Periodic emission from the gamma-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856
P. C. C. Freire
,
A. A. Abdo
,
Marco Ajello
,
A. Allafort
,
Jean Ballet
(1)
,
Guido Barbiellini
,
D. Bastieri
,
K. Bechtol
,
R. Bellazzini
,
R. D. Blandford
,
E. D. Bloom
,
E. Bonamente
,
A. W. Borgland
,
M. Brigida
,
Pascal Bruel
(2)
,
R. Buehler
,
S. Buson
,
G. A. Caliandro
,
R. A. Cameron
,
F. Camilo
,
P. A. Caraveo
,
C. Cecchi
,
Ö. Çelik
,
E. Charles
,
A. Chekhtman
,
C. C. Cheung
,
J. Chiang
,
S. Ciprini
,
R. Claus
,
J. Cohen-Tanugi
(3)
,
L. R. Cominsky
,
F. de Palma
,
C. D. Dermer
,
E. Do Couto E Silva
,
M. Dormody
,
P. S. Drell
,
D. Dumora
(4)
,
C. M. Espinoza
,
C. Favuzzi
,
S. J. Fegan
(2)
,
E. C. Ferrara
,
W. B. Focke
,
P. Fortin
(2)
,
Y. Fukazawa
,
P. Fusco
,
F. Gargano
,
D. Gasparrini
,
N. Gehrels
,
S. Germani
,
N. Giglietto
,
F. Giordano
,
M. Giroletti
,
T. Glanzman
,
G. Godfrey
,
I. A. Grenier
(1)
,
M.-H. Grondin
,
J. E. Grove
,
L. Guillemot
,
D. Hadasch
,
A. K. Harding
,
G. Jóhannesson
,
A. S. Johnson
,
T. J. Johnson
,
S. Johnston
,
H. Katagiri
,
J. Kataoka
,
M. Keith
,
M. Kerr
,
Jürgen Knödlseder
(5)
,
M. Kramer
,
M. Kuss
,
J. Lande
,
L. Latronico
,
S.-H. Lee
,
M. Lemoine-Goumard
(4)
,
F. Longo
,
F. Loparco
,
M. N. Lovellette
,
P. Lubrano
,
A. G. Lyne
,
R. N. Manchester
,
M. Marelli
,
M. N. Mazziotta
,
J. E. Mcenery
,
P. F. Michelson
,
T. Mizuno
,
A. A. Moiseev
,
C. Monte
,
M. E. Monzani
,
A. Morselli
,
I. V. Moskalenko
,
S. Murgia
,
T. Nakamori
,
P. L. Nolan
,
J. P. Norris
,
E. Nuss
(3)
,
T. Ohsugi
,
A. Okumura
,
N. Omodei
,
E. Orlando
,
M. Ozaki
,
D. Paneque
,
D. Parent
,
M. Pesce-Rollins
,
M. Pierbattista
(1)
,
F. Piron
(3)
,
T.A. Porter
,
S. M. Ransom
,
P. S. Ray
,
A. Reimer
,
O. Reimer
,
T. Reposeur
(4)
,
S. Ritz
,
R. W. Romani
,
M. Roth
,
H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
,
P. M. Saz Parkinson
,
C. Sgrò
,
R. Shannon
,
E. J. Siskind
,
David Stanley Smith
(4)
,
P. D. Smith
,
P. Spinelli
,
B. W. Stappers
,
D. J. Suson
,
H. Takahashi
,
T. Tanaka
,
T. M. Tauris
,
J. B. Thayer
,
D. J. Thompson
,
S. E. Thorsett
,
L. Tibaldo
,
D. F. Torres
,
G. Tosti
,
E. Troja
,
J. Vandenbroucke
,
A. van Etten
,
V. Vasileiou
(3)
,
C. Venter
,
G. Vianello
,
N. Vilchez
(5)
,
V. Vitale
,
A. P. Waite
,
P. Wang
,
K. S. Wood
,
Z. Yang
,
M. Ziegler
,
S. Zimmer
P. C. C. Freire
- Function : Author
A. A. Abdo
- Function : Author
Marco Ajello
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A. Allafort
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Guido Barbiellini
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D. Bastieri
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K. Bechtol
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R. Bellazzini
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R. D. Blandford
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E. D. Bloom
- Function : Author
E. Bonamente
- Function : Author
A. W. Borgland
- Function : Author
M. Brigida
- Function : Author
R. Buehler
- Function : Author
S. Buson
- Function : Author
G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
- Function : Author
F. Camilo
- Function : Author
P. A. Caraveo
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C. Cecchi
- Function : Author
Ö. Çelik
- Function : Author
E. Charles
- Function : Author
A. Chekhtman
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C. C. Cheung
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J. Chiang
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S. Ciprini
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R. Claus
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J. Cohen-Tanugi
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L. R. Cominsky
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F. de Palma
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C. D. Dermer
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E. Do Couto E Silva
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M. Dormody
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P. S. Drell
- Function : Author
C. M. Espinoza
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C. Favuzzi
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S. J. Fegan
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E. C. Ferrara
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W. B. Focke
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Y. Fukazawa
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P. Fusco
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F. Gargano
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D. Gasparrini
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N. Gehrels
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S. Germani
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N. Giglietto
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F. Giordano
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M. Giroletti
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T. Glanzman
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G. Godfrey
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M.-H. Grondin
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J. E. Grove
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L. Guillemot
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D. Hadasch
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A. K. Harding
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G. Jóhannesson
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A. S. Johnson
