GLAST: GeV Astronomy in a Multiwavelength Context
- SLAC
The GLAST Large Area Telescope (LAT), successor to EGRET on the Compton Observatory, will play an important role in multiwavelength studies during the second half of this decade. Operating at energies between 20 MeV and greater than 300 GeV with sensitivity 30 or more times greater than that of EGRET, the LAT will offer good spatial and time resolution over a large (> 2 sr) field of view. The LAT will bring insight to the whole range of high-energy gamma-ray phenomena, including bursts, active galactic nuclei, pulsars, supernova remnants, diffuse emission, and unidentified sources. In essentially all cases, the maximum scientific return will come from coordinated (although not necessarily simultaneous) multiwavelength observations. Particularly with its planned scanning mode of operation, GLAST will have full sky coverage on relatively short time scales. The LAT team looks forward to cooperating with observers at other wavelengths.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 826965
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-10490
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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