Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The GAMMA-400 gamma-ray telescope is designed to measure the fluxes of gamma-rays and cosmic-ray electrons + positrons, which can be produced by annihilation or decay of the dark matter particles, as well as to survey the celestial sphere in order to study point and extended sources of gamma-rays, measure energy spectra of Galactic and extragalactic diffuse gamma-ray emission, gamma-ray bursts, and gamma-ray emission from the Sun. GAMMA-400 covers the energy range from 100 MeV to 3000 GeV. Its angular resolution is approx. 0.01 deg (E(sub gamma) 〉 100 GeV), the energy resolution approx. 1% (E(sub gamma) 〉 10 GeV), and the proton rejection factor approx 10(exp 6). GAMMA-400 will be installed on the Russian space platform Navigator. The beginning of observations is planned for 2018.
Keywords:
Astrophysics; Astronomy
Type:
GSFC-E-DAA-TN6138
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Centenary Symposium 2012: Discovery of Cosmic Rays; Jun 26, 2012 - Jun 28, 2012; Denver, CO; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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