Science capabilities of the VERITAS array of 10m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray detectors
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| School or College | College of Science |
| Department | Physics |
| Creator | Kieda, David B. |
| Other Author | Biller, S. D.; Boyle, P.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Criswell, S.; Cui, W.; Dowkontt, P.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L.; Gaidos, J. A.; Gammell, S.; Gibbs, K.; Hall, J.; Hillas, A. M.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Kertzman, M.; Knapp, J.; Krennrich, F.; LeBohec, S.; Lloyd-Evans, J.; Moriarity, P.; Müller, D.; Ogden, P.; Ong, R.; Petry, D.; Quinn, J.; Reynolds, P. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Smith, J.; Sembrowski, G. H.; Swordy, S. P.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Walker, G.; Weekes, T. C. |
| Title | Science capabilities of the VERITAS array of 10m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray detectors |
| Date | 2003 |
| Description | The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is an array of seven 10m aperture telescopes used for gamma-ray astronomy in the 50 GeV to 50 TeV (1 TeV= 101 2 electron Volt) energy range. The gamma rays are detected by measuring the optical Cherenkov light emitted by the cascade of electromagnetic particles that is generated by interactions of the high energy gamma-ray with the Earth's Atmosphere. This paper describes the science goals of the VERITAS array, a description of the array, and expected performance of the instrument. |
| Type | Text |
| Publisher | International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) |
| Volume | 4834 |
| First Page | 276 |
| Last Page | 287 |
| DOI | 10.1117/12.457774 |
| citatation_issn | 0277786X |
| Subject | VERITAS |
| Subject LCSH | Gamma ray astronomy; Astrophysics -- Methodology; Imaging systems in astronomy; Astronomical observatories; Cherenkov radiation |
| Language | eng |
| Conference Title | Discoveries and Research Prospects from 6- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes II; Thursday 22 August 2002; Waikoloa, HI, USA |
| Bibliographic Citation | Kieda, D. B., Biller, S. D., Boyle, P., Bond, I. H., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Carter-Lewis, D. A., Criswell, S., Cui, W., Dowkontt, P., Duke, C., Falcone, A., Fegan, D. J., Fegan, S. J., Finley, J. P., Fortson, L., Gaidos, J. A., Gammell, S., Gibbs, K., Hall, J., Hillas, A. M., Holder, J., Horan, D., Kertzman, M., Knapp, J., Krennrich, F., LeBohec, S., Lloyd-Evans, J., Moriarity, P., Müller, D., Ogden, P., Ong, R., Petry, D., Quinn, J., Reynolds, P. T., Rose, H. J., Schroedter, M., Smith, J., Sembrowski, G. H., Swordy, S. P., Vassiliev, V. V., Wakely, S. P., Walker, G., & Weekes, T. C. (2002). Science capabilities of the VERITAS array of 10m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray detectors. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4834, 276-87. |
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