Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jun 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981rspta.301..693f&link_type=abstract
(Royal Society, Discussion on Gamma-Ray Astronomy, London, England, Nov. 27, 28, 1980.) Royal Society (London), Philosophical Tr
Mathematics
Logic
Astrophysics, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Technological Forecasting, Extraterrestrial Radiation, Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Observatory, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Intergalactic Media, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Space Platforms
Scientific paper
As gamma-ray astronomy moves from the discovery to the exploratory phase, the promise of gamma-ray astrophysics noted by theorists in the late 1940s and 1950s is beginning to be realized. In the future, satellites should carry instruments that will have over an order of magnitude greater sensitivity than those flown thus far, and, for at least some portions of the gamma-ray energy range, these detectors will also have substantially improved energy and angular resolution. The information to be obtained from these experiments should greatly enhance our knowledge of several astrophysical phenomena including the very energetic and nuclear processes associated with compact objects, astrophysical nucleosynthesis, solar particle acceleration, the chemical composition of the planets and other bodies of the solar system, the structure of our galaxy, the origin and dynamic pressure effects of the cosmic rays, high energy particles and energetic processes in other galaxies especially active ones, and the degree of matter-antimatter symmetry of the universe. The gamma-ray results of the forthcoming programs such as Gamma-I, the Gamma Ray Observatory, the gamma-ray burst network, Solar Polar, and very high energy gamma-ray telescopes on the ground will almost certainly provide justification for more sophisticated telescopes. These advanced instruments might be placed on the Space Platform currently under study by N.A.S.A.
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