The CAT imaging telescope for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

被引：65

作者：

Barrau, A

Bazer-Bachi, R

Beyer, E

Cabot, H

Cerutti, M

Chounet, LM

Debiais, G

Degrange, B ^{[1
]}

Delchini, H

Denance, JP

Descotes, G

Dezalay, JP

Djannati-Atai, A

Dumora, D

Espigat, P

Fabre, B

Fleury, P

Fontaine, G

George, R

Ghesquiere, C

Gilly, J

Goret, P

Gouiffes, C

Gouillaud, JC

Gregory, C

Grenier, IA

Iacoucci, L

Kalt, L

Le Bohec, S

Malet, I

Meynadier, C

Mols, JP

de Freitas, PM

Morano, R

Morinaud, G

Munz, F

Palatka, M

Palfrey, TA

Pare, E

Pons, Y

Punch, M

Quebert, J

Ragan, K

Renault, C

Rivoal, M

Rob, L

Schovanek, P

Smith, D

Tabary, A

Tavernet, JP

机构：

[1] Ecole Polytech, Lab Phys Nucl Haute Energie, Palaiseau, France

[2] Univ Paris 06, Lab Phys Nucl Haute Energie, Paris, France

[3] Ctr Etud Spatiale Rayonnements, Toulouse, France

[4] Univ Perpignan, Grp Phys Fondamentale, F-66025 Perpignan, France

[5] CEN, Bordeaux, France

[6] Coll France, Lab Phys Corpusculaire & Cosmol, F-75231 Paris, France

[7] Ctr Etud Saclay, Serv Astrophys, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France

[8] Univ Paris 07, Paris, France

[9] Charles Univ Prague, Nucl Ctr, Prague, Czech Republic

[10] Joint Lab Opt Ac Sci, Olomouc, Czech Republic

[11] Palacky Univ, CR-77147 Olomouc, Czech Republic

[12] Purdue Univ, Dept Phys, Lafayette, IN 47907 USA

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 1998年 / 416卷 / 2-3期

关键词：

gamma-ray astronomy; atmospheric; Cherenkov detector;

D O I：

10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00749-9

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The CBT (Cherenkov Array at Themis) imaging telescope, equipped with a very-high-definition camera (546 fast phototubes with 0.12 degrees spacing surrounded by 54 larger tubes in two guard rings) started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant Themis (France). Using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique, it detects and identifies very high energy gamma-rays in the range 250 GeV to a few tens of TeV. The instrument, which has detected three sources (Crab nebula, Markarian 421 and Markarian 501), is described in detail. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：278 / 292

页数：15

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