First results on the performance of the HEGRA IACT array

被引：177

作者：

Daum, A

Hermann, G

Hess, M

Hofmann, W

Lampeitl, H

Puhlhofer, G

Aharonian, F

Akhperjanian, AG

Barrio, JA

Beglarian, AS

Bernlohr, K

Beteta, JJG

Bradbury, SM

Contreras, JL

Cortina, J

Deckers, T

Feigl, E

Fernandez, J

Fonseca, V

Frass, A

Funk, B

Gonzalez, JC

Heinzelmann, G

Hemberger, M

Heusler, A

Holl, I

Horns, D

Kankanyan, R

Kirstein, O

Kohler, C

Konopelko, A

Kranich, D

Krawczynski, H

Kornmayer, H

Lindner, A

Lorenz, E

Magnussen, N

Meyer, H

Mirzoyan, R

Moller, H

Moralejo, A

Padilla, L

Panter, M

Petry, D

Plaga, R

Prahl, J

Prosch, C

Rauterberg, G

Rhode, W

Rohring, A

机构：

[1] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany

[2] Yerevan Phys Inst, Yerevan 375036, Armenia

[3] Max Planck Inst Phys, D-80805 Munich, Germany

[4] Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Ciencias Fis, E-28040 Madrid, Spain

[5] Univ Kiel, Inst Kernphys, D-24118 Kiel, Germany

[6] BUGH Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany

[7] Univ Hamburg, Inst Expt Phys 2, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany

来源：

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 1997年 / 8卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

HEGRA IACT array; Crab Nebula; air showers;

D O I：

10.1016/S0927-6505(97)00031-5

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

First results concerning the performance characteristics of the HEGRA IACT array are given based on stereoscopic observations of the Crab Nebula with four telescopes. The system provides a gamma-ray energy threshold around 0.5 TeV. The Crab signal demonstrates an angular resolution of about 0.1 degrees. Shape cuts allow to suppress cosmic ray background by almost a factor 100, while maintaining 40% efficiency for gamma-rays. The Crab signal is essentially background free. For longer observation times of order 100 h, the system in its present form provides sensitivity to point sources at a level of 3% of the Crab flux. Performance is expected to improve further with the inclusion of the fifth telescope and the implementation of advanced algorithms for shower reconstruction. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

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