The AGILE space mission
- 作者：M. Tavani ; G. Barbiellini ; A. Argan ; A. Bulgarelli ; P. Caraveo ; A. Chen ; V. Cocco ; E. Costa ; G. De Paris ; E. Del Monte ; G. Di Cocco ; I. Donnarumma ; M. Feroci ; M. Fiorini ; T. Froysl ; F. Fuschino ; M. G
- 关键词：Astronomical and space-research instrumentation ; Astronomical observations ; X-ray and gamma-ray
- 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A ; Accelerators ; Spectrometers ; Detectors and Associated Equipment
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：41_01689002
- 类别：ph
- 出版时间：1 April 2008
- 卷：588
- 期：1-2
- 页码：52-62
- 文件大小：1584 K
摘要
AGILE is an Italian Space Agency mission dedicated to the exploration of the gamma-ray Universe. The AGILE, very innovative instrument, combines for the first time a gamma-ray imager (sensitive in the range 30 MeV–50 GeV) and a hard X-ray imager (sensitive in the range 18–60 keV). An optimal angular resolution and very large fields of view are obtained by the use of state-of-the-art Silicon detectors integrated in a very compact instrument. AGILE was successfully launched on April 23, 2007 from the Indian base of Sriharikota and was inserted in an optimal low-particle background equatorial orbit. AGILE will provide crucial data for the study of Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-Ray Bursts, unidentified gamma-ray sources, galactic compact objects, supernova remnants, TeV sources, and fundamental physics by microsecond timing. The AGILE Cycle-1 pointing program started on 2007 December 1, and is open to the international community through a Guest Observer Program.