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This section collects scientific and technical publications using data from the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) and papers describing the instrumentation, capabilities, and performance of the facility. These peer‑reviewed articles emphasize the scientific impact and engineering developments enabled by the SRT, highlighting its contribution to radio astronomy.

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Multi-wavelength behaviour of the radio galaxy SBS 1343+537: γ-ray flaring activity discovered by Fermi-LAT and coordinated Swift and SRT observations

Authors: F. Casaburo, S. Ciprini, C. Bartolini, G. Carboni, C. C. T. Cheung, E. Egron, D. Gasparrini, F. Giacchino, M. N. Iacolina, N. Marchili, A. Pellizzoni, G. Principe, F. Tombesi, A. Tramacere, F. Verrecchia
Astronomy

The SBS 1343+537 radio galaxy has a kiloparsec-scale radio jet, and complex kiloparsec-scale morphology. Although its classification is still uncertain, in literature it is indicated as a possible Fanaroff-Riley type I (FR-I) object with extended wings of emission, and core blazar-like properties. It was recently spatially associated with the GeV γ-ray source 4FGL J1346.5+5330, which detected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT), on board the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. In June 2024, the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT) observed enhanced γ-ray activity from SBS 1343+537. The event was followed up by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory satellite (Swift) and Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) observations. Here, we present multi-frequency data (radio, optical, Ultra Violet (UV), X-ray, and γ-ray) collected during this observing campaign. Our results confirm the detection of a short-lived γ-ray flare, consistent with a power-law spectrum. We report a stable X-ray flux, minor activity in the UV band, and a flux density increase in the radio 20 GHz band, which might indicate a mild spectral index inversion. The broadband spectral energy distribution (SED) modelling confirms a typical blazar-like emission in the core of this source, dominated by one-zone Synchrotron Self-Compton (SSC) and external Compton (EC) leptonic processes.

Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics (2026)