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D. J. Thompson (NASA/GSFC), R. A. Cameron, S. W. Digel (SLAC), K. S. Wood (NRL), GLAST LAT Collaboration
Because gamma-ray astrophysics depends in many ways on multiwavelength studies, the GLAST Large Area Telescope (LAT) Collaboration has started multiwavelength planning well before the scheduled 2007 launch of the observatory. Some of the high-priority needs include: (1) radio and X-ray timing of pulsars; (2) expansion of blazar catalogs, including redshift measurements (3) improved observations of molecular clouds, especially at high galactic latitudes; (4) simultaneous broad-spectrum blazar flare measurements; (5) characterization of gamma-ray transients, including gamma ray bursts; (6) radio, optical, X-ray and TeV counterpart searches for unidentified gamma-ray sources. Work on the first three of these activites is needed before launch.
The GLAST Large Area Telescope is an international effort, with U.S. funding provided by the Department of Energy and NASA.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 37 #4
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