IBIS onboard INTEGRAL,
the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
INTEGRAL and IBIS in brief
INTEGRAL,
"INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics
Laboratory", is the ESA's gamma astronomy satellite scheduled
for launch in October 2002. It is dedicated to fine spectroscopy and
imaging of hard X-ray and gamma-ray sources in the energy range from 15 keV
to 10 MeV.
IBIS, "Imager on Board
INTEGRAL Satellite",
is a coded mask telescope which will observe galactic and extragalactic
sources.
Details about the mission, the satellite and its instruments can be found
in the
INTEGRAL Web Site at ESA
The IBIS-INTEGRAL Team at IASF-Palermo
Inside IBIS project, IASF-Palermo has been responsible of the
Ground Support Equipment required during all the development phases of the
instrument. Nowadays, IASF-Palermo is involved in the
definition of the IBIS calibration plan and is responsible
of the instrument operations.
With different commitments and tasks, the following IASF-Palermo
personnel is part of the IBIS-INTEGRAL group:
Giovanni La Rosa (Respons.) |
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Giacomo Fazio |
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Maurizio Gabriele |
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Santina Piraino |
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Bruno Sacco |
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Andrea Santangelo |
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Alberto Segreto |
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Contact person at IASF-Palermo:
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Giovanni.LaRosa at iasf-palermo.inaf.it
Last Modification: Wednesday, December 16 2009
Edit by Giovanni La Rosa
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