The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope - A particle detector in space

Abstract:

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a joint NASA/DOE mission that
was launched two years ago. The main detector component of the Fermi
LAT is a tracker made of Silicon Strip detectors. In this talk I will
describe the instrument and highlight the differences and similarities
to the LHCb inner tracker.
I will give an overview over the collected gamma-ray data and explain
the different types of sources that are detected. The main focus will
be on pulsars (spinning neutron stars). I will describe how pulsars
can be discovered in a Òblind frequency searchÓ and how Fermi has
changed our knowledge about these exotic objects.