Introducing the CTA concept
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky coverage, to improve the sensitivity by about an order of magnitude, to span about four decades of energy, from a few tens of...
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todo:paper_09276505_v43_n_p3_Acharya2023-10-03T15:47:01Z Introducing the CTA concept Acharya, B.S. Air showers Cherenkov Telescopes TeV gamma-ray astronomy International cooperation Observatories Telescopes Tellurium compounds Air showers Cherenkov Telescope Cherenkov telescope arrays Energy resolutions Gamma ray observatories Gamma-ray astronomy International collaborations Very high energies Gamma rays The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky coverage, to improve the sensitivity by about an order of magnitude, to span about four decades of energy, from a few tens of GeV to above 100 TeV with enhanced angular and energy resolutions over existing VHE gamma-ray observatories. An international collaboration has formed with more than 1000 members from 27 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. In 2010 the CTA Consortium completed a Design Study and started a three-year Preparatory Phase which leads to production readiness of CTA in 2014. In this paper we introduce the science goals and the concept of CTA, and provide an overview of the project. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09276505_v43_n_p3_Acharya |
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Air showers Cherenkov Telescopes TeV gamma-ray astronomy International cooperation Observatories Telescopes Tellurium compounds Air showers Cherenkov Telescope Cherenkov telescope arrays Energy resolutions Gamma ray observatories Gamma-ray astronomy International collaborations Very high energies Gamma rays Acharya, B.S. Introducing the CTA concept |
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky coverage, to improve the sensitivity by about an order of magnitude, to span about four decades of energy, from a few tens of GeV to above 100 TeV with enhanced angular and energy resolutions over existing VHE gamma-ray observatories. An international collaboration has formed with more than 1000 members from 27 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. In 2010 the CTA Consortium completed a Design Study and started a three-year Preparatory Phase which leads to production readiness of CTA in 2014. In this paper we introduce the science goals and the concept of CTA, and provide an overview of the project. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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