Michela Negro
A5069170121- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Statistical and numerical algorithms
Louisiana State University
2021-2025
Goddard Space Flight Center
2020-2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2020-2024
Deleted Institution
2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2022-2024
University of Alabama in Huntsville
2023
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
2015-2023
Stanford University
2015-2023
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
2015-2023
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa
2023
Abstract The region around the Galactic Center (GC) is now well established to be brighter at energies of a few GeV than what expected from conventional models diffuse gamma-ray emission and catalogs known sources. We study excess using 6.5 yr data Fermi Large Area Telescope. characterize uncertainty GC spectrum morphology due uncertainties in cosmic-ray source distributions propagation, distribution interstellar gas Milky Way, potential contribution bubbles. also evaluate properties...
We present an incremental version (4FGL-DR3, for Data Release 3) of the fourth Fermi-LAT catalog gamma-ray sources. Based on first twelve years science data in energy range from 50 MeV to 1 TeV, it contains 6658 The analysis improves that used 4FGL over eight data: more sources are fit with curved spectra, we introduce a robust spectral parameterization pulsars, and extend points TeV. parameters, distributions, associations updated all Light curves rebuilt yr intervals (not 2 month...
We present a catalog of sources detected above 10 GeV by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) in first 7 years data using Pass 8 event-level analysis. This is Third Catalog Hard Fermi-LAT Sources (3FHL), containing 1556 objects characterized - 2 TeV energy range. The sensitivity and angular resolution are improved factors 3 relative to previous LAT at same energies (1FHL). vast majority (79%) associated with extragalactic counterparts other wavelengths, including 16 located very high...
The fourth catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Large Area (4LAC) between 2008 August 4 and 2016 2 contains 2863 objects located at high Galactic latitudes (|b|>10{\deg}). It includes 85% more sources than previous 3LAC based on years data. AGNs represent least 79% high-latitude in Fermi-Large Source Catalog (4FGL), which covers energy range from 50 MeV to 1 TeV. In addition, 344 gamma-ray are found low latitudes. Most 4LAC blazars (98%),...
On 2015 June 16, Fermi-LAT observed a giant outburst from the flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 279 with peak $>100$ MeV flux of $\sim3.6\times10^{-5}\;{\rm photons}\;{\rm cm}^{-2}\;{\rm s}^{-1}$ averaged over orbital period intervals. It is historically highest $\gamma$-ray source including past EGRET observations, isotropic luminosity reaching $\sim10^{49}\;{\rm erg}\;{\rm s}^{-1}$. During outburst, Fermi spacecraft, which has an 95.4 min, was operated in special pointing mode to optimize...
We report on the search for spectral irregularities induced by oscillations between photons and axionlike-particles (ALPs) in γ-ray spectrum of NGC 1275, central galaxy Perseus cluster. Using 6 years Fermi Large Area Telescope data, we find no evidence ALPs exclude couplings above 5×10^{-12} GeV^{-1} ALP masses 0.5≲m_{a}≲5 neV at 95% confidence. The limits are competitive with sensitivity planned laboratory experiments, and, together other bounds, strongly constrain possibility that can...
Abstract The Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard the Fermi spacecraft routinely observes high-energy emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Here we present second catalog of LAT-detected GRBs, covering first 10 yr operations, 2008 to 2018 August 4. A total 186 GRBs are found; these, 91 show in range 30–100 MeV (17 which seen only this band) and 169 detected above 100 MeV. Most these sources were discovered by other instruments ( /GBM, Swift /BAT, AGILE, INTEGRAL ) or reported Interplanetary...
We present a measurement of the cosmic-ray electron+positron spectrum between 7 GeV and 2 TeV performed with almost seven years data collected Fermi Large Area Telescope. find that is well fit by broken power law break energy at about 50 GeV. Above GeV, described single spectral index $3.07 \pm 0.02 \; (\text{stat+syst}) 0.04 (\text{energy measurement})$. An exponential cutoff lower than 1.8 excluded 95\% CL.
Abstract We present a search for spatial extension in high-latitude ( ) sources recent Fermi point source catalogs. The result is the High-Latitude Extended Sources Catalog, which provides extensions (or upper limits thereof) and likelihood profiles suite of tested morphologies. find 24 extended sources, 19 were not previously characterized as extended. These include that are potentially associated with supernova remnants star-forming regions. also found γ -ray emission vicinity Cen A radio...
ixpeobssim is a simulation and analysis framework, based on the Python programming language associated scientific ecosystem, specifically developed for Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). Given source model response functions of telescopes, it designed to produce realistic simulated observations, in form event lists FITS format, containing strict super-set information provided by standard IXPE level-2 files. The core capabilities are complemented full suite post-processing...
A black hole x-ray binary (XRB) system forms when gas is stripped from a normal star and accretes onto hole, which heats the sufficiently to emit x-rays. We report polarimetric observation of XRB Cygnus X-1 using Imaging Polarimetry Explorer. The electric field position angle aligns with outflowing jet, indicating that jet launched inner emitting region. polarization degree (4.01+-0.20)% at 2 8 kiloelectronvolts, implying accretion disk viewed closer edge-on than orbit. observations reveal...
