Thompson, David J.
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Tibaldo, Luigi
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation de Paris-saclay
Italy, Padua
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Padova
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Torres, Diego F.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain, Barcelona
Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats
Tosti, Gino
Italy, Perugia
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Perugia
Italy, Perugia
Università Degli Studi Di Perugia
Tramacere, Andrea
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève
Ubertini, Pietro
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Uchiyama, Yasunobu
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Usher, Tracy L.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Vilchez, Nicolas P.E.
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Villata, Massimo
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Vitale, V.
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Waite, A. P.
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Wang, Peng George
United States, Stanford
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Wood, Kent S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
U.s. Naval Research Laboratory
Statistics
Citations: 509
Authors: 180
Affiliations: 58
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0004-637X/715/1/429
ISSN:
0004637X