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The Single Mirror Small Sized Telescope For The Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Small Size Telescope with Single Mirror (SST-1M) is one of the proposed types of Small Size Telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). About 70 SST telescopes will be part the CTA southern array which will also include…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 M. Heller , E. jr Schioppa , A. Porcelli , I. Troyano Pujadas , K. Zietara , D. della Volpe , T. Montaruli , F. Cadoux , Y. Favre , J. A. Aguilar , A. Christov , E. Prandini , P. Rajda , M. Rameez , W. Bilnik , J. Blocki , L. Bogacz , J. Borkowski , T. Bulik , A. Frankowski , M. Grudzinska , B. Idzkowski , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , A. Marszalek , L. D. Medina Miranda , J. Michalowski , R. Moderski , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Pasko , M. Pech , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , V. Sliusar , K. Skowron , L. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , R. Walter , M. Wiecek , A. Zagdanski , the CTA consortium

Development of a strategy for calibrating the novel SiPM camera of the SST-1M telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

CTA will comprise a sub-array of up to 70 small size telescopes (SSTs) at the southern array. The SST-1M project, a 4 m-diameter Davies Cotton telescope with 9 degrees FoV and a 1296 pixels SiPM camera, is designed to meet the requirements…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-22 I. Al Samarai , C. Alispach , F. Cadoux , V. Coco , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , A. Nagai , T. R. S. Njoh Ekoume , I. Troyano Pujadas , E. Lyard , A. Neronov , R. Walter , V. Sliusar , E. Mach , J. Michałowski , J. Niemiec , J. Rafalski , K. Skowron , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , T. Bulik , M. Grudzińska , M. Jamrozy , M. Ostrowski , Ł. Stawarz , A. Zagdański , K. Ziȩtara , P. Paśko , K. Seweryn , J. Borkowski , R. Moderski , J. Kasperek , P. Rajda , D. Mandat , M. Pech , P. Schovanek , P. Travnicek

An innovative silicon photomultiplier digitizing camera for gamma-ray astronomy

The single-mirror small-size telescope (SST-1M) is one of the three proposed designs for the small-size telescopes (SSTs) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project. The SST-1M will be equipped with a 4 m-diameter segmented mirror dish…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-08 Matthieu Heller , Enrico Junior Schioppa , Alessio Porcelli , Isaac Troyano Pujadas , Krzysztof Zietara , Domenico Della Volpe , Teresa Montaruli , Franck Cadoux , Yannick Favre , Juan Antonio Aguilar Sanchez , Asen Christov , Elisa Prandini , Pawel Rajda , Mohamed Rameez , Woijciech Blinik , Jacek Blocki , Leszek Bogacz , Jurek Borkowski , Tomasz Bulik , Adam Frankowski , Mira Grudzinska , Bartosz Idzkowski , Mateusz Jamrozy , Mateusz Janiak , Jerzy Kasperek , Krzysztof Lalik , Etienne Lyard , Emil Mach , Dusan Mandat , Adrian Marszalek , Luis David Medina Miranda , Jerzy Michalowski , Andrii Neronov , Jacek Niemiec , Michal Ostrowski , Pawel Pasko , Miroslav Pech , Petr Schovanek , Karol Seweryn , Vitalii Sliusar , Krzysztof Skowron , Lukasz Stawarz , Magdalena Stodulska , Marek Stodulski , Roland Walter , Marek Wiecek , Aleksander Zagdanski

Software design for the control system for Small-Size Telescopes with single-mirror of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Small-Size Telescope with single-mirror (SST-1M) is a 4 m Davies-Cotton telescope and is among the proposed telescope designs for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). It is conceived to provide the high-energy ($>$ few TeV) coverage.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 A. Porcelli , W. Bilnik , J. Błocki , L. Bogacz , J. Borkowski , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , A. Christov , M. Curyło , D. della Volpe , M. Dyrda , Y. Favre , A. Frankowski , Ł. Grudnik , M. Grudzińska , M. Heller , B. Idźkowski , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , A. Marszałek , J. Michałowski , R. Moderski , M. Rameez , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , A. Porcelli , E. Prandini , P. Rajda , E. jr Schioppa , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowiński , Ł. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , I. Troyano Pujadas , S. Toscano , R. Walter , M. Wiȩcek , A. Zagdański , K. Ziȩtara , P. Zychowski

