The AGILE Mission

被引：293

作者：

Tavani, M. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Barbiellini, G. ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Argan, A. ^{[1
]}

Boffelli, F. ^{[13
]}

Bulgarelli, A. ^{[8
]}

Caraveo, P. ^{[6
]}

Cattaneo, P. W. ^{[13
]}

Chen, A. W. ^{[3
,6
]}

Cocco, V. ^{[2
]}

Costa, E.

D'Ammando, F. ^{[1
,2
]}

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]}

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]}

Di Cocco, G. ^{[8
]}

Di Persio, G. ^{[1
]}

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]}

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]}

Feroci, M. ^{[1
]}

Ferrari, A. ^{[3
,16
]}

Fiorini, M. ^{[6
]}

Fornari, F. ^{[6
]}

Fuschino, F. ^{[8
]}

Froysland, T. ^{[3
,7
]}

Frutti, M. ^{[1
]}

Galli, M. ^{[9
]}

Gianotti, F. ^{[8
]}

Giuliani, A. ^{[3
,6
]}

Labanti, C. ^{[8
]}

Lapshov, I. ^{[1
,15
]}

Lazzarotto, F. ^{[1
]}

Liello, F. ^{[5
]}

Lipari, P. ^{[10
,11
]}

Longo, F. ^{[4
,5
]}

Mattaini, E. ^{[6
]}

Marisaldi, M. ^{[8
]}

Mastropietro, M. ^{[24
]}

Mauri, A. ^{[8
]}

Mauri, F. ^{[13
]}

Mereghetti, S. ^{[6
]}

Morelli, E. ^{[8
]}

Morselli, A. ^{[7
]}

Pacciani, L. ^{[1
]}

Pellizzoni, A. ^{[6
]}

Perotti, F. ^{[6
]}

Piano, G. ^{[1
]}

Picozza, P. ^{[2
,7
]}

Pontoni, C. ^{[5
]}

Porrovecchio, G. ^{[1
]}

Prest, M. ^{[5
]}

Pucella, G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy

[2] Univ Vergata, Dipartimento Fis, I-00133 Rome, Italy

[3] CIFS, I-10133 Turin, Italy

[4] Univ Trieste, Dip Fis, I-34127 Trieste, Italy

[5] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-34012 Trieste, Italy

[6] INAF IASF Milano, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[7] INFN Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy

[8] INAF IASF Bologna, I-40129 Bologna, Italy

[9] ENEA Bologna, I-40128 Bologna, Italy

[10] INFN Roma 1, I-00185 Rome, Italy

[11] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dip Fis, I-00185 Rome, Italy

[12] ENEA Frascati, I-00044 Frascati, RM, Italy

[13] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

[14] ESRIN, ASI Sci Data Ctr, I-00044 Frascati, RM, Italy

[15] IKI, Moscow, Russia

[16] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Fis, Turin, Italy

[17] Osserv Astron Roma, I-00040 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy

[18] Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, I-00198 Rome, Italy

[19] Carlo Gavazzi Space, I-20151 Milan, Italy

[20] Thales Alenia Space, I-20090 Milan, Italy

[21] Rheinmet Italia SpA BU Spazio Contraves, I-00131 Rome, Italy

[22] Telespazio SpA, Rome, Italy

[23] Media Lario Technol, I-23842 Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy

[24] CNR, IMIP, Rome, Italy

来源：

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2009年 / 502卷 / 03期

关键词：

instrumentation: detectors; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: image processing; gamma rays: observations; X-rays: general; IMAGING DETECTOR PERFORMANCE; ENERGY GAMMA-RAYS; SILICON TRACKER; SPACE MISSION; TELESCOPE; EGRET; INSTRUMENT; SIMULATION; SATELLITE; DISCOVERY;

D O I：

10.1051/0004-6361/200810527

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Context. AGILE is an Italian Space Agency mission dedicated to observing the gamma-ray Universe. The AGILE's very innovative instrumentation for the first time combines a gamma-ray imager (sensitive in the energy range 30 MeV-50 GeV), a hard X-ray imager (sensitive in the range 18-60 keV), a calorimeter (sensitive in the range 350 keV-100 MeV), and an anticoincidence system. AGILE was successfully launched on 2007 April 23 from the Indian base of Sriharikota and was inserted in an equatorial orbit with very low particle background. Aims. AGILE provides crucial data for the study of active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, unidentified gamma-ray sources, galactic compact objects, supernova remnants, TeV sources, and fundamental physics by microsecond timing. Methods. An optimal sky angular positioning (reaching 0.1 degrees in gamma- rays and 1-2 arcmin in hard X-rays) and very large fields of view (2.5 sr and 1 sr, respectively) are obtained by the use of Silicon detectors integrated in a very compact instrument. Results. AGILE surveyed the gamma- ray sky and detected many Galactic and extragalactic sources during the first months of observations. Particular emphasis is given to multifrequency observation programs of extragalactic and galactic objects. Conclusions. AGILE is a successful high-energy gamma-ray mission that reached its nominal scientific performance. The AGILE Cycle-1 pointing program started on 2007 December 1, and is open to the international community through a Guest Observer Program.

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页码：995 / 1013

页数：19

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