Speaker
Maria Fernanda Munoz Salinas
(University of Geneva)
Description
The DArk Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a satellite-borne particle detector used to study High Energy Cosmic Rays and Gamma Rays. After its successful launch into a sun-synchronous orbit in December 2015, it has been operating in nominal science operation mode for more than one year, covering large portions of the sky and revealing several bright gamma-ray sources. In this contribution, we discuss the instrument with an emphasis on its capability to measure photons, followed by a discussion on the photon detection analysis. Finally, we present the first analysis results of several bright Gamma-ray sources detected by DAMPE, such as the Geminga pulsar.
Author
Maria Fernanda Munoz Salinas
(University of Geneva)
Co-authors
Xin Wu
Stephan Zimmer
