Fermi gamma-ray space telescope: Science highlights for the first 8 months

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作者：
Moiseev, Alexander [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] NASA, CRESST, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
来源：
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2011年 / 630卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词：
Gamma-ray astronomy; Cosmic rays; Gamma-ray burst; Pulsar; Blazar; Diffuse gamma-radiation; LARGE-AREA TELESCOPE; EMISSION; EGRET; DISCOVERY; PULSAR;
D O I：
10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.016
中图分类号：
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号：
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要：
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched on June 11, 2008 and since August 2008 has successfully been conducting routine science observations of high energy phenomena in the gamma-ray sky. A number of exciting discoveries have been made during its first year of operation, including blazar flares, high-energy gamma-ray bursts, and numerous new gamma-ray sources of different types, among them pulsars and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). Fermi-LAT also performed accurate measurement of the diffuse gamma-radiation which clarifies the "GeV excess" reported by EGRET almost 10 years ago, high precision measurement of the high energy electron spectrum, and other observations. An overview of the observatory status and recent results as of April 30, 2009, are presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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