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AGILE: a Gamma-Ray Mission for a Light Imaging Detector

M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, P. Caraveo, S. Di Pippo, S. Mereghetti, A, Morselli, A. Pellizzoni, A. Perrino, P. Picozza, P. Schiavon, S. Severoni, F. Tavecchio, A. Vacchi, S. Vercellone

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9812096

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 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.

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