INTEGRAL Mission

Details INTEGRAL Mission INTEGRAL Mission

Mar 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003spie.4851.1104p&link_type=abstract

X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy. Edited by Joachim E. Truemper, Harvey D. Tananbaum. Proceedings

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

3

Scientific paper

INTEGRAL is ESA's next gamma-ray astronomy mission and is set for launch on 2002 October 17, from Baikonur on a Russian Proton rocket into a 72 hour orbit with an apogee of 150,000 km and a perigee of 10,000 km. INTEGRAL will study some of the most extreme objects in the Universe such as black holes, neutron stars and the mysterious gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic explosions known. The payload consists of two gamma-ray telescopes - SPI, or Spectrometer on INTEGRAL, which will measure gamma-ray energies very precisely and IBIS, or Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite, which will provide very fine images. The sensitivity of INTEGRAL is extended to lower energies by x-ray and optical monitors - the Joint European X-ray Monitor and the Optical Monitoring Camera. The improved imaging and spectral capabilities of INTEGRAL compared to previous gamma-ray missions, as well as the board-band monitoring will provide the scientific community with an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the nature of the extreme Universe.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

INTEGRAL Mission does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with INTEGRAL Mission, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and INTEGRAL Mission will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1171258