Abstract : Spatial extension is an important characteristic for correctly associating γ-rayemitting sources with their counterparts at other wavelengths and for obtaining an unbiased model of their spectra. We present a new method for quantifying the spatial extension of sources detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT), the primary science instrument on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi ). We perform a series of Monte Carlo simulations to validate this tool and calculate
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J. Lande, Markus Ackermann, A. Allafort, J. Ballet, K. Bechtol, et al.. Search for Spatially Extended Fermi 1 -LAT Sources Using Two 2 Years of Data. Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society, 2012, 756, pp.5. <10.1088/0004-637X/756/1/5>. <in2p3-00747331>
