Abstract AGILE is an ASI Small Scientific Mission dedicated to gamma-ray astrophysics, which will detect and image photons in the 30-50and in the 10-40energy ranges. It is planned to be operational during the second half of 2005 and it will be the only mission entirely dedicated to high energy astrophysics above 30during the period 2005-2007. We discuss the expected performance of the AGILE space detector, which scientific program emphasizes a quick response to gamma-ray transients and multiwavelength studies of gamma-ray sources.
Keywords gamma rays: observations - gamma rays: theory - instrumentation: detectors
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