Fermi-LAT

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Fermi_Science_Support_Center
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:CNRS
gptkb:DOE
gptkb:INAF
gptkb:CEA
gptkb:INFN
gptkb:ASI
other international partners
gptkbp:dataPubliclyAvailable yes
gptkbp:detects gamma-ray photons
gptkbp:fieldOfView 2.4 steradians
gptkbp:fullName Fermi Large Area Telescope
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fermi-LAT
gptkbp:launched 2008-06-11
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:mass 2780 kg (Fermi spacecraft total)
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Fermi_Bubbles
gamma-ray pulsars
gamma-ray sources catalog
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType low Earth orbit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:EGRET
gptkbp:primaryMission gamma-ray astronomy
gptkbp:range 20 MeV to >300 GeV
gptkbp:resolution angular resolution varies with energy (better at higher energies)
gptkbp:scientificGoals search for dark matter
study supernova remnants
study active galactic nuclei
study gamma-ray bursts
study pulsars
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:wavelengthRange gptkb:gamma_rays
gptkbp:website https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/instruments/lat.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WIMPs
gptkb:Large_Area_Telescope_(LAT)
gptkb:Weakly_Interacting_Massive_Particle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7