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Observation of VER J2019+368 with the SST-1M stereoscopic system

The Single-Mirror Small Size Telescope (SST-1M) is a small Cherenkov telescope designed to detect gamma rays with energies more than about 1 TeV. The optical design of the SST-1M follows the Davies-Cotton concept to ensure good off-axis…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-23 Jakub Juryšek , Thomas Tavernier , Ana Laura Müller

Characterisation and Testing of CHEC-M - a camera prototype for the Small-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Compact High Energy Camera (CHEC) is a camera design for the Small-Sized Telescopes (SSTs; 4 m diameter mirror) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The SSTs are focused on very-high-energy $\gamma$-ray detection via atmospheric…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-17 J. Zorn , R. White , J. J. Watson , T. P. Armstrong , A. Balzer , M. Barcelo , D. Berge , R. Bose , A. M. Brown , M. Bryan , P. M. Chadwick , P. Clark , H. Costantini , G. Cotter , L. Dangeon , M. Daniel , A. De Franco , P. Deiml , G. Fasola , S. Funk , M. Gebyehu , J. Gironnet , J. A. Graham , T. Greenshaw , J. A. Hinton , M. Kraus , J. S. Lapington , P. Laporte , S. A. Leach , O. Le Blanc , A. Malouf , P. Molyneux , P. Moore , H. Prokoph , A. Okumura , D. Ross , G. Rowell , L. Sapozhnikov , H. Schoorlemmer , H. Sol , M. Stephan , H. Tajima , L. Tibaldo , G. Varner , A. Zink

Prospects for the detection of gamma rays using Cherenkov telescopes enhanced by a ground array observatory

We consider the Single-Mirror Small-Size imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (SST-1M) to be located inside a high-altitude array of Water-Cherenkov Detectors (WCDs) inspired by the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO). For…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 C. Alispach , A. Araudo , A. Bakalová , M. Balbo , V. Beshley , J. Blažek , J. Borkowski , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , S. Casanova , A. Christov , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , P. Čechvala , P. Dědic , Y. Favre , M. Garczarczyk , L. Gibaud , T. Gieras , E. Głowacki , P. Hamal , M. Heller , M. Hrabovský , P. Janeček , M. Jelínek , V. Jílek , J. Juryšek , V. Karas , B. Lacave , E. Lyard , D. Mandát , W. Marek , S. Michal , J. Michałowski , M. Miroń , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , A. Muraczewski , S. R. 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. Schovánek , T. Schulz , V. Sliusar , J. Srba , Ł. Stawarz , R. Sternberger , M. Stodulska , J. Świerblewski , P. Świerk , J. Štrobl , T. Tavernier , P. Trávníček , I. Troyano Pujadas , J. Vícha , R. Walter , K. Ziȩtara , R. Conceição , L. Gibilisco , M. Pimenta , B. Tomé

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

Calibration and operation of SiPM-based cameras for gamma-ray astronomy in presence of high night-sky light

The next generation of Cherenkov telescope cameras feature Silicon Photo Multipliers (SiPM), which can guarantee excellent performance and allow for observation also under moonlight, increasing duty-cycle and therefore the physics reach. A…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-20 Imen Al Samarai , Cyril Martin Alispach , Matteo Balbo , Anastasia Maria Barbano , Vasyl Beshley , Adrian Biland , Jiri Blazek , Jacek Błocki , Jerzy Borkowski , Tomek Bulik , Frank Raphael Cadoux , Ladislav Chytka , Victor Coco , Nicolas De Angelis , Domenico Della Volpe , Yannick Favre , Tomasz Gieras , Mira Grudzińska , Petr Hamal , Matthieu Heller , Miroslav Hrabovsky , Jakub Juryšek , Jerzy Kasperek , Katarzyna Koncewicz , Andrzej Kotarba , Étienne Lyard , Emil Mach , Dusan Mandat , Stanislav Michal , Jerzy Michałowski , Rafal Moderski , Teresa Montaruli , Andrii Nagai , Dominik Neise , Jacek Niemiec , Theodore Rodrigue Njoh Ekoume , Michal Ostrowski , Miroslav Palatka , Paweł Paśko , Miroslav Pech , Bartłomiej Pilszyk , Henry Przybilski , Paweł Rajda , Yves Renier , Paweł Rozwadowski , Petr Schovanek , Karol Seweryn , Vitali Sliusar , Dorota Smakulska , Dorota Sobczyńska , Łukasz Stawarz , Jacek Świerblewski , Paweł Świerk , Petr Travnicek , Isaac Troyano Pujadas , Roland Walter , Marek Wiecek , Aleksander Zagdański , Krzysztof Ziȩtara

