Sites for Gamma-ray Astronomy in Argentina
Astrophysics
2009-07-22 v1
Abstract
We have searched for possible sites in Argentina for the installation of large air Cherenkov telescope arrays and water Cherenkov systems. At present seven candidates are identified at altitudes from 2500 to 4500 m. The highest sites are located at the Northwest of the country, in La Puna. Sites at 2500 and 3100 m are located in the West at El Leoncito Observatory, with excellent infrastructure. A description of these candidate sites is presented with emphasis on infrastructure and climatology.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.0628,
title = {Sites for Gamma-ray Astronomy in Argentina},
author = {A. C. Rovero and G. E. Romero and I. Allekotte and X. Bertou and E. Colombo and A. Etchegoyen and B. Garcia and D. Garcia-Lambas and H. Levato and M. C. Medina and H. Muriel and P. Recabarren},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0628},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Submitted to Proceedings of "4th Heidelberg International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy 2008"