TY - JOUR A1 - De Angelis, A. A1 - Tatischeff, V. A1 - Tavani, M. A1 - Oberlack, U. A1 - Grenier, I. A1 - Hanloni, L. A1 - Walter, R. A1 - Argan, A. A1 - Von Ballmoos, P. A1 - Bulgarelli, A. A1 - Donnarumma, I. A1 - Hernanz, M. A1 - Kuvvetli, I. A1 - Pearce, M. A1 - Zdziarski, A. A1 - Aboudan, A. A1 - Ajello, M. A1 - Ambrosi, G. A1 - Bernard, D. A1 - Bernardini, E. A1 - Bonvicini, V. A1 - Brogna, A. A1 - Branchesi, M. A1 - Budtz-Jorgensen, C. A1 - Bykov, A. M. A1 - Campana, R. A1 - Cardillo, M. A1 - Coppi, P. A1 - De Martino, D. A1 - Diehl, R. A1 - Doro, M. A1 - Fioretti, V. A1 - Funk, S. A1 - Ghisellini, G. A1 - Grove, E. A1 - Hamadache, C. A1 - Hartmann, D. H. A1 - Hayashida, M. A1 - Isern, J. A1 - Kanbach, G. A1 - Kiener, J. A1 - Knodlseder, J. A1 - Labanti, C. A1 - Laurent, P. A1 - Limousin, O. A1 - Longo, F. A1 - Mannheim, K. A1 - Marisaldi, M. A1 - Martinez, M. A1 - Mazziotta, Mario Nicola A1 - McEnery, J. A1 - Mereghetti, S. A1 - Minervini, G. A1 - Moiseev, A. A1 - Morselli, A. A1 - Nakazawa, K. A1 - Orleanski, P. A1 - Paredes, J. M. A1 - Patricelli, B. A1 - Pevre, J. A1 - Piano, G. A1 - Pohl, Martin A1 - Ramarijaona, H. A1 - Rando, R. A1 - Reichardt, I. A1 - Roncadelli, M. A1 - Silva, R. A1 - Tavecchio, F. A1 - Thompson, D. J. A1 - Turolla, R. A1 - Ulyanov, A. A1 - Vacchi, A. A1 - Wu, X. A1 - Zoglauer, A. T1 - The e-ASTROGAM mission Exploring the extreme Universe with gamma rays in the MeV - GeV range JF - Experimental astronomy : an international journal on astronomical instrumentation and data analysis N2 - e-ASTROGAM (‘enhanced ASTROGAM’) is a breakthrough Observatory space mission, with a detector composed by a Silicon tracker, a calorimeter, and an anticoincidence system, dedicated to the study of the non-thermal Universe in the photon energy range from 0.3 MeV to 3 GeV – the lower energy limit can be pushed to energies as low as 150 keV, albeit with rapidly degrading angular resolution, for the tracker, and to 30 keV for calorimetric detection. The mission is based on an advanced space-proven detector technology, with unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolution, combined with polarimetric capability. Thanks to its performance in the MeV-GeV domain, substantially improving its predecessors, e-ASTROGAM will open a new window on the non-thermal Universe, making pioneering observations of the most powerful Galactic and extragalactic sources, elucidating the nature of their relativistic outflows and their effects on the surroundings. With a line sensitivity in the MeV energy range one to two orders of magnitude better than previous generation instruments, e-ASTROGAM will determine the origin of key isotopes fundamental for the understanding of supernova explosion and the chemical evolution of our Galaxy. The mission will provide unique data of significant interest to a broad astronomical community, complementary to powerful observatories such as LIGO-Virgo-GEO600-KAGRA, SKA, ALMA, E-ELT, TMT, LSST, JWST, Athena, CTA, IceCube, KM3NeT, and the promise of eLISA. KW - High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy KW - High-Energy Astrophysics KW - Nuclear Astrophysics KW - Compton and Pair Creation Telescope KW - Gamma-Ray Bursts KW - Active Galactic Nuclei KW - Jets KW - Outflows KW - Multiwavelength Observations of the Universe KW - Counterparts of gravitational waves KW - Fermi KW - Dark Matter KW - Nucleosynthesis KW - Early Universe KW - Supernovae KW - Cosmic Rays KW - Cosmic Antimatter Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-017-9533-6 SN - 0922-6435 SN - 1572-9508 VL - 44 SP - 25 EP - 82 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht ER -