The AGILE mission and its scientific instrument

M. Tavani; G. Barbiellini; A. Argan; M. Basset; F. Boffelli; A. Bulgarelli; P. Caraveo; A. Chen; E. Costa; G. De Paris; E. Del Monte; G. Di Cocco; I. Donnarumma; M. Feroci; M. Fiorini; L. Foggetta; T. Froysland; M. Frutti; F. Fuschino; M. Galli; F. Gianotti; A. Giuliani; C. Labanti; I. Lapshov; F. Lazzarotto; F. Liello; P. Lipari; F. Longo; M. Marisaldi; M. Mastropietro; E. Mattaini; F. Mauri; S. Mereghetti; E. Morelli; A. Morselli; L. Pacciani; A. Pellizzoni; F. Perotti; P. Picozza; C. Pittori; C. Pontoni; G. Porrovecchio; M. Prest; G. Pucella; M. Rapisarda; E. Rossi; A. Rubini; P. Soffitta; A. Traci; M. Trifoglio; A. Trois; E. Vallazza; S. Vercellone; A. Zambra; D. Zanello

doi:10.1117/12.673207

15 June 2006 The AGILE mission and its scientific instrument

M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, A. Argan, M. Basset, F. Boffelli, A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo, A. Chen, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, L. Foggetta, T. Froysland, M. Frutti, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, F. Liello, P. Lipari, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, F. Mauri, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, P. Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, M. Prest, G. Pucella, M. Rapisarda, E. Rossi, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Traci, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, A. Zambra, D. Zanello

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Proceedings Volume 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 626603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673207
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The AGILE Mission will explore the gamma-ray Universe with a very innovative instrument combining 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 15-45 keV). An optimal angular resolution and a large field of view are obtained by the use of state-of-the-art Silicon detectors integrated in a very compact instrument. AGILE will be operational at the beginning of 2007 and it 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.

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M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, A. Argan, M. Basset, F. Boffelli, A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo, A. Chen, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, L. Foggetta, T. Froysland, M. Frutti, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, F. Liello, P. Lipari, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, F. Mauri, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, P. Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, M. Prest, G. Pucella, M. Rapisarda, E. Rossi, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Traci, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, A. Zambra, and D. Zanello "The AGILE mission and its scientific instrument", Proc. SPIE 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 626603 (15 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673207

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