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The Astri Mini-Array of Cherenkov Telescopes

We will describe the current status of the ASTRI Mini-Array, under construction at the Teide Astronomical Observatory in Tenerife, Spain. The final layout of the array will include nine small Cherenkov telescopes covering an area of about…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-03-27 Andrea Giuliani

The ASTRI Mini-Array of Cherenkov Telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide

The ASTRI Mini-Array (MA) is an INAF project to build and operate a facility to study astronomical sources emitting at very high-energy in the TeV spectral band. The ASTRI MA consists of a group of nine innovative Imaging Atmospheric…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-10 Scuderi S. , Giuliani A. , Pareschi G. , Tosti G. , Catalano O. , Amato E. , Antonelli L. A. , Becerra Gonzáles J. , Bellassai G. , Bigongiari , C. , Biondo B. , Böttcher M. , Bonanno G. , Bonnoli G. , Bruno P. , Bulgarelli A. , Canestrari R. , Capalbi M. , Caraveo P. , Cardillo M. , Conforti V. , Contino G. , Corpora M. , Costa A. , Cusumano G. , D'Aí A. , de Gouveia Dal Pino E. , Della Ceca R. , Escribano Rodriguez E. Falceta Gonçalves D. , Fermino C. , Fiori M. , Fioretti V. , Fiorini M. , Gallozzi S. , Gargano C. , Garozzo S. , Germani S. , Ghedina A. , Gianotti F. , Giarrusso S. , Gimenes R. , Giordano V. , Grillo A. , Grivel Gelly C. , Impiombato D. , Incardona F. , Incorvaia S. , Iovenitti S. , La Barbera A. , La Palombara N. , La Parola V. , Lamastra A. , Lessio L. , Leto G. , Lo Gerfo F. , Lodi M. , Lombardi S. , Longo F. , Lucarelli F. , Maccarone M. C. , Marano D. , Martinetti E. , Mereghetti S. , Micciché A. , Millul R. , Mineo T. , Mollica D. , Morlino G. , Morselli A. , Naletto G. , Nicotra G. , Pagliaro A. , Parmiggiani N. , Piano G. , Pintore F. , Poretti E. , Olmi B. , Rodeghiero G. , Rodriguez Fernandez G. , Romano P. , Romeo G. , Russo F. , Sangiorgi P. , Saturni F. G. , Schwarz J. H. , Sciacca , E. , Sironi G. , Sottile G. , Stamerra A. , Tagliaferri G. , Testa V. , Umana G. , Uslenghi M. , Vercellone S. , Zampieri L. , Zanmar Sanchez R

Extragalactic Observatory Science with the ASTRI Mini-Array at the Observatorio del Teide

The ASTRI Mini-Array is a next-generation system of nine imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes that is going to be built at the Observatorio del Teide site. After a first phase, in which the instrument will be operated as an experiment…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-08 F. G. Saturni , C. H. E. Arcaro , B. Balmaverde , J. Becerra González , A. Caccianiga , M. Capalbi , A. Lamastra , S. Lombardi , F. Lucarelli , R. Alves Batista , L. A. Antonelli , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , R. Della Ceca , J. G. Green , A. Pagliaro , C. Righi , F. Tavecchio , S. Vercellone , A. Wolter , E. Amato , C. Bigongiari , M. Böttcher , G. Brunetti , P. Bruno , A. Bulgarelli , M. Cardillo , V. Conforti , A. Costa , G. Cusumano , V. Fioretti , S. Germani , A. Ghedina , F. Gianotti , V. Giordano , A. Giuliani , F. Incardona , A. La Barbera , G. Leto , F. Longo , G. Morlino , B. Olmi , N. Parmiggiani , P. Romano , G. Romeo , A. Stamerra , G. Tagliaferri , V. Testa , G. Tosti , P. A. Caraveo , G. Pareschi

The ASTRI mini-array within the future Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a large collaborative effort aimed at the design and operation of an observatory dedicated to very high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics in the energy range from a few tens of GeV to above 100 TeV, which…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 Stefano Vercellone

