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Fermi gamma-ray space telescope - science highlights for the first two years on orbit
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Moiseev, Alexander |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Fermi science objectives cover probably everything in high energy astrophysics: How do super massive black holes in Active Galactic Nuclei create powerful jets of material moving at nearly light speed? What are the jets made of? What are the mechanisms that produce Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) explosions? What is the energy budget? How does the Sun generate high-energy gamma-rays in flares? How do the pulsars operate? How many of them are around and how different are they? What are the unidentified gamma-ray sources found by EGRET? What is the origin of the cosmic rays that pervade the Galaxy? What is the nature of dark matter? Fermi LAT successfully operates on the orbit for more than 2 years and demonstrates excellent performance, which is continuously monitored and calibrated. LAT collected> 100 billion on-orbit triggers |
| File Size | 1763328 |
| Page Count | 31 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110014287 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6k122q3h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-03-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Gamma Rays Active Galactic Nuclei Spaceborne Astronomy Pulsars Gamma Ray Bursts Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Gamma Ray Sources Astronomy Gamma Ray Astronomy Galactic Radiation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Presentation |
