Fermi LAT source catalogs
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The Fermi LAT source catalogs are comprehensive astronomical catalogs listing gamma-ray sources detected and characterized by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fermi LAT source catalogs canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fermi LAT source catalogs Context triple: [LAT, contributesTo, Fermi LAT source catalogs]
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A.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
The IRAS Point Source Catalog is a comprehensive listing of infrared-emitting astronomical objects detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, widely used for studies of stars, galaxies, and interstellar dust.
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B.
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) is NASA’s primary archive for high-energy astrophysics data, providing access to and tools for analyzing observations from X-ray and gamma-ray space missions.
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C.
AllWISE Source Catalog
The AllWISE Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database of infrared-detected celestial sources produced from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission’s all-sky survey.
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D.
3C catalogue of radio sources
The 3C catalogue of radio sources is a pioneering astronomical catalog that systematically lists and characterizes strong radio-emitting objects in the sky, greatly advancing the study of radio galaxies and quasars.
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E.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fermi LAT source catalogs Target entity description: The Fermi LAT source catalogs are comprehensive astronomical catalogs listing gamma-ray sources detected and characterized by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.
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A.
WISE All-Sky Source Catalog
The WISE All-Sky Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database listing hundreds of millions of infrared-detected celestial sources observed across the entire sky.
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B.
IRAS Point Source Catalog
The IRAS Point Source Catalog is a comprehensive listing of infrared-emitting astronomical objects detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, widely used for studies of stars, galaxies, and interstellar dust.
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C.
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) is NASA’s primary archive for high-energy astrophysics data, providing access to and tools for analyzing observations from X-ray and gamma-ray space missions.
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D.
AllWISE Source Catalog
The AllWISE Source Catalog is a comprehensive astronomical database of infrared-detected celestial sources produced from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission’s all-sky survey.
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E.
3C catalogue of radio sources
The 3C catalogue of radio sources is a pioneering astronomical catalog that systematically lists and characterizes strong radio-emitting objects in the sky, greatly advancing the study of radio galaxies and quasars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog series
ⓘ
gamma-ray source catalog ⓘ |
| access | publicly available data products ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ international Fermi LAT Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnInstrument | pair-conversion gamma-ray telescope ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fermi Large Area Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsInformationOn |
source classifications
ⓘ
source fluxes ⓘ source positions ⓘ source spectra ⓘ source variability ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | celestial coordinates ⓘ |
| dataSource | Fermi LAT all-sky survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energyRange | >100 MeV ⓘ |
| field | gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| includes |
0FGL catalog
NERFINISHED
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1FGL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 1FHL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 2FGL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 2FHL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 3FGL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 3FHL catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ 4FGL catalog ⓘ specialized blazar catalogs ⓘ specialized pulsar catalogs ⓘ unassociated source lists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Fermi Science Support Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provide |
association probabilities with known objects
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spectral parameters for each source ⓘ statistical significance of each source ⓘ variability indices for each source ⓘ |
| purpose |
list gamma-ray sources detected by Fermi LAT
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provide positions and characteristics of gamma-ray sources ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fermi LAT data releases
ⓘ
Fermi mission source catalogs ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | significance threshold in gamma-ray detection ⓘ |
| timeCoverageStart | 2008 ⓘ |
| updatedWith | successive Fermi LAT observing cycles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of gamma-ray sky maps
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identification of active galactic nuclei ⓘ multiwavelength counterpart identification ⓘ population studies of gamma-ray sources ⓘ searches for dark matter signatures ⓘ study of pulsars ⓘ |
| wavelengthBand | high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
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Subject: Fermi LAT source catalogs Description of subject: The Fermi LAT source catalogs are comprehensive astronomical catalogs listing gamma-ray sources detected and characterized by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.
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