ASTRI Mini-Array Core Science at the Observatorio del Teide

The ASTRI (Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana) Project led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is developing and will deploy at the Observatorio del Teide a mini-array (ASTRI Mini-Array) composed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-08 S. Vercellone , C. Bigongiari , A. Burtovoi , M. Cardillo , O. Catalano , A. Franceschini , S. Lombardi , L. Nava , F. Pintore , A. Stamerra , F. Tavecchio , L. Zampieri , R. Alves Batista , E. Amato , L. A. Antonelli , C. Arcaro , J. Becerra Gonzalez , G. Bonnoli , M. Bottcher , G. Brunetti , A. A. Compagnino , S. Crestan , A. D Ai , M. Fiori , G. Galanti , A. Giuliani , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , J. G. Green , A. Lamastra , M. Landoni , F. Lucarelli , G. Morlino , B. Olmi , E. Peretti , G. Piano , G. Ponti , E. Poretti , P. Romano , F. G. Saturni , S. Scuderi , A. Tutone , G. Umana , J. A. Acosta-Pulido , P. Barai , A. Bonanno , G. Bonanno , P. Bruno , A. Bulgarelli , V. Conforti , A. Costa , G. Cusumano , M. Del Santo , M. V. del Valle , R. Della Ceca , D. A. Falceta-Goncalves , V. Fioretti , S. Germani , R. J. Garcia-Lopez , A. Ghedina , V. Giordano , M. Kreter , F. Incardona , S. Iovenitti , A. La Barbera , N. La Palombara , V. La Parola , G. Leto , F. Longo , A. Lopez-Oramas , M. C. Maccarone , S. Mereghetti , R. Millul , G. Naletto , A. Pagliaro , N. Parmiggiani , C. Righi , J. C. Rodriguez-Ramirez , G. Romeo , P. Sangiorgi , R. Santos de Lima , G. Tagliaferri , V. Testa , G. Tosti , M. Vazquez Acosta , N. Zywucka , P. A. Caraveo , G. Pareschi

ASTRI for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the largest ground-based observatory operating in the very-high-energy gamma-ray (20 GeV - 300 TeV) range. It will be based on more than one hundred telescopes, located at two sites (northern and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-22 Maria Concetta Maccarone

Calibration and monitoring of the ASTRI-Horn telescope by using the night-sky background measured by the photon-statistics ("variance") method

ASTRI-Horn is the Cherenkov telescope developed by INAF and operating in Italy on the slopes of Etna volcano. Characterized by a dual-mirror optical system and a focal plane covered by silicon photomultiplier sensors, ASTRI-Horn is a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-20 A. Segreto , O. Catalano , M. C. Maccarone , T. Mineo , A. La Barbera

The INAF ASTRI Project in the framework of CTA

The ASTRI project aims to develop, in the framework of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, an end-to-end prototype of the small-size telescope, devoted to the investigation of the energy range ~ 1-100 TeV. The proposed design is characterized by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 N. La Palombara , P. Caraveo , M. Fiorini , L. Stringhetti , R. Canestrari , R. Millul , G. Pareschi , O. Catalano , M. C. Maccarone , S. Vercellone , E. Giro , G. Tosti

Galactic Observatory Science with the ASTRI Mini-Array at the Observatorio del Teide

The ASTRI (Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana) Mini-Array will be composed of nine imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide site. The array will be best suited for astrophysical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-08 A. D'Aì , E. Amato , A. Burtovoi , A. A. Compagnino , M. Fiori , A. Giuliani , N. La Palombara , A. Paizis , G. Piano , F. G. Saturni , A. Tutone , A. Belfiore , M. Cardillo , S. Crestan , G. Cusumano , M. Della Valle , M. Del Santo , A. La Barbera , V. La Parola , S. Lombardi , S. Mereghetti , G. Morlino , F. Pintore , P. Romano , S. Vercellone , A. Antonelli , C. Arcaro , C. Bigongiari , M. Böettcher , P. Bruno , A. Bulgarelli , V. Conforti , A. Costa , E. de Gouveia Dal Pino , V. Fioretti , S. Germani , A. Ghedina , F. Gianotti , V. Giordano , F. Incardona , G. Leto , F. Longo , A. López Oramas , F. Lucarelli , B. Olmi , A. Pagliaro , N. Parmiggiani , G. Romeo , A. Stamerra , V. Testa , G. Tosti , G. Umana , L. Zampieri , P. Caraveo , G. Pareschi

Learning from ASTRI-Horn: products and applications of Variance data

In the context of the ASTRI MiniArray project (9 dual-mirror air Cherenkov telescopes being installed at the Observatorio del Teide in the Canary Islands), the ASTRI- Horn prototype was previously implemented in Italy (Sicily). It was a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-24 Simone Iovenitti , Silvia Crestan , Teresa Mineo , Giuseppe Leto , Andrea Giuliani , Saverio Lombardi

The ASTRI Mini-Array Core Science Program

Celestial sources emitting at high-energy (HE, E > 100 MeV) and at very high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-rays are of the order of a few thousands and a few hundreds, respectively. On the other hand, the number of sources emitting at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-21 Stefano Vercellone

