Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
Universidad Nacional de La Plata · Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica cosmica di Palermo · +155 more institutions
Abstract
Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has a huge potential in astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology. CTA is an international initiative to build the next generation instrument, with a factor of 5-10 improvement in sensitivity in the 100 GeV-10 TeV range and the extension to energies well below 100 GeV and above 100 TeV. CTA will consist of two arrays (one in the north, one in the south) for full sky coverage and will be operated as open observatory. The design of CTA is based on currently available technology. This document reports on the status and…
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672Topics & keywords
- Cherenkov Telescope Array
- Physics
- Cherenkov radiation
- Observatory
- Gamma-ray astronomy
- Astronomy
- Telescope
- Sky
- Affordable and clean energy
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- DUDurham University
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- RSRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- CPCentro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial
- BFBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- CNComisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Gobierno de Argentina
- CNConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- MDMinisterio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- MDMinistero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- MMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
- VVetenskapsrådet
- CNCentre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueAward: CNRS-IN2P3
- MDMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
- SCState Committee of Science
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/I003673/1, ST/H00856X/1, ST/G000417/1, ST/H002456/1, PP/E00119X/1, ST/H001069/1, ST/I002715/1, ST/G003084/1, ST/G002630/1, ST/H001972/1, ST/G00790X/2, ST/H002235/1, ST/J000507/1
- DEDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
- NCNarodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju
- INInstitut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules