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The Fermi Mission Liz Hays (NASA GSFC) Fermi Symposium 2017

The Fermi Mission Liz Hays (NASA GSFC) Fermi Symposium 2017

Overview • • Mission status Highlights from the teams Catalogs and more catalogs! Looking

Overview • • Mission status Highlights from the teams Catalogs and more catalogs! Looking ahead Fermi Symposium 2017

Observatory Status • Fermi continues to operate extremely smoothly and to perform at full

Observatory Status • Fermi continues to operate extremely smoothly and to perform at full capability – No consumables – No degradation of science performance • Most observations in sky survey mode – Occasional pointed observations for autonomous repoints and target of opportunity requests – Minimal down time for calibration activities Fermi Symposium 2017

The Sky Is Busier Than Ever • LAT Target of Opportunity observations in past

The Sky Is Busier Than Ever • LAT Target of Opportunity observations in past year – Flaring blazars (CTA 102) and MW campaigns (e. g. EHT campaign on M 87) – Galactic Novae – Crab Nebula • 2 gamma-ray binaries near periastron • Ice. Cube neutrino events Report campaigns that depend on Fermi coverage to guarantee consideration when planning observatory activities. https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa. gov/ssc/observations/multi/reporting/ Fermi Symposium 2017

Two Binaries at Close Approach PSR B 1259 -63 3. 4 yr orbital period

Two Binaries at Close Approach PSR B 1259 -63 3. 4 yr orbital period Periastron Sept. 22, 2018 PSR J 2032+4127 ~50 yr orbital period Periastron Nov. 13, 2018 S. Johnson et al. 1999 Fermi Symposium 2017 W. Ho et al. 2017

Neutrino Follow-up • Fermi-LAT reported an active gamma-ray blazar in the error region of

Neutrino Follow-up • Fermi-LAT reported an active gamma-ray blazar in the error region of an Ice. Cube extremely highenergy neutrino, 170922 A Fermi Symposium 2017

A Good “Problem” to Have Exposure Strategy Example Interleaved survey and pointed Sky survey

A Good “Problem” to Have Exposure Strategy Example Interleaved survey and pointed Sky survey Exposure (normalized to average) Sky survey provides optimal monitoring multiple Fermi of Symposium 2017 objects of interest.

Communications • Rapid science communications from teams – GCN ASDC Interactive Tables LAT GRBs:

Communications • Rapid science communications from teams – GCN ASDC Interactive Tables LAT GRBs: http: //www. asdc. asi. it/grblat/ LAT ATels: http: //www. asdc. asi. it/feratel/ • Gamma-ray Bursts • Bright flaring sources in LAT – Astronomer’s Telegram • Fermi News - subscribe at https: //lists. nasa. gov/mailman/listi nfo/fermi-news • Fermi Multiwavelength list subscribe at https: //lists. nasa. gov/mailman/listi nfo/gammamw Fermi Symposium 2017

Fermi Sky Monitoring • Monitored Source List Lightcurves – https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa. gov/ssc/data/a

Fermi Sky Monitoring • Monitored Source List Lightcurves – https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa. gov/ssc/data/a ccess/lat/msl_lc/ • Fermi All-sky Variability Analysis (FAVA) https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa. gov/ssc/data/access/lat/FAVA/ Fermi Symposium 2017

Highlights from the LAT • Science Support Center reconfiguration – Process begun to transition

Highlights from the LAT • Science Support Center reconfiguration – Process begun to transition some duties from LAT instrument operations at SLAC to the SSC – Plan includes overlap period to ensure smooth transition • Along with transition planning activities, making internal updates to the development and build process for LAT software – Greater emphasis on python will further enhance community development activities (e. g. , open source fermi. Py framework) Fermi Symposium 2017

Fermi-GBM GRB Triggers 200 long GRB triggers per year -> Massive star collapse 40

Fermi-GBM GRB Triggers 200 long GRB triggers per year -> Massive star collapse 40 short GRB triggers per year -> Compact mergers Fermi Symposium 2017

Highlights from the GBM • GBM Response Generator released – https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa.

Highlights from the GBM • GBM Response Generator released – https: //fermi. gsfc. nasa. gov/ssc/data/analysis/rmfit/ • Hourly Continuous Time Tagged Event (CTTE) Files released – Currently from Sept. 7, 2017. Ultimately, all files from beginning of CTTE in Nov. 2012 • Targeted and untargeted searches implemented to find subthreshold short GRB counterparts to GW events. Techniques also applied to neutrino events and Fast Radio Bursts. • Coming Soon: python-based replacement for Rmfit with an interface to XSPEC Untriggered short GRB candidates are released to GCN. Candidates from older data: https: //gammaray. nsstc. nasa. gov/gbm/science/sgrb_search. html Fermi Symposium 2017

Rich Menu of Catalogs: Recent Additions GBM • 6 -yr Trigger Catalog (3 FGBM)

Rich Menu of Catalogs: Recent Additions GBM • 6 -yr Trigger Catalog (3 FGBM) • 8 -yr Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Catalog (submitted) • 8 -yr Trigger and Spectral Catalog (in preparation) LAT • • Extended Sources in the Galactic Plane (FGES) Second Fermi All-sky Variability Analysis catalog (2 FAV) Third high-energy source catalog (3 FHL) 2 nd GRB catalog, extended source catalog (FHES), 4 FGL and 4 LAC in preparation Coming Soon - 4 FGL! Fermi Symposium 2017

Senior Review • Fermi science is very strong looking ahead. – New phenomena to

Senior Review • Fermi science is very strong looking ahead. – New phenomena to pursue, new data products, new catalogs and the rich science that they enable, continued work to understand the instruments and their performance for deep observations • NASA Senior Review cycle changing from 2 year to 3 year cadence. Next Senior Review happens in 2019. Fermi Symposium 2017

Fermi @ 10 • Fermi is turning 10 next year! • Planning activities to

Fermi @ 10 • Fermi is turning 10 next year! • Planning activities to highlight science results from the first 10 years at conferences and on social media • Next Fermi Symposium late Summer/early Fall 2018 • Things you can do to celebrate Fermi @ 10 in 2018 – Public Talks on your favorite Fermi Science • E. g. Astronomy on Tap – Outreach Events • E. g. Masterclass programs (hands-on data analysis for high school students) Fermi Symposium 2017

In Closing • Fermi is set to continue well beyond 10 years • Watch

In Closing • Fermi is set to continue well beyond 10 years • Watch for the release of new products and catalogs from the teams – (and don’t forget to take advantage of all the information and tools that are already out there) • Let us know if you have ideas for things that will make your science better • Get ready to celebrate Fermi @ 10 Fermi Symposium 2017