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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
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A. A. Abdo
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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
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E. Bonamente
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A. W. Borgland
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M. Brigida
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R. Buehler
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S. Buson
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G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
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F. Camilo
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P. A. Caraveo
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C. Cecchi
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Ö. Çelik
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E. Charles
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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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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
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D. Dumora
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C. M. Espinoza
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C. Favuzzi
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S. J. Fegan
E. C. Ferrara
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W. B. Focke
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Y. Fukazawa
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
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
J. E. Grove
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L. Guillemot
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D. Hadasch
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
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H. Katagiri
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J. Kataoka
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M. Keith
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M. Kerr
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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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M. Lemoine-Goumard
F. Longo
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
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M. N. Mazziotta
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J. E. Mcenery
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P. F. Michelson
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T. Mizuno
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A. A. Moiseev
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C. Monte
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M. E. Monzani
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A. Morselli
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I. V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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T. Nakamori
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
D. Paneque
D. Parent
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M. Pesce-Rollins
T.A. Porter
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S. M. Ransom
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P. S. Ray
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A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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T. Reposeur
S. Ritz
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R. W. Romani
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M. Roth
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H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
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P. M. Saz Parkinson
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C. Sgrò
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R. Shannon
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E. J. Siskind
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David Stanley Smith
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P. D. Smith
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P. Spinelli
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B. W. Stappers
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D. J. Suson
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H. Takahashi
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T. Tanaka
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
G. Vianello
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V. Vitale
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.

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in2p3-00685309 , version 1 (04-04-2012)

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P. C. C. Freire, A. A. Abdo, Marco Ajello, A. Allafort, Jean Ballet, et al.. Periodic emission from the gamma-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856. Science, 2012, 335, pp.189-193. ⟨10.1126/science.1213974⟩. ⟨in2p3-00685309⟩
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