Published September 15, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

The origin of cosmic rays: What can GLAST say?

  • 1. Stanford University (United States)
  • 2. Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland (United States)

Description

Gamma rays in the band from 30 MeV to 300 GeV, used in combination with direct measurements and with data from radio and X-ray bands, provide a powerful tool for studying the origin of Galactic cosmic rays. Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) with its fine 10-20 arcmin angular resolution will be able to map the sites of acceleration of cosmic rays and their interactions with interstellar matter. It will provide information that is necessary to study the acceleration of energetic particles in supernova shocks, their transport in the interstellar medium and penetration into molecular clouds

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
528
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 445-448
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Symposium on acceleration and transport of energetic particles observed in the heliosphere
Acronym
ACE 2000
Dates
5-8 Jan 2000
Place
Indian Wells, CA (United States)

Optional Information

Notes
(c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.
Collaborations
GLAST Collaboration