AGILE detection of enhanced gamma-ray emission from the FSRQ CTA 102
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Date Issued
2016-11-01
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Abstract
AGILE is detecting increased gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV from a source with galactic coordinates (l,b)= (77.4 , -38.4) +/- 0.6 deg (stat 95% c.l.) +/- 0.1 deg (syst), (RA, Dec) = (338.0, 11.8) (J2000), consistent with the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102. Integrating from 2016-11-08 10 30 00 UT to 2016-11-10 10 30 00 UT, a preliminary maximum likelihood analysis yields a detection with a significance of 6 sigma, and a flux F(E > 100 MeV)=(3.8 +/- 1.1) x 10^-6 ph cm^-2 s^-1.