A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Science with e-ASTROGAM A space mission for MeV-GeV gamma-ray astrophysics




AuthorsDe Angelis A, Tatischeff V, Grenier IA, McEnery J, Mallamaci M, Tavani M, Oberlack U, Hanlon L, Walter R, Argan A, Von Ballmoos P, Bulgarelli A, Bykov A, Hernanz M, Kanbach G, Kuvvetli I, Pearce M, Zdziarski A, Conrad J, Ghisellini G, Harding A, Isern J, Leising M, Longo F, Madejski G, Martinez M, Mazziotta MN, Paredes JM, Pohl M, Rando R, Razzano M, Aboudan A, Ackermann M, Addazi A, Ajello M, Albertus C, Alvarez JM, Ambrosi G, Anton S, Antonelli LA, Babic A, Baibussinov B, Balbom M, Baldini L, Balman S, Bambi C, de Almeida UB, Barrio JA, Bartels R, Bastieri D, Bednarek W, Bernard D, Bernardini E, Bernasconi T, Bertucci B, Biland A, Bissaldi E, Boettcher M, Bonvicini V, Bosch-Ramon V, Bottacini E, Bozhilov V, Bretz T, Branchesi M, Brdar V, Bringmann T, Brogna A, Jorgensen CB, Busetto G, Buson S, Busso M, Caccianiga A, Camera S, Campana R, Caraveo P, Cardillo M, Carlson P, Celestin S, Cermeno M, Chen A, Cheung CC, Churazov E, Ciprini S, Coc A, Colafrancesco S, Coleiro A, Collmar W, Coppi P, da Silva RC, Cutini S, D'Ammando F, De Lotto B, de Martino D, De Rosa A, Del Santo M, Delgado L, Diehl R, Dietrich S, Dolgov AD, Dominguez A, Prester DD, Donnarumma I, Dorner D, Doro M, Dutra M, Elsaesser D, Fabrizio M, Fernandez-Barral A, Fioretti V, Foffano L, Formato V, Fornengo N, Foschini L, Franceschini A, Franckowiak A, Funk S, Fuschino F, Gaggero D, Galanti G, Gargano F, Gasparrini D, Gehrz R, Giammaria P, Giglietto N, Giommi P, Giordano F, Giroletti M, Ghirlanda G, Godinovic N, Gouiffés C, Grove JE, Hamadache C, Hartmann DH, Hayashida M, Hryczuk A, Jean P, Johnson T, Jose J, Kaufmann S, Khelifi B, Kiener J, Knodlseder J, Kolem M, Kopp J, Kozhuharov V, Labanti C, Lalkovski S, Laurent P, Limousin O, Linares M, Lindfors E, Lindner M, Liu J, Lombardi S, Loparco F, López-Coto R, Moya ML, Lott B, Lubrano P, Malyshev D, Mankuzhiyil N, Mannheim K, Marcha MJ, Marciano A, Marcote B, Mariotti M, Marisaldi M, McBreen S, Mereghetti S, Merle A, Mignani R, Minervini G, Moiseev A, Morselli A, Moura F, Nakazawa K, Nava L, Nieto D, Orienti M, Orio M, Orlando E, Orleanski P, Paiano S, Paoletti R, Papitto A, Pasquato M, Patricelli B, Perez-Garcia MA, Persic M, Piano G, Pichel A, Pimenta M, Pittori C, Porter T, Poutanen J, Prandini E, Prantzos N, Produit N, Profumo S, Queiroz FS, Rainó S, Raklev A, Regis M, Reichardt I, Rephaeli Y, Rico J, Rodejohann W, Fernandez GR, Roncadelli M, Roso L, Rovero A, Ruffini R, Sala G, Sanchez-Conde MA, Santangelo A, Parkinson PS, Sbarrato T, Shearer A, Shellard R, Short K, Siegert T, Siqueira C, Spinelli P, Stamerra A, Starrfield S, Strong A, Strumke I, Tavecchio F, Taverna R, Terzic T, Thompson DJ, Tibolla O, Torres DF, Turolla R, Ulyanov A, Ursi A, Vacchi A, Van den Abeele J, Vankova-Kirilovai G, Venter C, Verrecchia F, Vincent P, Wang X, Weniger C, Wu X, Zaharijas G, Zampieri L, Zane S, Zimmer S, Zoglauer A, Zoglauer A, Zane S, Zimmer S, Zaharijas G, Zampieri L, Weniger C, Wu X, Vincent P, Wang X

PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Publication year2018

JournalJournal of High Energy Astrophysics

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS

Journal acronymJ HIGH ENERGY ASTROP

Volume19

First page 1

Last page106

Number of pages106

ISSN2214-4048

eISSN2214-4056

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jheap.2018.07.001


Abstract
e-ASTROGAM ('enhanced ASTROGAM') is a breakthrough Observatory space mission, with a detector composed by a Silicon tracker, a calorimeter, and an anticoincidence system, dedicated to the study of the non-thermal Universe in the photon energy range from 0.3 MeV to 3 GeV - the lower energy limit can be pushed to energies as low as 150 keV for the tracker, and to 30 keV for calorimetric detection. The mission is based on an advanced space-proven detector technology, with unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolution, combined with polarimetric capability. Thanks to its performance in the MeV-GeV domain, substantially improving its predecessors, e-ASTROGAM will open a new window on the non-thermal Universe, making pioneering observations of the most powerful Galactic and extragalactic sources, elucidating the nature of their relativistic outflows and their effects on the surroundings. With a line sensitivity in the MeV energy range one to two orders of magnitude better than previous generation instruments, e-ASTROGAM will determine the origin of key isotopes fundamental for the understanding of supernova explosion and the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. The mission will provide unique data of significant interest to a broad astronomical community, complementary to powerful observatories such as LIGO-Virgo-GEO600-KAGRA, SKA, ALMA, E-ELT, TMT, LSST, JWST, Athena, CTA, IceCube, KM3NeT, and LISA. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.



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