%0 Generic %1 tomsick2019compton %A Tomsick, John A. %A Zoglauer, Andreas %A Sleator, Clio %A Lazar, Hadar %A Beechert, Jacqueline %A Boggs, Steven %A Roberts, Jarred %A Siegert, Thomas %A Lowell, Alex %A Wulf, Eric %A Grove, Eric %A Phlips, Bernard %A Brandt, Terri %A Smale, Alan %A Kierans, Carolyn %A Burns, Eric %A Hartmann, Dieter %A Leising, Mark %A Ajello, Marco %A Fryer, Chris %A Amman, Mark %A Chang, Hsiang-Kuang %A Jean, Pierre %A von Ballmoos, Peter %D 2019 %K tifr %T The Compton Spectrometer and Imager %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.04334 %X In this Astro2020 APC White Paper, we describe a Small Explorer (SMEX) mission concept called the Compton Spectrometer and Imager. COSI is a Compton telescope that covers the bandpass often referred to as the "MeV Gap" because it is the least explored region of the whole electromagnetic spectrum. COSI provides a significant improvement in sensitivity along with high-resolution spectroscopy, enabling studies of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission and measurements of several radioactive elements that trace the Galactic history of supernovae. COSI also measures polarization of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), accreting black holes, and pulsars as well as detecting and localizing multimessenger sources. In the following, we describe the COSI science, the instrument, and its capabilities. We highlight many Astro2020 science WPs that describe the COSI science in depth.

@misc{tomsick2019compton, abstract = {In this Astro2020 APC White Paper, we describe a Small Explorer (SMEX) mission concept called the Compton Spectrometer and Imager. COSI is a Compton telescope that covers the bandpass often referred to as the "MeV Gap" because it is the least explored region of the whole electromagnetic spectrum. COSI provides a significant improvement in sensitivity along with high-resolution spectroscopy, enabling studies of 511 keV electron-positron annihilation emission and measurements of several radioactive elements that trace the Galactic history of supernovae. COSI also measures polarization of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), accreting black holes, and pulsars as well as detecting and localizing multimessenger sources. In the following, we describe the COSI science, the instrument, and its capabilities. We highlight many Astro2020 science WPs that describe the COSI science in depth.}, added-at = {2019-08-14T04:04:41.000+0200}, author = {Tomsick, John A. and Zoglauer, Andreas and Sleator, Clio and Lazar, Hadar and Beechert, Jacqueline and Boggs, Steven and Roberts, Jarred and Siegert, Thomas and Lowell, Alex and Wulf, Eric and Grove, Eric and Phlips, Bernard and Brandt, Terri and Smale, Alan and Kierans, Carolyn and Burns, Eric and Hartmann, Dieter and Leising, Mark and Ajello, Marco and Fryer, Chris and Amman, Mark and Chang, Hsiang-Kuang and Jean, Pierre and von Ballmoos, Peter}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fbe7370f4eb61233fa6e209fce053d16/citekhatri}, description = {The Compton Spectrometer and Imager}, interhash = {e58b2443fb669912e8e5bf34f6b7b5a1}, intrahash = {fbe7370f4eb61233fa6e209fce053d16}, keywords = {tifr}, note = {cite arxiv:1908.04334Comment: 11 pages, submitted to the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020) as an Activities, Projects, or State of the Profession Consideration (APC) White Paper}, timestamp = {2019-08-14T04:04:41.000+0200}, title = {The Compton Spectrometer and Imager}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.04334}, year = 2019 }