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Fermi: The Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope Mission StatusFollowing its launch in June 2008, high-energy gamma-ray observations by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have unveiled over 1000 new sources and opened an important and previously unexplored window on a wide variety of phenomena. These have included the discovery of a population of pulsars pulsing only in gamma rays; the detection of photons up to 10s of gigaelectronvolts from gamma-ray bursts, enhancing our understanding of the astrophysics of these powerful explosions; the detection of hundreds of active galaxies; a measurement of the high energy cosmic-ray electron spectrum which may imply the presence of nearby astrophysical particle accelerators; the determination of the diffuse gamma-ray emission with unprecedented accuracy and the constraints on phenomena such as super-symmetric dark-matter annihilations and exotic relics from the Big Bang. Continuous monitoring of the high-energy gamma-ray sky has uncovered numerous outbursts from active galaxies and the discovery of transient sources in our galaxy. In this talk I will describe the current status of the Fermi observatory and review the science highlights from Fermi.
Document ID
20150008381
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
McEnery, Julie E
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
May 19, 2015
Publication Date
December 11, 2014
Subject Category
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN19697
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network (AMON) Workshop
Location: Zeuthen
Country: Germany
Start Date: December 11, 2014
End Date: December 12, 2014
Sponsors: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Helmholtz Association, Pennsylvania State Univ.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
telescope
gamma-ray
fermi
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