AGILE: a Gamma-Ray Mission for a Light Imaging Detector
Tavani, M. ; Barbiellini, G. ; Caraveo, P. ; et al. ; - ASI Sponsor
Dec - 1998

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type: Article Journal

Abstract
AGILE is an innovative, cost-effective gamma-ray mission proposed to the ASI Program of Small Scientific Missions. It is planned to detect gamma-rays in the 30 MeV - 50 GeV energy band and operate as an \\backslashbf Observatory\ open to the international community. Primary scientific goals include the study of AGNs, gamma-ray bursts, Galactic sources, unidentified gamma-ray sources, solar flares, and diffuse gamma-ray emission. AGILE is planned to be operational during the year 2001 for a 3-year mission. It will ideally `fill the gap between EGRET and GLAST, and support ground-based multiwavelength studies of high-energy sources.

keywords : AGILE