Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance after 10 Years of Operation

M. Ajello, W. B. Atwood, M. Axelsson, R. Bagagli, M. Bagni, L. Baldini, D. Bastieri, F. Bellardi, R. Bellazzini, E. Bissaldi, E. D. Bloom, R. Bonino, J. Bregeon, A. Brez, P. Bruel, R. Buehler, S. Buson, R. A. Cameron, P. A. Caraveo, E. CavazzutiM. Ceccanti, S. Chen, C. C. Cheung, S. Ciprini, I. Cognard, J. Cohen-Tanugi, S. Cutini, F. D'Ammando, P. De La Torre Luque, F. De Palma, S. W. Digel, F. Dirirsa, N. Di Lalla, L. Di Venere, A. Domínguez, D. Fabiani, E. C. Ferrara, A. Fiori, G. Foglia, Y. Fukazawa, P. Fusco, F. Gargano, D. Gasparrini, M. Giroletti, T. Glanzman, D. Green, S. Griffin, M. H. Grondin, J. E. Grove, L. Guillemot, S. Guiriec, M. Gustafsson, E. Hays, D. Horan, G. Jóhannesson, T. J. Johnson, T. Kamae, M. Kerr, M. Kuss, S. Larsson, L. Latronico, M. Lemoine-Goumard, J. Li, I. Liodakis, F. Longo, F. Loparco, M. N. Lovellette, P. Lubrano, S. Maldera, A. Manfreda, G. Martí-Devesa, M. N. Mazziotta, N. Menon, I. Mereu, M. Meyer, P. F. Michelson, M. Minuti, W. Mitthumsiri, T. Mizuno, M. Mongelli, M. E. Monzani, I. V. Moskalenko, M. Negro, E. Nuss, R. Ojha, M. Orienti, E. Orlando, A. Paccagnella, V. S. Paliya, D. Paneque, Z. Pei, J. S. Perkins, M. Pesce-Rollins, M. Pinchera, F. Piron, H. Poon, T. A. Porter, R. Primavera, G. Principe, J. L. Racusin, S. Rain, R. Rando, B. Rani, E. Rapposelli, M. Razzano, S. Razzaque, A. Reimer, O. Reimer, J. J. Russell, N. Saggini, P. M. Saz Parkinson, N. Scolieri, D. Serini, C. Sgr, E. J. Siskind, D. A. Smith, G. Spandre, P. Spinelli, D. J. Suson, H. Tajima, J. G. Thayer, D. J. Thompson, L. Tibaldo, D. F. Torres, G. Tosti, J. Valverde, L. Vigiani, G. Zaharijas

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number12
JournalAstrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume256
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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