The e-ASTROGAM mission (exploring the extreme Universe with gamma rays in the MeV-GeV range)
Abstract
e-ASTROGAM (`enhanced ASTROGAM') is a breakthrough Observatory mission dedicated to the study of the non-thermal Universe in the photon energy range from 0.3 MeV to 3 GeV. The mission is based on an advanced space-proven detector technology, with unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolution, combined with polarimetric capability. In the largely unexplored MeV-GeV domain, e-ASTROGAM will open a new window on the non-thermal Universe, making pioneering observations of the most powerful Galactic and extragalactic sources, elucidating the nature of their relativistic outflows and their effects on Galactic ecosystems. With a line sensitivity in the MeV energy range one to two orders of magnitude better than previous generation instruments, will determine the origin of key isotopes fundamental for the understanding of supernova explosion and the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. The mission will provide unique data of significant interest to a broad astronomical community, complementary to powerful observatories such as LIGO-Virgo-GEO600-KAGRA, SKA, ALMA, E-ELT, TMT, LSST, JWST, Athena, CTA, IceCube, KM3NeT, and the promise of eLISA. Keywords: High-energy gamma-ray astronomy, High-energy astrophysics, Nuclear Astrophysics, Compton and Pair creation telescope, Gamma-ray bursts, Active Galactic Nuclei, Jets, Outflows, Multiwavelength observations of the Universe, Counterparts of gravitational waves, Fermi, Dark Matter, Nucleosynthesis, Early Universe, Supernovae, Cosmic Rays, Cosmic antimatter.
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@article{arxiv.1611.02232,
title = {The e-ASTROGAM mission (exploring the extreme Universe with gamma rays in the MeV-GeV range)},
author = {Alessandro De Angelis and Vincent Tatischeff and Marco Tavani and Uwe Oberlack and Isabelle A. Grenier and Lorraine Hanlon and Roland Walter and Andrea Argan and Peter von Ballmoos and Andrea Bulgarelli and Immacolata Donnarumma and Margarita Hernanz and Irfan Kuvvetli and Mark Pearce and Andrzej Zdziarski and Alessio Aboudan and Marco Ajello and Giovanni Ambrosi and Denis Bernard and Elisa Bernardini and Valter Bonvicini and Andrea Brogna and Marica Branchesi and Carl Budtz-Jorgensen and Andrei Bykov and Riccardo Campana and Martina Cardillo and Paolo Coppi and Domitilla De Martino and Roland Diehl and Michele Doro and Valentina Fioretti and Stefan Funk and Gabriele Ghisellini and J. Eric Grove and Clarisse Hamadache and Dieter H. Hartmann and Masaaki Hayashida and Jordi Isern and Gottfried Kanbach and Jurgen Kiener and Jurgen Knodlseder and Claudio Labanti and Philippe Laurent and Olivier Limousin and Francesco Longo and Karl Mannheim and Martino Marisaldi and Manel Martinez and Mario N. Mazziotta and Julie McEnery and Sandro Mereghetti and Gabriele Minervini and Alexander Moiseev and Aldo Morselli and Kazuhiro Nakazawa and Piotr Orleanski and Josep M. Paredes and Barbara Patricelli and Jean Peyre and Giovanni Piano and Martin Pohl and Harald Ramarijaona and Riccardo Rando and Ignasi Reichardt and Marco Roncadelli and Rui Curado da Silva and Fabrizio Tavecchio and David J. Thompson and Roberto Turolla and Alexei Ulyanov and Andrea Vacchi and Xin Wu and Andreas Zoglauer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.02232},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
Exp Astron (2017)