Title
Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance after 10 Years of Operation
Date Issued
01 September 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Ajello M.
Atwood W.B.
Axelsson M.
Bagagli R.
Bagni M.
Baldini L.
Bastieri D.
Bellardi F.
Bellazzini R.
Bissaldi E.
Bloom E.D.
Bonino R.
Bregeon J.
Brez A.
Bruel P.
Buehler R.
Buson S.
Cameron R.A.
Caraveo P.A.
Cavazzuti E.
Ceccanti M.
Chen S.
Cheung C.C.
Ciprini S.
Cognard I.
Cohen-Tanugi J.
Cutini S.
D'Ammando F.
De La Torre Luque P.
De Palma F.
Digel S.W.
Dirirsa F.
Di Lalla N.
Di Venere L.
Domínguez A.
Fabiani D.
Ferrara E.C.
Fiori A.
Foglia G.
Fukazawa Y.
Fusco P.
Gargano F.
Gasparrini D.
Giroletti M.
Glanzman T.
Green D.
Griffin S.
Grondin M.H.
Grove J.E.
Guillemot L.
Guiriec S.
Gustafsson M.
Hays E.
Horan D.
Jóhannesson G.
Johnson T.J.
Kamae T.
Kerr M.
Kuss M.
Larsson S.
Latronico L.
Lemoine-Goumard M.
Li J.
Liodakis I.
Longo F.
Loparco F.
Lovellette M.N.
Lubrano P.
Maldera S.
Manfreda A.
Martí-Devesa G.
Mazziotta M.N.
Menon N.
Mereu I.
Meyer M.
Michelson P.F.
Minuti M.
Mitthumsiri W.
Mizuno T.
Mongelli M.
Monzani M.E.
Moskalenko I.V.
Negro M.
Nuss E.
Ojha R.
Orienti M.
Orlando E.
Paccagnella A.
Paliya V.S.
Paneque D.
Pei Z.
Perkins J.S.
Pesce-Rollins M.
Pinchera M.
Piron F.
Poon H.
Porter T.A.
Primavera R.
Principe G.
Racusin J.L.
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT), the primary instrument for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi) mission, is an imaging, wide field-of-view, high-energy gamma-ray telescope, covering the energy range from 30 MeV to more than 300 GeV. We describe the performance of the instrument at the 10 yr milestone. LAT performance remains well within the specifications defined during the planning phase, validating the design choices and supporting the compelling case to extend the duration of the Fermi mission. The details provided here will be useful when designing the next generation of high-energy gamma-ray observatories.
Volume
256
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Astronomía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85115774062
Source
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
ISSN of the container
00670049
Sources of information:
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