Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-10-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
5 pages, 7 figures, To be published in the proceedings of DPF-2009, Detroit, MI, July 2009, eConf C090726
Scientific paper
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope was launched in June 2008 and the onboard Large Area Telescope (LAT) has been collecting data since August of that same year. The LAT is currently being used to study a wide range of science topics in high-energy astrophysics, one of which is the study of high-energy cosmic rays. The LAT has recently demonstrated its ability to measure cosmic-ray electrons, and the Fermi LAT Collaboration has published a measurement of the high-energy cosmic-ray electron spectrum in the 20 GeV to 1 TeV energy range. This talk will discuss the prospects for using the LAT to perform a similar analysis to measure cosmic-ray proton events. The instrument response for cosmic-ray protons will be characterized and an assessment of the potential to measure the cosmic-ray proton energy spectrum will be presented.
for the Fermi LAT Collaboration
Hughes Robert E.
Smith Diane Pyper
Winer Brian L.
Wood Warren T.
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