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T. J. Johnson
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S. Johnston
- Function : Author
H. Katagiri
- Function : Author
J. Kataoka
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M. Keith
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M. Kerr
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Jürgen Knödlseder
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M. Kramer
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M. Kuss
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J. Lande
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L. Latronico
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S.-H. Lee
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F. Longo
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F. Loparco
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M. N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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A. G. Lyne
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R. N. Manchester
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M. Marelli
- Function : Author
M. N. Mazziotta
- Function : Author
J. E. Mcenery
- Function : Author
P. F. Michelson
- Function : Author
T. Mizuno
- Function : Author
A. A. Moiseev
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C. Monte
- Function : Author
M. E. Monzani
- Function : Author
A. Morselli
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I. V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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T. Nakamori
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P. L. Nolan
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J. P. Norris
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T. Ohsugi
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A. Okumura
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N. Omodei
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E. Orlando
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M. Ozaki
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D. Paneque
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D. Parent
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M. Pesce-Rollins
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F. Piron
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T.A. Porter
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S. M. Ransom
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P. S. Ray
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A. Reimer
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O. Reimer
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T. Reposeur
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S. Ritz
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R. W. Romani
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M. Roth
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H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
- Function : Author
P. M. Saz Parkinson
- Function : Author
C. Sgrò
- Function : Author
R. Shannon
- Function : Author
E. J. Siskind
- Function : Author
P. D. Smith
- Function : Author
P. Spinelli
- Function : Author
B. W. Stappers
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D. J. Suson
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H. Takahashi
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T. Tanaka
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T. M. Tauris
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J. B. Thayer
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D. J. Thompson
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S. E. Thorsett
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L. Tibaldo
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D. F. Torres
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G. Tosti
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E. Troja
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J. Vandenbroucke
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A. van Etten
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C. Venter
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G. Vianello
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V. Vitale
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A. P. Waite
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P. Wang
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K. S. Wood
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Z. Yang
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M. Ziegler
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S. Zimmer
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Abstract
Gamma-ray binaries are stellar systems containing a neutron star or black hole, with gamma-ray emission produced by an interaction between the components. These systems are rare, even though binary evolution models predict dozens in our Galaxy. A search for gamma-ray binaries with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) shows that 1FGL J1018.6-5856 exhibits intensity and spectral modulation with a 16.6-day period. We identified a variable x-ray counterpart, which shows a sharp maximum coinciding with maximum gamma-ray emission, as well as an O6V((f)) star optical counterpart and a radio counterpart that is also apparently modulated on the orbital period. 1FGL J1018.6-5856 is thus a gamma-ray binary, and its detection suggests the presence of other fainter binaries in the Galaxy.