The SST-1M camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The prototype camera of the single-mirror Small Size Telescopes (SST-1M) proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project has been designed to be very compact and to deliver high performance over thirty years of operation. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 E. J. Schioppa , F. Cadoux , A. Christov , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , A. Porcelli , M. Rameez , I. Troyano Pujadas , W. Bilnik , J. Blocki , L. Bogacz , T. Bulik , M. Curylo , M. Dyrda , A. Frankowski , L. Grudniki , M. Grudzinska , B. Idzkowski , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , A. Marszalek , J. Michaowski , R. Moderski , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Pasko , M. Pech , E. Prandini , P. Rajda , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowinski , L. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , S. Toscano , R. Walter , M. Wiecek , A. Zagdanski , K. Zietara , P. Zychowski

Control Software for the SST-1M Small-Size Telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The SST-1M is a 4-m Davies--Cotton atmospheric Cherenkov telescope optimized to provide gamma-ray sensitivity above a few TeV. The SST-1M is proposed as part of the Small-Size Telescope array for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-22 V. Sliusar , R. Walter , C. Alispach , I. Al Samarai , W. Bilnik , J. Błocki , L. Bogacz , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , V. Coco , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , A. Frankowski , M. Grudzińska , M. Heller , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , J. Michałowski , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , T. R. S. Njoh Ekoume , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , P. Rajda , J. Rafalski , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , Ł. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , I. Troyano Pujadas , M. Wiȩcek , A. Zagdański , K. Ziȩtara

The small size telescope projects for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The small size telescopes (SSTs), spread over an area of several square km, dominate the CTA sensitivity in the photon energy range from a few TeV to over 100 TeV, enabling for the detailed exploration of the very high energy gamma-ray sky.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 Teresa Montaruli , Giovanni Pareschi , Tim Greenshaw

The SST-1M imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for gamma-ray astrophysics

The SST-1M is a Small-Sized Telescope (SST) designed to provide a cost-effective and high-performance solution for gamma-ray astrophysics, particularly for energies beyond a few TeV. The goal is to integrate this telescope into an array of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-18 C. Alispach , A. Araudo , M. Balbo , V. Beshley , A. Biland , J. Blažek , J. Borkowski , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , S. Casanova , A. Christov , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , P. Dědič , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Garczarczyk , L. Gibaud , T. Gieras , P. Hamal , M. Heller , M. Hrabovský , P. Janeček , M. Jelínek , V. Jílek , J. Juryšek , V. Karas , B. Lacave , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandát , W. Marek , S. Michal , J. Michałowski , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , A. Muraczewski , S. Muthyala , A. L. Müller , A. Nagai , K. Nalewajski , D. Neise , J. Niemiec , M. Nikołajuk , V. Novotný , M. Ostrowski , M. Palatka , M. Pech , M. Prouza , P. Rajda , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , V. Sliusar , Ł. Stawarz , R. Sternberger , M. Stodulska , J. Świerblewski , P. Świerk , J. Štrobl , T. Tavernier , P. Trávníček , I. Troyano Pujadas , J. Vícha , M. Vacula , R. Walter , K. Ziȩtara

Analysis of commissioning data from SST-1M : A Prototype of Single-Mirror Small Size Telescope

