Search for Extended Sources in the Galactic Plane Using Six Years of Fermi-Large Area Telescope Pass 8 Data above 10 GeV

M. Ackermann; M. Ajello; L. Baldini; J. Ballet; G. Barbiellini; D. Bastieri; R. Bellazzini; E. Bissaldi; E. D. Bloom; R. Bonino; E. Bottacini; T. J. Brandt; J. Bregeon; P. Bruel; R. Buehler; R. A. Cameron; M. Caragiulo; P. A. Caraveo; D. Castro; E. Cavazzuti; C. Cecchi; E. Charles; A. Chekhtman; C. C. Cheung; G. Chiaro; S. Ciprini; J. M. Cohen; D. Costantin; F. Costanza; S. Cutini; F. D'Ammando; F. De Palma; R. Desiante; S. W. Digel; N. Di Lalla; M. Di Mauro; L. Di Venere; C. Favuzzi; S. J. Fegan; E. C. Ferrara; A. Franckowiak; Y. Fukazawa; S. Funk; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; D. Gasparrini; N. Giglietto; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; D. Green; I. A. Grenier; M. H. Grondin; L. Guillemot; S. Guiriec; A. K. Harding; E. Hays; J. W. Hewitt; D. Horan; X. Hou; G. Jóhannesson; T. Kamae; M. Kuss; G. La Mura; S. Larsson; M. Lemoine-Goumard; J. Li; F. Longo; F. Loparco; P. Lubrano; J. D. Magill; S. Maldera; D. Malyshev; A. Manfreda; M. N. Mazziotta; P. F. Michelson; W. Mitthumsiri; T. Mizuno; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; M. Negro; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; N. Omodei; M. Orienti; E. Orlando; J. F. Ormes; V. S. Paliya; D. Paneque; J. S. Perkins; M. Persic; M. Pesce-Rollins; V. Petrosian; F. Piron; T. A. Porter; G. Principe; S. Raino; R. Rando; M. Razzano; S. Razzaque; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; T. Reposeur; C. Sgro; D. Simone; E. J. Siskind; F. Spada; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; D. J. Suson; D. Tak; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; D. F. Torres; G. Tosti; E. Troja; G. Vianello; K. S. Wood; M. Wood

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa775a

Search for Extended Sources in the Galactic Plane Using Six Years of Fermi-Large Area Telescope Pass 8 Data above 10 GeV

M. Ackermann
, M. Ajello
, L. Baldini
, J. Ballet
, G. Barbiellini
, D. Bastieri
, R. Bellazzini
, E. Bissaldi
, E. D. Bloom
, R. Bonino
, E. Bottacini
, T. J. Brandt
, J. Bregeon
, P. Bruel
, R. Buehler
, R. A. Cameron
, M. Caragiulo
, P. A. Caraveo
, D. Castro
, E. Cavazzuti

C. Cecchi, E. Charles, A. Chekhtman, C. C. Cheung, G. Chiaro, S. Ciprini, J. M. Cohen, D. Costantin, F. Costanza, S. Cutini, F. D'Ammando, F. De Palma, R. Desiante, S. W. Digel, N. Di Lalla, M. Di Mauro, L. Di Venere, C. Favuzzi, S. J. Fegan, E. C. Ferrara, A. Franckowiak, Y. Fukazawa, S. Funk, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, N. Giglietto, F. Giordano, M. Giroletti, D. Green, I. A. Grenier, M. H. Grondin, L. Guillemot, S. Guiriec, A. K. Harding, E. Hays, J. W. Hewitt, D. Horan, X. Hou, G. Jóhannesson, T. Kamae, M. Kuss, G. La Mura, S. Larsson, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J. Li, F. Longo, F. Loparco, P. Lubrano, J. D. Magill, S. Maldera, D. Malyshev, A. Manfreda, M. N. Mazziotta, P. F. Michelson, W. Mitthumsiri, T. Mizuno, M. E. Monzani, A. Morselli, I. V. Moskalenko, M. Negro, E. Nuss, T. Ohsugi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, E. Orlando, J. F. Ormes, V. S. Paliya, D. Paneque, J. S. Perkins, M. Persic, M. Pesce-Rollins, V. Petrosian, F. Piron, T. A. Porter, G. Principe, S. Raino, R. Rando, M. Razzano, S. Razzaque, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, T. Reposeur, C. Sgro, D. Simone, E. J. Siskind, F. Spada, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, D. J. Suson, D. Tak, J. B. Thayer, D. J. Thompson, D. F. Torres, G. Tosti, E. Troja, G. Vianello, K. S. Wood, M. Wood

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The spatial extension of a γ-ray source is an essential ingredient to determine its spectral properties, as well as its potential multiwavelength counterpart. The capability to spatially resolve γ-ray sources is greatly improved by the newly delivered Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) Pass 8 event-level analysis, which provides a greater acceptance and an improved point-spread function, two crucial factors for the detection of extended sources. Here, we present a complete search for extended sources located within 7° from the Galactic plane, using 6 yr of Fermi-LAT data above 10 GeV. We find 46 extended sources and provide their morphological and spectral characteristics. This constitutes the first catalog of hard Fermi-LAT extended sources, named the Fermi Galactic Extended Source Catalog, which allows a thorough study of the properties of the Galactic plane in the sub-TeV domain.

Original language	English
Article number	139
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	843
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa775a
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2017

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catalogs
gamma rays: general

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Bissaldi, E., Bloom, E. D., Bonino, R., Bottacini, E., Brandt, T. J., Bregeon, J., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Cameron, R. A., Caragiulo, M., Caraveo, P. A., Castro, D., ... Wood, M. (2017). Search for Extended Sources in the Galactic Plane Using Six Years of Fermi-Large Area Telescope Pass 8 Data above 10 GeV. Astrophysical Journal, 843(2), Article 139. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa775a

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AU - Cavazzuti, E.

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AU - Charles, E.

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AU - Cheung, C. C.

AU - Chiaro, G.

AU - Ciprini, S.

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AU - Costantin, D.

AU - Costanza, F.

AU - Cutini, S.

AU - D'Ammando, F.

AU - De Palma, F.

AU - Desiante, R.

AU - Digel, S. W.

AU - Lalla, N. Di

AU - Mauro, M. Di

AU - Venere, L. Di

AU - Favuzzi, C.

AU - Fegan, S. J.

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Search for Extended Sources in the Galactic Plane Using Six Years of Fermi-Large Area Telescope Pass 8 Data above 10 GeV

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