Expected performance of the ASTRI-SST-2M telescope prototype
Abstract
ASTRI (Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana) is an Italian flagship project pursued by INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica) strictly linked to the development of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, CTA. Primary goal of the ASTRI program is the design and production of an end-to-end prototype of a Small Size Telescope for the CTA sub-array devoted to the highest gamma-ray energy region. The prototype, named ASTRI SST-2M, will be tested on field in Italy during 2014. This telescope will be the first Cherenkov telescope adopting the double reflection layout in a Schwarzschild-Couder configuration with a tessellated primary mirror and a monolithic secondary mirror. The collected light will be focused on a compact and light-weight camera based on silicon photo-multipliers covering a 9.6 deg full field of view. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations have been performed to estimate the performance of the planned telescope. The results regarding its energy threshold, sensitivity and angular resolution are shown and discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.5006,
title = {Expected performance of the ASTRI-SST-2M telescope prototype},
author = {C. Bigongiari and F. Di Pierro and C. Morello and A. Stamerra and P. Vallania and G. Agnetta and L. A. Antonelli and D. Bastieri and G. Bellassai and M. Belluso and S. Billotta and B. Biondo and G. Bonanno and G. Bonnoli and P. Bruno and A. Bulgarelli and R. Canestrari and M. Capalbi and P. Caraveo and A. Carosi and E. Cascone and O. Catalano and M. Cereda and P. Conconi and V. Conforti and G. Cusumano and V. De Caprio and A. De Luca and A. Di Paola and D. Fantinel and M. Fiorini and D. Fugazza and D. Gardiol and M. Ghigo and F. Gianotti and S. Giarrusso and E. Giro and A. Grillo and D. Impiombato and S. Incorvaia and A. La Barbera and N. La Palombara and V. La Parola and G. La Rosa and L. Lessio and G. Leto and S. Lombardi and F. Lucarelli and M. C. Maccarone and G. Malaguti and G. Malaspina and V. Mangano and D. Marano and E. Martinetti and R. Millul and T. Mineo and A. MistÒ and G. Morlino and M. R. Panzera and G. Pareschi and G. Rodeghiero and P. Romano and F. Russo and B. Sacco and N. Sartore and J. Schwarz and A. Segreto and G. Sironi and G. Sottile and E. Strazzeri and L. Stringhetti and G. Tagliaferri and V. Testa and M. C. Timpanaro and G. Toso and G. Tosti and M. Trifoglio and S. Vercellone and V. Zitelli and L. Arrabito and K. Bernlohr and G. Maier and N. Komin and The Cta Consortium},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.5006},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). All CTA contributions at arXiv:1307.2232