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The Gamma-ray Sky with FermiGamma rays reveal extreme, nonthermal conditions in the Universe. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has been exploring the gamma-ray sky for more than four years, enabling a search for powerful transients like gamma-ray bursts, novae, solar flares, and flaring active galactic nuclei, as well as long-term studies including pulsars, binary systems, supernova remnants, and searches for predicted sources of gamma rays such as dark matter annihilation. Some results include a stringent limit on Lorentz invariance derived from a gamma-ray burst, unexpected gamma-ray variability from the Crab Nebula, a huge gamma-ray structure associated with the center of our galaxy, surprising behavior from some gamma-ray binary systems, and a possible constraint on some WIMP models for dark matter.
Document ID
20120015960
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Thompson, David
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
November 5, 2012
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.7373.2012
Report Number: GSFC.ABS.7373.2012
Meeting Information
Meeting: 4th International Conference on Particle and Fundamental Physics in Space
Location: Geneva
Country: Switzerland
Start Date: November 5, 2012
End Date: November 7, 2012
Sponsors: European Organization for Nuclear Research
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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