The ASTRI Mini-Array Science Case

ASTRI is a Flagship Project financed by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, and led by INAF, the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics. Within this framework, INAF is currently developing an end-to-end prototype…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-07-23 S. Vercellone , 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. Misto' , C. Morello , G. Morlino , M. R. Panzera , G. Pareschi , 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 , V. Zitelli , F. Tavecchio

The Monitoring Logging and Alarm System of the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray air-Cherenkov experiment at the Observatorio del Teide

The ASTRI Mini-Array is a project for the Cherenkov astronomy in the TeV energy range. ASTRI Mini-Array consists of nine Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes located at the Teide Observatory (Canarias Islands). Large volumes of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-07-14 Federico Incardona , Alessandro Costa , Kevin Munari , Salvatore Gambadoro , Stefano Germani , Pietro Bruno , Andrea Bulgarelli , Vito Conforti , Fulvio Gianotti , Alessandro Grillo , Valerio Pastore , Federico Russo , Joseph Schwarz , Gino Tosti , Salvatore Cavalieri , for the ASTRI Project

The ASTRI Project: prototype status and future plans for a Cherenkov dual-mirror small-telescope array

ASTRI ("Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana") is a flagship project of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. Within this framework, INAF is currently developing a wide field of view (9.6 degrees in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 S. Vercellone , O. Catalano , M. C. Maccarone , F. Di Pierro , P. Vallania , G. Bonnoli , R. Canestrari , G. Pareschi , P. Caraveo , N. La Palombara , M. Fiorini , L. Stringhetti , E. Giro , G. Tosti

Scientific prospects for a mini-array of ASTRI telescopes: a gamma-ray TeV data challenge

ASTRI is a project aiming at the realization of a gamma-ray imaging Cherenkov telescope that observes the sky in the TeV band. Recently, the development of a mini-array (MA) of ASTRI telescopes has been funded by the Istituto Nazionale di…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-25 F. Pintore , A. Giuliani , A. Belfiore , A. Paizis , S. Mereghetti , N. La Palombara , S. Crestan , L. Sidoli , S. Lombardi , A. D'Aì , F. G. Saturni , P. Caraveo , A. Burtovoi , M. Fiori , C. Boccato , A. Caccianiga , A. Costa , G. Cusumano , S. Gallozzi , L. Zampieri , B. Balmaverde , L. Tibaldo

Prospects for PWNe and SNRs science with the ASTRI mini-array of pre-production small-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The development and construction of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) opens up new opportunities for the study of very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) sources. As a part of CTA, the ASTRI project, led by INAF, has one of the main goals to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-09 A. Burtovoi , L. Zampieri , A. Giuliani , C. Bigongiari , F. Di Pierro , A. Stamerra , the ASTRI Collaboration , the CTA Consortium

Towards the ASTRI mini-array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will consist of an array of three types of telescopes covering a wide energy range, from tens of GeV up to more than 100 TeV. The high energy section (> 3 TeV) will be covered by the Small Size Telescopes…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-16 F. Di Pierro , C. Bigongiari , C. Morello , A. Stamerra , P. Vallania , G. Agnetta , L. A. Antonelli , D. Bastieri , G. Bellassai , M. Belluso , 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 , 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. Misto , G. Morlino , M. R. Panzera , G. Pareschi , G. Rodeghiero , P. Romano , F. Russo , B. Sacco , N. Sartore , J. Schwarz , A. Segreto , G. Sironi , G. Sottile , E. Strazzeri , L. Stringhetti , G. Tagliaferri , V. Testa , M. C. Timpanaro , G. Toso , G. Tosti , M. Trifoglio , S. Vercellone , V. Zitelli , The Cta Consortium

Gain variations as induced by the diffuse night sky background: the ASTRI-Horn experience

ASTRI-Horn is the prototype of the nine telescopes that form the ASTRI Mini-Array, under construction at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife (Spain), devoted to observe the sky in the 1--200 TeV energy band. It adopts an innovative optical…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-11 D. Impiombato , A. A. Compagnino , T. Mineo , O. Catalano , S. Giarrusso , M. C. Maccarone

Assessment of the Cherenkov camera alignment through Variance images for the ASTRI telescope

A peculiar aspect of Cherenkov telescopes is that they are designed to detect atmospheric light flashes on the time scale of nanoseconds, being almost blind to stellar sources. As a consequence, the pointing calibration of these instruments…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-05 Simone Iovenitti , Giorgia Sironi , Enrico Giro , Alberto Segreto , Osvaldo Catalano , Milvia Capalbi

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