SST-1M is a prototype of a single-mirror Small Size Telescope developed by a consortium of institutes from Poland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. With a wide field of view of 9 degrees, SST-1Ms are designed to detect gamma-rays in the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-30 Thomas Tavernier , Jakub Jurysek , Vladimir Novotný , Matthieu Heller , Dusan Mandat , Miroslav Pech , A. Araudo , C. M. Alispach , V. Beshley , J. Blazek , J. Borkowski , S. Boula , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , S. Casanova , A. Christov , L. Chytka , Y. Favre , T. Gieras , P. Hamal , M. Hrabovsky , M. Jelinek , V. Karas , L. Gibaud , É. Lyard , E. Mach , S. Michal , J. Michalowksi , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , S. R. Muthyala , A. Muraczewski , K. Nalewajski , A. Nagai , D. Neise , J. Niemiec , M. Nikolajuk , M. Palatka , M. Prouza , P. Rajda , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , V. Sliusar , L. Stawarz , J. Strobl , P. Swierk , J. Świerblewski , P. Travnicek , M. Ostrowski , J. Vicha , D. Della Volpe , R. Walter , W. Marek , A. Zagdański , K. Ziȩtara

The dual-mirror Small Size Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

In this paper, the development of the dual mirror Small Size Telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is reviewed. Up to 70 SST, with a primary mirror diameter of 4 m, will be produced and installed at the CTA southern site.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 G. Pareschi , G. Agnetta , L. A. Antonelli , D. Bastieri , G. Bellassai , M. Belluso , C. Bigongiari , S. Billotta , B. Biondo , G. Bonanno , G. Bonnoli , P. Bruno , A. Bulgarelli , R. Canestrari , M. Capalbi , P. Caraveo , A. Carosi , E. Cascone , O. Catalano , M. Cereda , P. Conconi , V. Conforti , G. Cusumano , V. De Caprio , A. De Luca , A. Di Paola , F. Di Pierro , D. Fantinel , M. Fiorini , D. Fugazza , D. Gardiol , M. Ghigo , F. Gianotti , S. Giarrusso , E. Giro , A. Grillo , D. Impiombato , S. Incorvaia , A. La Barbera , N. La Palombara , V. La Parola , G. La Rosa , L. Lessio , G. Leto , S. Lombardi , F. Lucarelli , M. C. Maccarone , G. Malaguti , G. Malaspina , V. Mangano , D. Marano , E. Martinetti , R. Millul , T. Mineo , A. MistÒ , C. Morello , G. Morlino , M. R. Panzera , G. Rodeghiero , P. Romano , F. Russo , B. Sacco , N. Sartore , J. Schwarz , A. Segreto , G. Sironi , G. Sottile , A. Stamerra , E. Strazzeri , L. Stringhetti , G. Tagliaferri , V. Testa , M. C. Timpanaro , G. Toso , G. Tosti , M. Trifoglio , P. Vallania , S. Vercellone , V. Zitelli , J. P. Amans , C. Boisson , C. Costille , J. L. Dournaux , D. Dumas , G. Fasola , O. Hervet , J. M. Huet , P. Laporte , C. Rulten , H. Sol , A. Zech , R. White , J. Hinton , D. Ross , J. Sykes , S. Ohm , J. Schmoll , P. Chadwick , T. Greenshaw , M. Daniel , G. Cotter , G. S. Varner , S. Funk , J. Vandenbroucke , L. Sapozhnikov , J. Buckley , P. Moore , D. Williams , S. Markoff , J. Vink , D. Berge , N. Hidaka , A. Okumura , H. Tajima

Large scale characterization and calibration strategy of a SiPM-based camera for gamma-ray astronomy

The SST-1M is a 4-m diameter mirror Davies-Cotton gamma-ray telescope. It has been designed to cover the energy range above 500 GeV and to be part of an array of telescopes separated by 150-200 m. Its innovative camera is featuring large…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-30 C. Alispach , J. Borkowski , F. R. Cadoux , N. De Angelis , D. Della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Heller , J. Juryšek , E. Lyard , D. Mandat , L. David M. Miranda , T. Montaruli , A. Nagai , D. Neise , T. R. Njoh Ekoume , M. Pech , P. Rajda , Y. Renier , V. Sliusar , R. Walter , K. Zietara

Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope structure for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A single-mirror small-size (1M-SST) Davies-Cotton telescope has been proposed for the southern observatory of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) by a consortium of scientific institutions from Poland, Switzerland, and Germany. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Jacek Niemiec , Jerzy Michałowski , Michał Dyrda , Wojciech Kochański , Jaromir Ludwin , Marek Stodulski , Paweł Ziółkowski , Paweł Żychowski

