The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is able to perform gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range from 20 MeV to 300 GeV . The LAT has a modular structure, consisting of 16 identical towers. Each tower is composed by a tracker, a calorimeter and a data acquisition module. A plastic scintillator anticoincidence system covers all the towers. The integrated LAT has been tested as a cosmic-ray observatory at "General Dynamics" in Gilbert, Arizona. The cosmic ray data samples collected at ground have been used to study the performance of the LAT tracker. Preliminary experimental data and a first comparison with Monte Carlo simulations for the tracker are shown.
GLAST LAT cosmic ray data analysis at ground / Brigida, M.; Caliandro, G. A.; Favuzzi, C.; Fusco, P.; Gargano, F.; Giglietto, N.; Giordano, F.; Loparco, F.; Mazziotta, M. N.; Monte, C.; Raino, S.; Spinelli, P.. - STAMPA. - 45:(2007), pp. 74-78. (Intervento presentato al convegno 5th workshop on science with the new generation high energy gamma-ray experiments tenutosi a Monteporzio, Italy nel June 18-20, 2007).
GLAST LAT cosmic ray data analysis at ground
C. Favuzzi;N. Giglietto;
2007-01-01
Abstract
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is able to perform gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range from 20 MeV to 300 GeV . The LAT has a modular structure, consisting of 16 identical towers. Each tower is composed by a tracker, a calorimeter and a data acquisition module. A plastic scintillator anticoincidence system covers all the towers. The integrated LAT has been tested as a cosmic-ray observatory at "General Dynamics" in Gilbert, Arizona. The cosmic ray data samples collected at ground have been used to study the performance of the LAT tracker. Preliminary experimental data and a first comparison with Monte Carlo simulations for the tracker are shown.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
