Large Area Telescope (LAT)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:analysis collaborative
gptkbp:can_detect gamma rays
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:collection continuous
gptkbp:data_type event data
integral data
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:dimensions 1.8 m x 1.8 m x 1.5 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Large Area Telescope (LAT)
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Physics
gptkb:cosmology
high-energy astrophysics
fundamental physics
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:magnetometer
tracker
scintillator
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Fermi_spacecraft
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gptkb:supernova_remnants
gamma-ray bursts
pulsars
extragalactic sources
galactic sources
diffuse gamma-ray emission
gptkbp:launch_date June 11, 2008
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass about 4,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:operated_by Fermi Science Support Center
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:2008
gptkbp:orbit_type low Earth orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude about 550 km
gptkbp:power_source 20 Me V to >300 Ge V
gptkbp:powers < 1 k W
gptkbp:primary_use astrophysics
gamma-ray astronomy
cosmic ray studies
dark matter searches
gptkbp:released publicly available
Fermi LAT data archive
gptkbp:sensitivity < 1% Crab Nebula
gptkbp:view 2.4 steradians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4