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

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

Monte Carlo study of a single SST-1M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The SST-1M telescope was developed as a prototype of a Small-Size-Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory and it has been extensively tested in Krakow since 2017. In this contribution we present validation of the Monte Carlo…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-19 Jakub Jurysek , Imen Al Samarai , Cyril Alispach , Matteo Balbo , Anastasia Maria Barbano , Vasyl Beshley , Adrian Biland , Jiri Blazek , Jacek Błocki , Jerzy Borkowski , Tomek Bulik , Frank Raphael Cadoux , Ladislav Chytka , Victor Coco , Nicolas De Angelis , Domenico Della Volpe , Yannick Favre , Tomasz Gieras , Mira Grudzińska , Petr Hamal , Mathieu Heller , Miroslav Hrabovsky , Jerzy Kasperek , Katarzyna Koncewicz , Andrzej Kotarba , Etienne Lyard , Emil Mach , Dusan Mandat , Stanislav Michal , Jerzy Michalowski , Rafal Moderski , Teresa Montaruli , Andrii Nagai , Dominik Neise , Jacek Niemiec , Theodore Rodrigue Njoh Ekoume , Michal Ostrowski , Miroslav Palatka , Pawel Pasko , Miroslav Pech , Bartłomiej Pilszyk , Henry Przybilski , Pawel Rajda , Yves Renier , Paweł Rozwadowski , Petr Schovanek , K. Seweryn , Vitalii Sliusar , Dorota Smakulska , Dorota Sobczyńska , Łukasz Stawarz , Jacek Świerblewski , Paweł Świerk , Petr Travnicek , Isaac Troyano Pujadas , Roland Walter , Marek Wiecek , Aleksander Zagdański , Krzystof Zietara

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

Observation of the Crab Nebula with the Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope stereoscopic system at low altitude

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) stereoscopic system is composed of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) designed for optimal performance for gamma-ray astronomy in the multi-TeV energy range. It features a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-16 C. Alispach , A. Araudo , M. Balbo , V. Beshley , J. Blažek , J. Borkowski , S. Boula , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , S. Casanova , A. Christov , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , P. Čechvala , P. Dědic , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Garczarczyk , L. Gibaud , T. Gieras , E. Głowacki , 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 , M. Miroń , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , A. Muraczewski , S. R. 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. Schovanek , V. Sliusar , Ł. Stawarz , R. Sternberger , M. Stodulska , J. Świerblewski , P. Świerk , J. Štrobl , T. Tavernier , P. Trávníček , I. Troyano Pujadas , J. Vícha , R. Walter , K. Ziętara

Using muon rings for the optical throughput calibration of the SST-1M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) are ground-based instruments devoted to the study of very high energy gamma-rays coming from space. The detection technique consists of observing images created by the Cherenkov light emitted…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 S. Toscano , E. Prandini , W. Bilnik , J. Błocki , L. Bogacz , 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 , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , A. Porcelli , M. Rameez , P. Rajda , E. jr. Schioppa , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowiński , Ł. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , I. Troyano Pujadas , R. Walter , M. Więcek , A. Zagdański , K. Ziętara , P. Żychowski

