1. The GLAST tracker design and construction
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Bellazzini, R, Andreanelli, L, Angelini, Franco, Allegretti, S, Bagagli, R, Baldini, Luca, Barbiellini, G, Belli, F, Brez, A, Ceccanti, M, Cecchi, C, Ceschia, M, Tanugi, Jc, De Angelis, A, Favuzzi, C, Gargano, F, Giannitrapani, R, Giglietto, Giordano, F, Kuss, M, Latronico, L, Longo, F, Loparco, F, Lubrano, P, Massai, MARCO MARIA, Mazziotta, Mn, Minuti, M, Morselli, A, Omodei, N, Paccagnella, A, Pagliarone, C, Picozza, P, Prest, M, Raino, S, Rando, R, Spandre, G, Spinelli, P, Vigiani, L, Zetti, F, RI Baldini Luca/E 5396 2012 lubrano pasquale/F 7269 2012 Morselli Aldo/G 6769 2011 Kuss Michael/H 8959 2012, R., Bellazzini, L., Andreanelli, F., Angelini, S., Allegretti, R., Bagagli, L., Baldini, BARBIELLINI AMIDEI, Guido, F., Belli, A., Brez, M., Ceccanti, C., Cecchi, M., Ceschia, J. C., Tanugi, Angelis, A., C., Favuzzi, F., Gargano, R., Giannitrapani, Giglietto, F., Giordano, M., Ku, L., Latronico, Longo, Francesco, F., Loparco, P., Lubrano, M. M., Massai, M. N., Mazziotta, M., Minuti, A., Morselli, N., Omodei, A., Paccagnella, C., Pagliarone, P., Picozza, M., Prest, S., Rain\`o, R., Rando, G., Spandre, P., Spinelli, L., Vigiani, and F., Zetti
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Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Particle detector ,GLAST ,law.invention ,Telescope ,gamma-ray astrophysics ,Silicon Tracker ,Spitzer Space Telescope ,law ,Aerospace engineering ,Physics ,Spacecraft ,Spectrometer ,business.industry ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,gamma ray satellite ,silicon tracker ,Astronomy ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Semiconductor detector ,Measuring instrument ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,business ,Energy (signal processing) - Abstract
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is an international and multi-agency space mission that will study the cosmos in the energy range 20 MeV – 1 TeV. GLAST is an imaging gamma-ray telescope more much capable than instruments flown previously. The main instrument on board of the spacecraft is the Large Area Telescope (LAT), a high energy pair conversion telescope consisting of three major subsystems: a precision silicon tracker/converter, a CsI electromagnetic calorimeter and a segmented anti-coincidence system. In this article, we present the status of the construction and tests of the silicon tracker.
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- 2002