The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT) Project Status

Buckley JH, Alnussirat S, Altomare C, Bose RG, Braun D, Buhler JD, Burns E, Chamberlain RD, Chen W, Cherry ML, Di Venere L, Dumonthier J, Errando M, Funk S, Giordano F, Hoffman J, Hughes Z, Huth DJ, Kelly PL, Krizmanic JF, Kuwahara M, Licciulli F, Liu G, Mazziotta MN, Mitchell JG, Mitchell JW, de Nolfo GA, Paoletti R, Pillera R, Rauch BF, Serini D, Simburger G, Sudvarg M, Suarez G, Tatoli T, Varner GS, Wulf E, Zink A, Zober WV (2022)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2022

Journal

PoS - Proceedings of Science SISSA

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 395

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Virtual, Berlin, DEU

Abstract

We describe the development of a future gamma-ray/cosmic-ray mission called the Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT). The instrument will combine a pair tracker and Compton telescope in a single monolithic design. By using scintillating fibers for the tracker and wavelength-shifting fibers to readout CsI detectors, the instrument will achieve an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity compared with Fermi but with fewer readout channels, and lower complexity. By incorporating multiple Compton imaging over a very large effective area, the instrument will also achieve orders of magnitude improvement in MeV sensitivity compared with other proposed instruments. The mission would have a broad impact on astroparticle physics, but the primary science drivers for the mission include: (1) probing WIMP dark matter across the entire natural mass range and annihilation cross section for a thermal WIMP, (2) providing a nearly all-sky instantaneous FoV, with prompt sub-degree localization and polarization measurements for gamma-ray transients such as neutron-star mergers and (3) making measurements of rare utraheavy cosmic ray nuclei to distinguish between n-star merger and SNae r-process synthesis of the heavy elements. We will describe ongoing work including a series of accelerator beam tests, a piggy-back Antactic flight (APTlite) and the recently funded long-duration balloon mission: the Antarctic Demonstrator for APT (ADAPT).

Authors with CRIS profile

Stefan Funk Lehrstuhl für Physik Adrian Zink Lehrstuhl für Physik

Involved external institutions

Washington University US United States (USA) (US) Louisiana State University US United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) IT Italy (IT) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) US United States (USA) (US) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory US United States (USA) (US) University of Minnesota (UMN) US United States (USA) (US) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa US United States (USA) (US) University of Maryland, Baltimore County US United States (USA) (US) Università degli Studi di Siena (UNISI) / University of Siena IT Italy (IT) George Washington University (GWU) US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Buckley, J.H., Alnussirat, S., Altomare, C., Bose, R.G., Braun, D., Buhler, J.D.,... Zober, W.V. (2022). The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT) Project Status. In Proceedings of Science. Virtual, Berlin, DEU: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Buckley, James H., et al. "The Advanced Particle-astrophysics Telescope (APT) Project Status." Proceedings of the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021, Virtual, Berlin, DEU Sissa Medialab Srl, 2022.

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