NASA's Fermi Explores High-energy "Space Invaders"
January 10, 2013
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on Fermi detects gamma-rays by tracking the electrons positrons they produce after striking layers of tungsten. This ability also makes the LAT an excellent tool for exploring high-energy cosmic rays. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
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Technology Internet, Leptons, Radiation, Physics, Environment, Quantum electrodynamics, Positron, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Cosmic ray, Telescope, Gamma ray, Enrico Fermi, Astroparticle physics, Electron, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
