In:
EPJ Web of Conferences, EDP Sciences, Vol. 208 ( 2019), p. 14004-
Abstract:
The future space-based GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope will be installed on the Navigator platform of the Russian Astrophysical Observatory. A highly elliptical orbit will provide observations for 7-10 years of many regions of the celestial sphere continuously for a long time (~ 100 days). GAMMA-400 will measure gamma-ray fluxes in the energy range from ~ 20 MeV to several TeV and electron + positron fluxes up to ~ 20 TeV. GAMMA-400 will have an excellent separation of gamma rays from the background of cosmic rays and electrons + positrons from protons and an unprecedented angular (~ 0.01° at E γ = 100 GeV) and energy (~ 1% at E γ = 100 GeV) resolutions better than for Fermi-LAT, as well as ground-based facilities, by a factor of 5-10. Observations of GAMMA-400 will provide new fundamental data on discrete sources and spectra of gamma-ray emission and electrons + positrons, as well as the nature of dark matter.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2100-014X
DOI:
10.1051/epjconf/201920814004
Language:
English
Publisher:
EDP Sciences
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2595425-8
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