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AGILE 5 years of HE gamma astrophysics F.Longo University of Trieste and INFN

AGILE 5 years of HE gamma astrophysics F.Longo University of Trieste and INFN on behalf of the AGILE team ICTP, November 20, 2012. Gamma-ray astrophysics above 100 MeV. Fermi. AGILE. Picture of the day, Feb. 28, 2011, NASA-HEASARC. A typical Gamma-ray Detector. EGRET. EGRET

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AGILE 5 years of HE gamma astrophysics F.Longo University of Trieste and INFN

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  1. AGILE 5 years of HE gamma astrophysics F.Longo University of Trieste and INFN on behalf of the AGILE team ICTP, November 20, 2012

  2. Gamma-ray astrophysics above 100 MeV Fermi AGILE Picture of the day, Feb. 28, 2011, NASA-HEASARC

  3. A typical Gamma-ray Detector

  4. EGRET • EGRET • - 1991-2000 • 30 MeV - 30 GeV • AGN, GRB, Unidentified Sources, Diffuse Bkg

  5. The HE sky from EGRET

  6. EGRET Gamma-ray Sources

  7. Challenge # 1 • Need simultaneous multiwavelength data to study variability and emission processes (eg. Active Galactic Nuclei)

  8. Challenge # 2 • Need more exposure and optimal timing (and radio monitoring) to discover more gamma-ray PSRs.

  9. Challenge # 3 • Need fast timing for gamma-ray detection (improving EGRET deadtime, 100 msec → 100 microsec or less). Prompt Emission(GRB 930131) Delayed Emission(GRB 940217)

  10. Challenge # 4 • Need arcminute positioning of gamma-ray sources (improving EGRET error box radii by a factor of 2-10).

  11. AGILE

  12. AGILE

  13. AGILE instrument

  14. AGILE: inside the cube… HARD X-RAY IMAGER (SUPER-AGILE) INAF-IASF-Rm (E.Costa, M. Feroci) GAMMA-RAY IMAGER SILICON TRACKER INFN-Trieste (G.Barbiellini, M. Prest) ANTICOINCIDENCE INAF-IASF-Mi (F.Perotti) (MINI) CALORIMETER INAF-IASF-Bo, Thales-Alenia Space (LABEN) (G. Di Cocco, C. Labanti)

  15. The Silicon Tracker

  16. The AGILE TRK

  17. The CsI Mini-Calorimeter 30

  18. SuperAGILE X-ray detector

  19. TELEMETRY BURST • GRB SEARCH • SA IMAGE • DECONVOLUTION On Board AGILE Trigger

  20. Performance

  21. Si Self Trigger and FoV AGILE gamma-ray sky Cygnus region 3C 454.3

  22. Analog readout and PSF

  23. The AGILE launch Sriharikota launch base (India) PSLV-C8 launch, April 23, 2007

  24. AGILE in orbit

  25. On Orbit Trigger Rates AGILE in orbit

  26. Fotoni a terra e in volo - II First gamma-ray detected in orbit with the nominal GRID trigger configuration (May 10, 2007)

  27. First Light

  28. September 28, 2007

  29. AGILE mission AGILE data flow at ASDC Data pre-processing Level-1 data Level-2 data GRID QLA Super-A QLA QLA results available to the community GRID Standard Analysis Super-A Standard Analysis Super-A standard monitoring results available to the community Standard X-ray/gamma-ray imaging/spectral/timingdata GOP

  30. The AGILE sky

  31. AGILE sources Pittori et al. 2009

  32. Challenge # 1 – AGN Joint campaign with MAGIC and VERITAS on Mkn 421 Donnarumma et al. 2009

  33. Challenge # 2 – Pulsar High Precision Timing (eg. Crab PSR) Pellizzoni et al. 2009

  34. Challenge # 3 – GRB Giuliani et al. 2008

  35. Challenge # 4 – Unidentified Chen et al. 2011

  36. AGILE two lifes

  37. Key AGILE results

  38. Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes Marisaldi et al. 2010

  39. Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Marisaldi et al. 2010

  40. Supernova Remnants Tavani et al. 2010 Giuliani et al. 2010

  41. SNR W44 Giuliani et al. 2011

  42. SNR W44 Giuliani et al. 2011

  43. Low Energy Pulsars PSR B1509-58 Pilia et al. 2011

  44. Pulsar Wind Nebulae Pellizzoni et al. 2010 Vela X PWN

  45. The Flaring 3C454.3 Vercellone et al. 2010

  46. Blazar 3C454.3 Vercellone et al. 2011

  47. Gamma Ray Bursts GRB 100724B Giuliani et al. 2010 GRB 090510 Del Monte et al. 2011

  48. Upper limits in GRB Longo et al. 2012

  49. Galactic Transients: Cygnus X3 Tavani et al. 2009

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