Abstract

e-ASTROGAM is an observatory space mission dedicated to the study of the gamma radiation in the range from 0.3 MeV to 3 GeV. The detector is composed by a Silicon tracker, a calorimeter, and an anticoincidence system. The mission is based on an advanced space-proven detector technology, with unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolution, combined with polarimetric capability. Thanks to its performance in the MeV-GeV domain, substantially improving its predecessors, eASTROGAM will open a new window on the non-thermal Universe. In particular it will determine the origin of key isotopes fundamental for the understanding of supernova explosions and the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. It will also shed light on the processes behind the acceleration of cosmic rays in our Galaxy.

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Title
e-ASTROGAM: a space mission for MeV-GeV gamma-ray astrophysics
Author
Rando, R 1 ; De Angelis, A 2 ; Mallamaci, M 3 

 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia G. Galilei, Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy; INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy 
 INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy; INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, I-35122, Padova, Italy; Dipartimento di Matematica, Informatica e Fisica, Università di Udine, I-33100 Udine, Italy; Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Particulas and Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal 
 INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy 
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Feb 2019
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2566048686
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.