Author/Authors :
Bellazzini، نويسنده , , R and Angelini، نويسنده , , F and Bagagli، نويسنده , , R and Baldini، نويسنده , , L and Brez، نويسنده , , A and Ceccanti، نويسنده , , M and Cohen Tanugi، نويسنده , , J and Kuss، نويسنده , , M and Latronico، نويسنده , , L and Massai، نويسنده , , M.M and Minuti، نويسنده , , M and Omodei، نويسنده , , N and Spandre، نويسنده , , G and Vigiani، نويسنده , , L and Zetti، نويسنده , , F، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The Gamma ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is an astro-particle mission that will study the mostly unexplored, high energy (20 MeV–1 TeV) spectrum of photons coming from active sources in the universe. Construction of the GLAST silicon tracker, by far the largest ever built for a space mission, is now well on the way, as it is scheduled for launch by NASA in autumn 2006. We report on the basic technology adopted for the silicon detectors, particularly in connection to their use in space, on the first results of sensors testing and on the status of tracker assembly.