Who is involved in GLAST?
Composed of science teams from around the world, GLAST
will detect gamma rays emitted by the most energetic objects and phenomena
in the universe. GLAST
is part of the Structure
and Evolution of the Universe (SEU) theme in NASA's
Office of Space Science, along with the partnership of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) and many international partners. Project
management for GLAST is coordinated by NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center, under the direction of Elizabeth Citrin. Education
and Public Outreach for GLAST is being led by Lynn
Cominsky at Sonoma State University.
There are two instruments on board GLAST: the Large
Area Telescope (LAT) and the GLAST
Burst Monitor (GBM). The principal investigator for the LAT is Peter Michelson
of Stanford University. In addition to LAT instrument management, Stanford University
(HEPL and SLAC) is
responsible for the assembly and integration of the complete instrument, data
acquisition system management (DAQ),
as well as software development for GLAST's flight system and science analysis.
SLAC is a DOE facility at Stanford University. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
(GSFC) will be coordinating the development of the anti-coincidence detector
(ACD), along with software development for scientific analysis through the GLAST
Science Support Center. The University of California, Santa Cruz will manage
the tracker (TKR) design
and development. The US Naval Research Lab (NRL) is responsible for the development
of the calorimetry detectors (CAL),
as well as CAL management and integration. NRL is also contributing to the development
of DAQ processors and interfaces.
GLAST's multi-international teams are making major contributions to the design,
development, testing and integration of the LAT. The Japanese Team will provide
detectors for the TKR. The Italian Team will assemble and intergrate the TKR,
and operate the Malindi Ground Station. The Swedish team is also contributing
to the development of the CAL.
A complete listing of the LAT
science team individuals and their responsibilities is available.
In addition, a listing of the institutions participating in the
LAT collaboration is also available.
Development of the GLAST
Burst Monitor (GBM) is being managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
under the direction of Principal Investigator Charles Meegan. The Co-principal
Investigator is Giselher Lichti, of the Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische
Physik. Scientists from the University of Alabama, Huntsville are also helping
to develop the GBM. A complete list of the GBM
science team and institutions is available.
GLAST has chosen four interdisciplinary scientists (IDS)
to study important scientific issues that ideally address GLAST observations.
A list
(PDF file) of participants maintained by the project office is also available.
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