gamma ray satellite AGILE by Italy

主要内容:
AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini LEggero), energy band 30 MeV–50 GeV and 10–40keV. Launched on April 23, 2007.

Contain three instrument: GRID, MC, and Super-AGILE. Gamma-Ray Imaging Detector (GRID) is sensitive in the energy range 30 MeV–50 GeV. And X-ray range (10-40 keV), the Super-AGILE detector. Mini-Calorimeter (MC) 0.25–200 MeV.

Scientific goal:

For Gamma-Ray Bursts :
(1) Expected detection rate above 50 MeV: 5-10 events/year
(2) Study of the initial impulsive phase (GRID deadtime < 200 \mu s)
(3) Broad-band spectral information (10 keV –30 GeV)
(4) Super-AGILE imaging ( 1'-2' for intense GRBs)
(5) Super-AGILE study of gamma-ray vs. hard X-ray emission
(6) Search for sub-millisecond GRB pulses
(7) Rapid communication of GRB coordinates and quicklook results
url:
http://agile.rm.iasf.cnr.it/doc/a-science-27.pdf

精彩摘抄:
Comparing with EGRET in CGRO (BATSE is also on this satellite)





sensitivity with 10^6 s.
sensitivity

The missions.

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