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Description
The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) is an upcoming NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) satellite mission with a planned Falcon 9 launch in 2027. COSI operates as a Compton telescope in the 0.2-5 MeV gamma-ray bandpass, it has an instantaneous field of view of >25%-sky, and it obtains coverage the entire sky every day. COSI provides imaging, spectroscopy, and polarimetry of astrophysical sources, and its germanium detectors have excellent energy resolution for emission line measurements. Science goals for COSI include studies of 0.511 MeV emission from antimatter annihilation in the Galaxy, mapping radioactive elements from nucleosynthesis, determining emission mechanisms and source geometries with polarization measurements, and detecting and localizing multimessenger sources. COSI has completed its Critical Design Review and is moving into construction of flight hardware. In this presentation, I will describe the final instrument design, the current hardware and software testing, and the general status of the mission.
| Eligibility for "Best presentation for young researcher" or "Best poster for young researcher" prize | No |
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