GLAST: A partnership in astro and particle physics

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.59448· OSTI ID:21208130

Godfrey, Gary L ^[1]

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1. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, California 94309 (United States)

The Gamma Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is a >8000 cm{sup 2} effective area (at >1 GeV) pair conversion telescope using silicon strip detectors that is scheduled to be launched in the year 2005. GLAST will record photons from 20 MeV to 300 GeV with a point spread function of .4 deg. at 1 GeV. Because of its large effective area, almost 2{pi} solid angle of view, and long experimental life (no expendables), GLAST will accumulate {approx}50 times more photons than EGRET (2) from any point in the sky. The collaboration presently consists of both astro and particle physicists from 28 international institutions.

• OSTI ID: 21208130
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 478; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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