Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003head....7.2204t&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #7, #22.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 35, p.640
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
In this presentation we review the current status of the AGILE Mission. AGILE, a Small Scientific Mission of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) will study celestial sources emitting in the gamma-ray energy band 30 MeV - 50 GeV, combined - for the first time in high-energy gamma-ray astronomy - with monitoring capabilities in the hard X-ray band 10 - 40 keV.
Because of its large field of view ( ˜ 3 sr), the small deadtime (lower than 200 microsec), and broad-band detection capabilities, AGILE is ideal to perform a large number of tasks: monitoring active galactic nuclei (AGNs),detecting gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with high efficiency, mapping the diffuse Galactic and extragalactic emission, studying pulsed gamma-ray emission from radiopulsars, and monitoring the many unidentified sources contributing to their unveiling.
The AGILE Mission is planned to operate during the years 2004-2006 and its Science Program emphasizes the quick reaction to transients and rapid communication of science data for fast follow-up multiwavelength observations.
Argan Andrea
Auricchio Natalia
Barbiellini Guido
Caraveo Patrizia
Celesti Enrico
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