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. Cavazzuti; M. 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

doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac0ceb

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. Cavazzuti

M. 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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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 language	English
Article number	12
Journal	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume	256
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac0ceb
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

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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., ... Zaharijas, G. (2021). Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance after 10 Years of Operation. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 256(1), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac0ceb

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AU - Buehler, R.

AU - Buson, S.

AU - Cameron, R. A.

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AU - Cavazzuti, E.

AU - Ceccanti, M.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Cheung, C. C.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Cognard, I.

AU - Cohen-Tanugi, J.

AU - Cutini, S.

AU - D'Ammando, F.

AU - De La Torre Luque, P.

AU - De Palma, F.

AU - Digel, S. W.

AU - Dirirsa, F.

AU - Di Lalla, N.

AU - Di Venere, L.

AU - Domínguez, A.

AU - Fabiani, D.

AU - Ferrara, E. C.

AU - Fiori, A.

AU - Foglia, G.

AU - Fukazawa, Y.

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Fermi Large Area Telescope Performance after 10 Years of Operation

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