Abstract Most of the light from blazars, active galactic nuclei with jets magnetized plasma that point nearly along line sight, is produced by high-energy particles, up to around 1 TeV. Although are known be ultimately powered a supermassive black hole, how particles accelerated such high energies has been an unanswered question. The process must related magnetic field, which can probed observations polarization jets. Measurements radio optical polarization—the only range available until...
ABSTRACT We present an X-ray spectropolarimetric analysis of the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151. The source has been observed with Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) for 700 ks, complemented simultaneous XMM–Newton (50 ks) and NuSTAR (100 pointings. A polarization degree Π = 4.9 ± 1.1 per cent angle Ψ 86° 7° east north (68 confidence level) are measured in 2–8 keV energy range. shows that could be entirely due to reflection. Given low reflection flux IXPE band, this requires, however, a...
The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) light curve repository (LCR) is a publicly available, continually updated library of gamma-ray curves variable Fermi-LAT sources generated over multiple timescales. LCR aims to provide publication-quality binned on timescales 3 days, 7 and 30 days for 1525 deemed in the source catalog first 10 years observations. consists through full likelihood analyses that model surrounding region, providing fluxes photon indices each time bin. intended as resource...
Abstract We report on an observational campaign the bright black hole (BH) X-ray binary Swift J1727.8–1613 centered around five observations by Imaging Polarimetry Explorer. These track for first time evolution of polarization a BH across hard to soft state transition. The 2–8 keV degree decreased from ∼4% ∼3% observations, but angle remained oriented in north–south direction throughout. Based with Australia Telescope Compact Array, we find that intrinsic 7.25 GHz radio aligns polarization....
Abstract Black hole X-ray binaries exhibit different spectral and timing properties in accretion states. The outburst of a recently discovered extraordinarily bright source, Swift J1727.8–1613, has enabled the first investigation how polarization source evolve with state. 2–8 keV degree was previously measured by Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) to be ≈4% hard intermediate Here we present new IXPE results taken soft state, flux dominated thermal disk emission. We find that dropped...
Abstract Magnetar giant flares (MGFs) are the most energetic non-catastrophic transients known to originate from stellar objects. The first discovered events were nearby. In recent years, several extragalactic have been identified, implying an extremely high volumetric rate. We show that future instruments with a sensitivity ≲5 × 10 −9 erg cm −2 at ∼1 MeV will be dominated by MGFs over short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs). Clear discrimination of requires intrinsic GRB localization capability...
The Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) Collaboration has recently released a catalog of 360 sources detected above 50 GeV (2FHL). This was obtained using 80 months data re-processed with Pass 8, the newest event-level analysis, which significantly improves acceptance and angular resolution instrument. Most 2FHL at high Galactic latitude are blazars. Using detailed Monte Carlo simulations, we measure, for first time, source count distribution, dN/dS, extragalactic γ-ray E>50 find that it is...
Gamma rays reveal the Universe's history How many stars have formed in Universe, and when did they do so? These fundamental questions are difficult to answer because there systematic uncertainties converting light we observe into total mass of galaxies. The Fermi-LAT Collaboration addressed these by exploiting way that gamma from distant blazars propagate through intergalactic space, which depends on amount emitted all collaboration found star formation peaked about 3 billion years after Big...
We search for evidence of dark matter (DM) annihilation in the isotropic gamma-ray background (IGRB) measured with 50 months Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations. An improved theoretical description cosmological DM signal, based on two complementary techniques and assuming generic weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) properties, renders more precise predictions compared to previous work. More specifically, we estimate cosmologically-induced intensity have an uncertainty a...
An incremental version of the fourth catalog active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by Fermi-Large Area Telescope is presented. This (4LAC-DR3) derives from third data release 4FGL based on 12 years E>50 MeV gamma-ray data, where spectral parameters, energy distributions (SEDs), yearly light curves, and associations have been updated for all sources. The new reported AGNs include 587 blazar candidates four radio galaxies. We describe properties sample outline changes affecting previously...
Abstract Cosmological gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are known to arise from distinct progenitor channels: short GRBs mostly neutron star mergers and long a rare type of core-collapse supernova (CCSN) called collapsars. Highly magnetized stars magnetars also generate energetic, short-duration transients magnetar giant flares (MGFs). Three have been observed the Milky Way its satellite galaxies, they suspected constitute third class extragalactic GRBs. We report unambiguous identification population...
Abstract Particle acceleration mechanisms in supermassive black hole jets, such as shock acceleration, magnetic reconnection, and turbulence, are expected to have observable signatures the multiwavelength polarization properties of blazars. The recent launch Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) enables us, for first time, use X-ray band (2–8 keV) probe jet synchrotron emission high-synchrotron-peaked BL Lac objects (HSPs). We report discovery linear (degree Π x = 15% ± 2% electric...
The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory eXplorer (AMEGO-X) is designed to identify and characterize gamma rays from extreme explosions accelerators. main science themes include: supermassive black holes their connections neutrinos cosmic rays; binary neutron star mergers the relativistic jets they produce; ray particle acceleration sources including Galactic supernovae; continuous monitoring of other astrophysical events over full sky in this important energy range. AMEGO-X will...