PPT-Space-based Gamma- ray Astronomy

Liz Hays NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The Origin of Cosmic Rays Credit S Swordy Victor Hess and his Flight Ops Team 1912 From protons Pion decay Accelerated protons p interact with matter. and Astronomy. Historically Speaking.... Without astronomy we would not have timekeeping. . and calendars! . Without astronomy we would not be aware of the worlds, including a whole universe of. planets and stars and galaxies,. Manel. Martinez. 4. 3. rd. . Winter Meeting. March 2015-Benasque. Outline. 1) Introduction. 2) Basics on VHE Gamma Astronomy physics. 3) VHE gamma observatories. 4) CTA. 5. ) Conclusions. 1) INTRODUCTION. Ken Tapping. Example Problems. 1 559-1 610 . MHz: . AERONAUTICAL . RADIONAVIGATION. RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space. ). 1 610-1 . 610.6 MHz:. MOBILE-SATELLITE (. Earth-to-space) . Sergei Popov. (SAI MSU). Plan. General intro. Pulsar models. Population synthesis. Summary of discoveries. EGRET legacy. Just 6 pulsars:. Crab. Geminga. Vela. PSR B1055-52. PSR B1706-44 . PSR B1951+32 . Probes and Rovers. Definitions. Satellite – object that revolves around another object in space. Natural – the moon. Man-Made. Telescope – device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer. Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. . It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. . Astronomy Literacy Concepts. The . Earth . Understand that we live on . a planet and it is called Earth. Associate Earth with its . colours. . seen from space (oceans & continents). Distinguish Earth from other planets. . Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. . catch a burst and notify other observatoriesboth in space and on the ground of its approx-imate locationWithin minutes HETE-2 mayobtain a precise locationCurrent telescopestake much longer to notify o Tasso Tzioumis, May 2020. Spectrum Management in Radio Astronomy. Why have I been going to Geneva so often?. 1.13 . radio astronomy. :.   . Astronomy based on the reception of. . radio waves. of cosmic origin.. Ken Tapping. Example Problems. 1 559-1 610 . MHz: . AERONAUTICAL . RADIONAVIGATION. RADIONAVIGATION-SATELLITE (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space. ). 1 610-1 . 610.6 MHz:. MOBILE-SATELLITE (. Earth-to-space) . some views on its status. and perspectives. September. , 15th 2021. . P. hilippe Laurent. CEA/DRF/IRFU/. DAp. Gamma-ray astronomy status and perspective. Plan. Current/future hard X-ray/. -ray. telescopes. T. elescope. Liz Hays. NASA GSFC. Lecture Plan. The Fermi Observatory. Science Motivation. Instruments. Detecting gamma rays with the Large . A. rea Telescope. Instrument Subsystems. Angular resolution. 1. W.Blotz. Motivation. Southern Wide field-of-view Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO). Planned to be built to monitor the Southern sky. Look for transient phenomena and extended sources. What should be the energy range of the observatory?.