Exploring the Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Rays with AMEGO
Abstract
The All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory (AMEGO) is a probe class mission concept that will provide essential contributions to multimessenger astrophysics in the next decade. By observing gamma-ray emissions from particle accelerators and sources of gravitational waves and astrophysical neutrinos, AMEGO will further our understanding of the origin of cosmic messengers and extreme environments. AMEGO operates both as a Compton and pair telescope to achieve unprecedented sensitivity between 200 keV and 10 GeV. Observations in this under-explored energy range will probe the transport of cosmic rays, Galactic evolution, dynamics of the interstellar medium, and relativistic particle acceleration. We will give an overview of the AMEGO mission and a summary of science topics relating to the origin and evolution of cosmic rays.
- Publication:
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43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February
- Pub Date:
- January 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021cosp...43E1371K