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First results of the tracking system calibration of the TAIGA-IACT telescope
- Source :
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1181:012045
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2019.
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Abstract
- In TAIGA Observatory (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) we are commissioning the first Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT). The telescope has an alt-azimuth mount and 17-bit shaft encoder for each axis, stepper motors are used for axis control. For the pointing calibration of the telescope a CCD-camera is installed on the dish of the telescope and its position allows to capture simultaneously both the Cherenkov camera with LEDs and the sky with observed source. Since October 2017, the telescope has been operating in tracking mode. In this work the TAIGAIACT telescope pointing calibration approach and first results of the tracking operations are described.
- Subjects :
- Physics
Rotary encoder
History
Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors
business.industry
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
IACT
Tracking system
Cosmic ray
Computer Science Applications
Education
law.invention
Telescope
Observatory
Sky
law
Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
business
Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Cherenkov radiation
Remote sensing
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- ISSN :
- 17426596 and 17426588
- Volume :
- 1181
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........8beb551cc5d732d4f3c7caea45a7f890
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1181/1/012045