Peter F. Michelson, Stanford University
Professor
Stanford, California
peterm@stanford.edu
Office:
(650) 723-3004
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Bio/Research
My research is in experimental and observational astrophysics, with the current focus on observations of the high-energy universe with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically, I have also done research on gravitational radiation detection. Currently, ...
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Bio/Research
My research is in experimental and observational astrophysics, with the current focus on observations of the high-energy universe with the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Historically, I have also done research on gravitational radiation detection. Currently, I lead the international collaboration that built and now operates the Fermi LAT. Investigations with the LAT include observations of gravitationally compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes as well as searching for signatures of dark matter in the diffuse radiation and the study of transient gamma-ray bursts. The LAT data set continues to grow and the energy coverage increases with increasing exposure.
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