Observation of Astrophysical Sources with SST-1M Telescopes -- First Results

The Single-Mirror Small Size Cherenkov Telescope (SST-1M) was developed by a consortium of institutes in Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The SST-1M design is based on the Davies-Cotton concept, featuring a 4-meter mirror and an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-24 Jakub Juryšek , Thomas Tavernier , Vladimír Novotný

The Small-Sized Telescopes for the Southern Site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will use three telescope sizes to efficiently detect cosmic gamma rays in the energy range from several tens of GeV to hundreds of TeV. The Small-Sized Telescopes (SSTs) will form the largest section of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-28 R. White

Commissioning and Performance of CHEC-S -- a compact high-energy camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will present the next leap forward in gamma-ray astronomy, pushing beyond the present energy frontier to probe beyond 300 TeV. This capability is provided by the 70 Small Sized Telescopes (SSTs). The SSTs…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-23 Jason John Watson , Justus Zorn

SST-1M : Commissioning and Preliminary Observation Results

SST-1M is a single-mirror small size Cherenkov telescope prototype developed by a consortium among institutes in Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic. With a 9.42 m$^2$ multi-segment mirror and a 5.6 m focal length, SST-1Ms have a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-30 Thomas Tavernier , SST-1M Collaboration

SST-GATE: A dual mirror telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the world's first open observatory for very high energy gamma-rays. Around a hundred telescopes of different sizes will be used to detect the Cherenkov light that results from gamma-ray induced…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 A. Zech , J. -P. Amans , S. Blake , C. Boisson , C. Costille , F. De-Frondat , J. -L. Dournaux , D. Dumas , G. Fasola , T. Greenshaw , O. Hervet , J. -M. Huet , P. Laporte , C. Rulten , D. Savoie , F. Sayede , J. Schmoll , H. Sol

Inauguration and First Light of the GCT-M Prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is a candidate for the Small Size Telescopes (SSTs) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Its purpose is to extend the sensitivity of CTA to gamma-ray energies reaching 300 TeV. Its dual-mirror…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 J. J. Watson , A. De Franco , A. Abchiche , D. Allan , J. -P. Amans , T. P. Armstrong , A. Balzer , D. Berge , C. Boisson , J. -J. Bousquet , A. M. Brown , M. Bryan , G. Buchholtz , P. M. Chadwick , H. Costantini , G. Cotter , M. K. Daniel , F. De Frondat , J. -L. Dournaux , D. Dumas , J. -P. Ernenwein , G. Fasola , S. Funk , J. Gironnet , J. A. Graham , T. Greenshaw , O. Hervet , N. Hidaka , J. A. Hinton , J. -M. Huet , I. Jegouzo , T. Jogler , M. Kraus , J. S. Lapington , P. Laporte , J. Lefaucheur , S. Markoff , T. Melse , L. Mohrmann , P. Molyneux , S. J. Nolan , A. Okumura , J. P. Osborne , R. D. Parsons , S. Rosen , D. Ross , G. Rowell , C. B. Rulten , Y. Sato , F. Sayéde , J. Schmoll , H. Schoorlemmer , M. Servillat , H. Sol , V. Stamatescu , M. Stephan , R. Stuik , J. Sykes , H. Tajima , J. Thornhill , L. Tibaldo , C. Trichard , J. Vink , R. White , N. Yamane , A. Zech , A. Zink , J. Zorn , the CTA Consortium

Performance of the Mechanical Structure of the SST-2M GCT Proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) consortium aims to create the next generation Very High Energy gamma-ray observatory. It will be devoted to the observation of gamma rays over a wide band of energy, from 20 GeV to 300 TeV. Three…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 Jean-Laurent Dournaux , Jean-Michel Huet , Delphine Dumas , Jean-Philippe Amans , Gilles Fasola , Philippe Laporte , Jean-Jacques Bousquet , Hélène Sol

Development of a SiPM Pixel Prototype for the Large-Sized Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory. CTA consists of different telescope types of which the largest ones (Large-Sized Telescopes, LSTs) cover the lower energy range, between 20…

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