GLAST

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope ( GLAST )

Short Description

The Universe is home to numerous exotic and beautiful phenomena, some of which can generate almost inconceivable amounts of energy.
GLAST will open the high-energy world exploration.
GLAST is a superior tool to study how black holes, notorious for pulling matter in, can accelerate jets of gas outward at fantastic speeds.

GLAST will be used to:
1. study subatomic particles at energies far greater than those seen in ground-based particle accelerators.
2. gain valuable information about the birth and early evolution of the Universe.

GLAST will detect gamma rays in a range of energies from thousands to hundreds of billions of times more energetic than the light visible to the human eye.
GLAST will study mechanisms of particle acceleration in extreme astrophysical environments.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

What GLAST will study ?

	Active Galactic Nuclei and Blazars
	Gamma-Ray Bursts
	Pulsars
	Solar Flares
	Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics
	Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources

Mission Overview

Launch Date	February 2007
Lifetime	5 years
Lifetime Goal	10 years
Orbit	LEO @ 550 Km of height & 28,5° of inclination
Launch Vehicle	Delta 2920H-10

Glast Instruments

GLAST will employ 2 instruments to observe the Gamma-Ray universe:

1. The Large Area Telescope (LAT)
The LAT will detect gamma rays using a technique known as Pair-Conversion.

2. The GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM)
The GBM is designed to observe gamma ray bursts, which are sudden, brief flashes of gamma rays that occur about once a day at random positions in the sky.

G & A vs. GLAST

The company is involved for the silicon ladders fabrication and test & tray modules assembly (Tower).