INTEGRAL: the next major gamma-ray astronomy mission?
Abstract
The International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) is a proposed joint ESA/NASA/Russia gamma-ray astronomy mission which will provide both imaging and spectroscopy. It is currently at the final stages of an ESA phase-A study which it is hoped will lead to it being adopted during 1993 as the second 'medium-class' mission within ESA's Horizon 2000 plan. Launched in less than 10 years time it will be the successor to the current generation of gamma-ray spacecraft, NASA's Compton Observatory (GRO) and the Soviet- French Granat/Sigma mission. The baseline is to have two main instruments covering the photon energy range 50 keV to 10 MeV, one concentrating on high-resolution spectroscopy, the other emphasizing imaging. In addition there will be two monitors--an X-ray monitor which will extend the photon energy range continuously covered down to a few keV, and an Optical Transient Camera which will search for optical emission from gamma-ray bursts.
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© 1993 SPIE. The authors are members of the INTEGRAL Phase-A science working team. During the phase-A study valuable external scientific and engineering support was provided by: L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, S.T. Belyaev, K. Bennett, G.F. Bignami, A.J. Bird, R. Buccheri, K. Byard, M. Cassé, E. Caroli, T. Carter, A. Chomas, T. Cline, M.J. Coe, M. Cruise, G. DiCocco, C.J. Eyles, J.L. Ferrero, W. Fowler, M. Gilfanov, C.V. Goodall, D. Goodwin, S. Grebenev, A.J. Gomm, R.A. Gowen, J. Higdon, K. Hurley, V.K. Karrask, H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, C. Labanti, J. Lang, C.M. Leach, V.I. Lebedev, R. Lehoucq, F. Lei, J. Lesko, M. Leventhal, R. Lin, J. Ling, R. Lingenfelter, R. Long, N. Lund, I. McHardy, G. Malaguti, P. Mandrou, M. Mas-Hesse, S. Mereghetti, A.S. Miller, C. Miravet, J. Morales, R. Muller, M. Niel, P. Olmos, J. Paul, R. Pehl, M. Pelling, I.B. Pleasants, N. Prantzos, E. Quadrini, R. Ramaty, D. Ramsden, V. Reglero, C. Reppin, E. Rossi, J.A. Ruiz, F. Sanchez, F. Schiavone, Y. Schutz, G. Share, A. Smirnov, A. Smith, A. Spizzichino, R. Staubert, J.B. Stephen, T. Sumner, B.M. Swinyard, B.G. Taylor, A. Traci, J. Tueller, M.J.L. Turner, J.L. Uzo, L. Varnell, L. Waldron, W. Wheaton, S. Woosley.Attached Files
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