학술논문

Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance After 10 Years Of Operation
Document Type
Working Paper
Author
The Fermi LAT CollaborationAjello, M.Atwood, W. B.Axelsson, M.Bagagli, R.Bagni, M.Baldini, L.Bastieri, D.Bellardi, F.Bellazzini, R.Bissaldi, E.Bloom, E. D.Bonino, R.Bregeon, J.Brez, A.Bruel, P.Buehler, R.Buson, S.Cameron, R. A.Caraveo, P. A.Cavazzuti, E.Ceccanti, M.Chen, S.Cheung, C. C.Ciprini, S.Cognard, I.Cohen-Tanugi, J.Cutini, S.D'Ammando, F.Luque, P. de la Torrede Palma, F.Digel, S. W.Dirirsa, F.Di Lalla, N.Di Venere, L.Domínguez, A.Fabiani, D.Ferrara, E. C.Fiori, A.Foglia, G.Fukazawa, Y.Fusco, P.Gargano, F.Gasparrini, D.Giroletti, M.Glanzman, T.Green, D.Griffin, S.Grondin, M. -H.Grove, J. E.Guillemot, L.Guiriec, S.Gustafsson, M.Hays, E.Horan, D.Jóhannesson, G.Johnson, T. J.Kamae, T.Kerr, M.Kuss, M.Larsson, S.Latronico, L.Lemoine-Goumard, M.Li, J.Liodakis, I.Longo, F.Loparco, F.Lovellette, M. N.Lubrano, P.Maldera, S.Manfreda, A.Martí-Devesa, G.Mazziotta, M. N.Menon, N.Mereu, I.Meyer, M.Michelson, P. F.Minuti, M.Mitthumsiri, W.Mizuno, T.Mongelli, M.Monzani, M. E.Moskalenko, I. V.Negro, M.Nuss, E.Ojha, R.Orienti, M.Orlando, E.Paccagnella, A.Paliya, V. S.Paneque, D.Pei, Z.Perkins, J. S.Pesce-Rollins, M.Pinchera, M.Piron, F.Poon, H.Porter, T. A.Primavera, R.Principe, G.Racusin, J. L.Rainò, S.Rando, R.Rani, B.Rapposelli, E.Razzano, M.Razzaque, S.Reimer, A.Reimer, O.Russell, J. J.Saggini, N.Parkinson, P. M. SazScolieri, N.Serini, D.Sgrò, C.Siskind, E. J.Smith, D. A.Spandre, G.Spinelli, P.Suson, D. J.Tajima, H.Thayer, J. G.Thompson, D. J.Tibaldo, L.Torres, D. F.Tosti, G.Valverde, J.Vigiani, L.Zaharijas, G.
Source
ApJS 256 (2021) 12
Subject
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Language
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT), the primary instrument for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) mission, is an imaging, wide field-of-view, high-energy gamma-ray telescope, covering the energy range from 30 MeV to more than 300 GeV. We describe the performance of the instrument at the 10-year milestone. LAT performance remains well within the specifications defined during the planning phase, validating the design choices and supporting the compelling case to extend the duration of the Fermi mission. The details provided here will be useful when designing the next generation of high-energy gamma-ray observatories.
Comment: 60 pages, 28 figures. Published in ApJS