All-Sky-ASTROGAM - The MeV Gamma-Ray Companion to Multimessenger Astronomy

A. De Angelis; V. Tatischeff; M. Mallamaci; R. Rando; M. Tavani; U. Oberlack; R. Walter; G. Ambrosi; A. Argan; P. von Ballmoos; D. Bastieri; E.  Bernardini; S. Brandt; A. Bulgarelli; A. Bykov; V. Fioretti; I. Grenier; L. Hanlon; D. H. Hartmann; M. Hernanz; G. Kanbach; I. Kuvvetli; P. Laurent; M.  Mariotti; M. N. Mazziotta; J. Mc Enery; S. Mereghetti; A. Morselli; K. Nakazawa; M. Pearce; E.  Prandini; J. Rico; R. Curado da Silva; X. Wu; A. Zdziarski; A. Zoglauer

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All-Sky-ASTROGAM - The MeV Gamma-Ray Companion to Multimessenger Astronomy

A. De Angelis, V. Tatischeff, M. Mallamaci^*, R. Rando, M. Tavani, U. Oberlack, R. Walter, G. Ambrosi, A. Argan, P. von Ballmoos, D. Bastieri, E. Bernardini, S. Brandt, A. Bulgarelli, A. Bykov, V. Fioretti, I. Grenier, L. Hanlon, D. H. Hartmann, M. HernanzG. Kanbach, I. Kuvvetli, P. Laurent, M. Mariotti, M. N. Mazziotta, J. Mc Enery, S. Mereghetti, A. Morselli, K. Nakazawa, M. Pearce, E. Prandini, J. Rico, R. Curado da Silva, X. Wu, A. Zdziarski, A. Zoglauer

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In the era of multi-messenger astronomy it is of paramount importance to have in space a gamma-ray monitor capable of detecting energetic transients in the energy range from 0.1 MeV to a few hundred MeV, with good imaging capabilities. The All-Sky-ASTROGAM mission proposal aims to place into an L2 orbit a gamma-ray instrument (∼ 100 kg) dedicated to fast detection, localization, and gamma-ray spectroscopy of flaring and merging activity of compact objects in the Universe, with unprecedented sensitivity and polarimetric capability in the MeV range. The instrument is based on the ASTROGAM concept, which combines three detection systems of space-proven technology: a silicon tracker in which the cosmic gamma rays undergo Compton scattering or a pair conversion, a scintillation calorimeter to absorb and measure the energy of the secondary particles, and an anticoincidence system to veto the prompt reaction background induced by charged particles. The gamma-ray imager and the platform will be connected through a boom and will have almost no occultation, making possible a continuous monitoring of every single gamma-ray source in the sky during the entire mission lifetime.

Original language	English
Article number	579
Journal	P o S - Proceedings of Science
Volume	358
ISSN	1824-8039
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/1.358.0579
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	36th International Cosmic Ray Conference - Madison, United States Duration: 24 Jul 2019 → 1 Aug 2019 Conference number: 36

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Conference	36th International Cosmic Ray Conference
Number	36
Country/Territory	United States
City	Madison
Period	24/07/2019 → 01/08/2019

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Angelis, A. D., Tatischeff, V., Mallamaci, M., Rando, R., Tavani, M., Oberlack, U., Walter, R., Ambrosi, G., Argan, A., Ballmoos, P. V., Bastieri, D., Bernardini, E., Brandt, S., Bulgarelli, A., Bykov, A., Fioretti, V., Grenier, I., Hanlon, L., Hartmann, D. H., ... Zoglauer, A. (2020). All-Sky-ASTROGAM - The MeV Gamma-Ray Companion to Multimessenger Astronomy. P o S - Proceedings of Science, 358, Article 579. https://doi.org/10.22323/1.358.0579

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