Performance of the SST-1M telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory

The single mirror small-size telescope (SST-1M) is one of the telescope projects being proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory by a sub-consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions. The SST-1M prototype structure is currently…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 R. Moderski , W. Bilnik , J. Błocki , L. Bogacz , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , A. Christov , M. Chruślińska , 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 , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , A. Porcelli , E. Prandini , E. Pueschel , P. Rajda , M. Rameez , P. Rozwadowski , E. jr Schioppa , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowiński , Ł. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , S. Toscano , I. Troyano Pujadas , R. Walter , M. Wiȩcek , A. Zagdański , K. Ziȩtara , P. Żychowski

Prototype of the SST-1M Telescope Structure for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A single-mirror small-size (SST-1M) Davies-Cotton telescope with a dish diameter of 4 m has been built by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions as a prototype for one of the proposed small-size telescopes for the southern…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 J. Niemiec , 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 , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , A. Porcelli , E. Prandini , P. Rajda , M. Rameez , 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. Żychowski

Camera design and performance of the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a candidate technology for a medium-sized telescope within the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the next generation ground based observatory for very high energy gamma ray astronomy. The SCT uses a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 C. Adams , G. Ambrosi , M. Ambrosio , C. Aramo , W. Benbow , B. Bertucci , E. Bissaldi , M. Bitossi , A. Boiano , C. Bonavolonta , R. Bose , A. Brill , J. H. Buckley , M. Caprai , L. Di Venere , Q. Feng , E. Fiandrini , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , O. Hervet , G. Hughes , T. B. Humensky , M. Ionica , W. Jin , P. Kaaret , D. Kieda , B. Kim , F. Licciulli , S. Loporchio , V. Masone , T. Meures , B. A. W. Mode , R. Mukherjee , F. R. Pantaleo , A. Okumura , A. Petrashyk , J. Powell , R. Paoletti , D. Ribeiro , A. Rugliancich , M. Santander , R. Shang , B. Stevenson , L. Stiaccini , L. P. Taylor , L. Tosti , V. Vagelli , M. Valentino , J. Vandenbroucke , V. Vassiliev , P. Wilcox , D. A. Williams

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

Status of the Medium-Sized Telescopes for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is a next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory that will study the universe at very high energy using atmospheric Cherenkov light. CTAO will comprise over 67 telescopes of three…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-04 Federica Bradascio

Techniques And Results For The Calibration Of The MST Prototype For The Cherenkov Telescope Array

The next generation instrument for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy will be the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), consisting of approximately 100 telescopes in three sizes, built on two sites with one each in the Northern and Southern Hemi-…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 Louise Oakes , Markus Garczarczyk , Stephan Kaphle , Michael Mayer , Stefan Schlenstedt

A Compact High Energy Camera (CHEC) for the Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is one of the Small Size Telescopes (SSTs) proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) aimed at the 1 TeV to 300 TeV energy range. GCT will be equipped with a Compact High-Energy Camera (CHEC)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Richard White , Harm Schoorlemmer

First optical validation of a Schwarzschild Couder telescope: the ASTRI SST-2M Cherenkov telescope

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the most advanced facility designed for Cherenkov Astronomy. ASTRI SST-2M has been developed as a demonstrator for the Small Size Telescope in the context of the upcoming CTA. Its main…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-13 E. Giro , R. Canestrari , G. Sironi , E. Antolini , P. Conconi , C. E. Fermino , C. Gargano , G. Rodeghiero , F Russo , S. Scuderi , G. Tosti , V. Vassiliev , G. Pareschi

Monte Carlo Studies of medium-size telescope designs for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

We present studies for optimizing the next generation of ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). Results focus on mid-sized telescopes (MSTs) for CTA, detecting very high energy gamma rays in the energy range from a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 M. Wood , T. Jogler , J. Dumm , S. Funk