Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apjs...92..327w&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 92, no. 2, p. 327-332
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Satellites, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Space Missions, Spaceborne Astronomy, Gamma Ray Spectrometers, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Spaceborne Telescopes
Scientific paper
The International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) will be the next European Space Agency (ESA) medium-size scientific mission (M2) to be launched in 2001. The mission is conceived as an observatory led by ESA with contributions from Russia and NASA. INTEGRAL is dedicated to the fine spectroscopy (E/Delta-E = 500) and accurate positioning (17' FWHM) of celestial gamma-ray sources in the energy range 15 keV to 10 MeV. The mission utilizes the service module (bus) under development for the ESA X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) project. INTEGRAL will be launched by a Russian PROTON rocket into a Highly Eccentric 72 hr Orbit or by a European ARIANE 5 rocket into a Highly Eccentric 24 hr Orbit. The nominal lifetime of the observatory will be 2 years with possible extension to up to 5 years. Most of the observing time will be made available to the worldwide scientific community.
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