GRIPS - Gamma-Ray Imaging, Polarimetry and Spectroscopy

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Greiner, J. - Mannheim, K. - Hudec, René - Mészáros, A. … Total 68 authors
GRIPS - Gamma-Ray Imaging, Polarimetry and Spectroscopy.
Experimental Astronomy. Roč. 34, č. 2 (2012), s. 551-582. ISSN 0922-6435. E-ISSN 1572-9508
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10030501
Keywords : compton and pair creation telescope * gamma-ray bursts * nucleosynthesis
Subject RIV: BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics
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We propose to perform a continuously scanning all-sky survey from 200 keV to 80 MeV achieving a sensitivity which is better by a factor of 40 or more compared to the previous missions in this energy range (COMPTEL, INTEGRAL). These gamma-ray observations will be complemented by observations in the soft X-ray and (near-)infrared region with the corresponding telescopes placed on a separate satellite. We propose to investigate gamma-ray bursts and blazars, the mechanisms behind supernova explosions, nucleosynthesis and spallation, the enigmatic origin of positrons in our Galaxy, and the nature of radiation processes and particle acceleration in extreme cosmic sources including pulsars and magnetars.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0217730