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For the proposed Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), a post-calibration point-source location accuracy of 3 seconds of arc is aimed for under favorable observing conditions and for gamma-ray energies exceeding 100 GeV. In this contribution,…

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next-generation atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray observatory. CTA will consist of two installations, one in the northern, and the other in the southern hemisphere, containing tens of telescopes of…

Gamma-rays provide a powerful insight into the non-thermal universe and perhaps a unique probe for new physics beyond the standard model. Current experiments are already giving results in the physics of acceleration of cosmic rays in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Michele Doro

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation gamma-ray observatory and will be the major global instrument for very-high-energy astronomy over the next decade, offering 5 - 10 x better flux sensitivity than current…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-03 J. Aschersleben , R. F. Peletier , M. Vecchi , M. H. F. Wilkinson

The Yakutsk array group is developing a wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope to be operated in coincidence with the surface detectors of the extensive air shower array. Currently, the engineering prototype of the reflecting telescope with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 A. A. Ivanov , S. P. Knurenko , A. D. Krasilnikov , Z. E. Petrov , M. I. Pravdin , I. Ye. Sleptsov , L. V. Timofeev

For the current generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs), with their large mirrors and their cameras with fine segmentation of photodetectors, the focusing capability is a relevant issue. The optical system of an IACT…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 C. Trichard , A. Fiasson , G. Maurin , G. Lamanna

Two of the Key Science Projects of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) consist in performing a deep survey of the Galactic and Extragalactic sky, providing an unbiased view of the Universe at energies above tens of GeV. To optimize the time…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-19 A. Donini , T. Gasparetto , J. Bregeon , F. Di Pierro , F. Longo , G. Maier , A. Moralejo , T. Vuillaume

Ground-based Cherenkov telescopes, although typically inoperative during moonlit nights for gamma-ray observations, offer a valuable opportunity for secondary scientific applications through Intensity Interferometry (II). Recent…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-14 Km Nitu Rai , Prasenjit Saha , Subrata Sarangi

The CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is the next generation ground-based experiment for very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations. It will integrate several tens of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) with different…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Julien Rousselle , Valerie Connaughton , Manel Errando , Brian Humensky , Reshmi Mukherjee , Daniel Nieto , Akira Okumura , Vladimir Vassiliev

The HEGRA system of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) detects Cherenkov light produced by air showers. The concept of stereoscopic observation with the five HEGRA telescopes allows the reconstruction of various shower…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Doering , K. Bernloehr , G. Hermann , W. Hofmann , H. Lampeitl

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. It would reach unprecedented sensitivity and energy resolution in very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. In order to reach these goals,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 M. Doro , M. Gaug , J. Pallotta , G. Vasileiadis , O. Blanch , F. Chouza , R. D'Elia , A. Etchegoyen , Ll. Font , D. Garrido , F. Gonzales , A. López-Oramas , M. Martínez , L. Otero , E. Quel , P. Ristori

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) use large-aperture (~ 10 - 30 m) optical telescopes with arcminute angular resolution to detect TeV gamma-rays in the atmosphere. I show that IACTs are well-suited for optical observations of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Brian C. Lacki

In gamma-ray astronomy, a variety of data formats and proprietary software have been traditionally used, often developed for one specific mission or experiment. Especially for ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs),…

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) of TAIGA astrophysical complex allow to observe high energy gamma radiation helping to study many astrophysical objects and processes. TAIGA-IACT enables us to select gamma quanta from the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-17 E. O. Gres , A. P. Kryukov

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Observatory must be capable of issuing fast alerts on variable and transient sources to maximize the scientific return. This will be accomplished by means of a Real-Time Analysis (RTA) pipeline, a key…

Very High Energy gamma-ray astronomy with the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is evolving towards the model of a public observatory. Handling, processing and archiving the large amount of data generated by the CTA instruments and delivering…

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. It will reach a sensitivity and an energy resolution with no precendent in very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. In order to achieve…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 A. López-Oramas , O. Abril , O. Blanch Bigas , J. Boix , V. Da Deppo , M. Doro , L. Font , D. Garrido , M. Gaug , M. Martínez , G. Vasileiadis

Cherenkov telescopes are also sensitive to the atmospheric fluorescence produced by the extensive air showers. However this contribution is neglected by the reconstruction algorithms of imaging air Cherenkov telescopes IACTs and wide-angle…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-22 Fernando Arqueros , Jaime Rosado , Daniel Morcuende , José Luis Contreras

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project aims to build the largest ground-based gamma-ray observatory based on an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs). The CTA will implement a multi-level trigger system to…

In this paper we have introduced a novel method for gamma hadron separation in Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) using Quantum Machine Learning. IACTs captures images of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) produced from very high…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-01 Jashwanth S , Sudeep Ghosh , Neha Shah , Kavitha Yogaraj , Ankhi Roy
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