1 The VLBA and Fermi Dave Thompson NASA GSFC Fermi Large Area Telescope Multiwavelength Coordinator Julie McEnery NASA GSFC Fermi Project Scientist VLBA.

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1 The VLBA and Fermi Dave Thompson NASA GSFC Fermi Large Area Telescope Multiwavelength Coordinator Julie McEnery NASA GSFC Fermi Project Scientist VLBA Workshop NRAO, Charlottesville, VA January, 2011

2 2 The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) NaI and BGO Detectors 8 keV - 40 MeV Large Area Telescope (LAT) Spacecraft Partner: General Dynamics KEY FEATURES 20 MeV  >300 GeV photon energies 2.4 Steradian field of view Operated in scanning mode, so views the entire sky every 3 hours. Source location capability 1-10 arcmin.

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4 The Sky above 1 GeV Seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

Sources

6 Known Gamma-ray Sources – Multiwavelength Objects Gamma-ray sources are nonthermal, typically produced by interactions of high-energy particles. With different interactions, the same particles produce radio emission. Fermi LAT AGILE TeV INTEGRAL Fermi GBM Swift

7 Gamma-Ray/Radio Synergy Gamma rays often represent a significant part of the energy budget of a source; therefore, gamma-ray studies can be critical to understanding physical processes in such sources. Radio observations offer timing and spatial resolutions vastly superior to anything possible with gamma-ray telescopes; therefore radio is often the key to understanding source structure. Gamma-ray and radio observations can complement each other, making a great team.

8 Gamma-Ray Pulsars L γ = E Major Uncertainties: 1.Shape of the γ-ray beam 2.Distance

9 High-Mass X-ray Binary – LSI +61°303 Fermi LAT observations showed a clear 26-day modulation.

10 High-Mass X-ray Binary – LSI +61°303 VLBA observations by Vivek Dhawan, Amy Mioduszewski, & Michael Rupen (2006) suggest that it is a pulsar in orbit around the Be star. The Fermi LAT spectrum also appears pulsar-like.

11 High-Mass X-ray Binary – LSI +61°303 Gamma-ray pulsars are generally stable emitters, but this source is not. The flux has changed, and the modulation has almost disappeared. We have not solved all the mysteries of this system yet. 40% flux rise in March 2009 Preliminary! LSI Flux per Week Modulation Fraction vs Time Flux vs Orbital Phase

12 The Fermi Guest Investigator (GI) Program Key Points Operations Fermi operates almost exclusively in survey mode All Fermi gamma-ray data are immediately made public –No proprietary gamma-ray data for GIs or instrument team. GI Program Funding for analysis of Fermi data and/or correlative observations Funding for theoretical studies related to Fermi Pointed mode or ToO observations (no accepted proposals in first 3 cycles) NRAO, NOAO or Suzaku observations related to Fermi science $8M/year disbursed through GI program (1/3 of total mission budget) Funds are dispersed to GIs as soon as they are available Primary role of the GI program is to provide financial support for Fermi studies Limited resource for Fermi is funding, not observing time.

13 Summary of Cycle-3 Program Breakdown by proposal types. Note that “correlative” includes the joint NOAO & NRAO programs. Joint NRAO programs comprised about 15% of approved Cycle-3 programs. Topical breakdown of approved Cycle-3 Guest Investigations. Note that No a priori topical prioritizations are imposed.

14 Summary of Cycle-3 Program Limited resource is $$ –Observations - NRAO, NOAO, Fermi-pointed not oversubscribed 192 proposals received, $16.6M requests –Includes 10 “Progress Reports” –77 new grants issued, 10 continuations approved 2 multi-year “Large Projects” selected –Down from 8 selections in Cycle-1, 3 in Cycle-2 Average grants: $174k (multi-year) $78k (regular) NRAO: ~850 hours awarded –~55% of requested total –~50% of allotted time –Comprises 15% of all approved Fermi proposals NOAO: ~60 hrs awarded of ~80 requested –~60% of allotted time. Last week: 210 proposals received for Fermi Cycle 4.

15 Leveraging GI program to provide MW resources

16 Summary The nonthermal nature of high-energy gamma- ray emission almost assures that gamma-ray sources will be radio sources. The VLBA/Fermi cooperative effort has already produced some excellent science, and more is anticipated from ongoing programs. The Fermi Guest Investigator program will continue to fund scientists to observe with the VLBA. We look forward to more cooperative work involving Fermi and the VLBA.