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Prototype Tests for the CELESTE Solar Array Gamma--Ray Telescope

Authors :
Giebels, B.
Bazer-Bachi, R.
Bergeret, H.
Cordier, A.
Debiais, G.
De Naurois, M.
Dezalay, J. P.
Dumora, D.
Eschstruth, P.
Espigat, P.
Fabre, B.
Fleury, P.
Ghesquière, C.
Herault, N.
Malet, I.
Merkel, B.
Meynadier, C.
Palatka, M.
Paré, E.
Procureur, J.
Punch, M.
Québert, J.
Ragan, K.
Rob, L.
Schovanek, P.
Smith, D. A.
Vrana, J.
Giebels, B.
Bazer-Bachi, R.
Bergeret, H.
Cordier, A.
Debiais, G.
De Naurois, M.
Dezalay, J. P.
Dumora, D.
Eschstruth, P.
Espigat, P.
Fabre, B.
Fleury, P.
Ghesquière, C.
Herault, N.
Malet, I.
Merkel, B.
Meynadier, C.
Palatka, M.
Paré, E.
Procureur, J.
Punch, M.
Québert, J.
Ragan, K.
Rob, L.
Schovanek, P.
Smith, D. A.
Vrana, J.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

The CELESTE experiment will be an Atmospheric Cherenkov detector designed to bridge the gap in energy sensitivity between current satellite and ground-based gamma-ray telescopes, 20 to 300 GeV. We present test results made at the former solar power plant, Themis, in the French Pyrenees. The tests confirm the viability of using a central tower heliostat array for Cherenkov wavefront sampling.<br />Comment: LaTeX2e,30 pages including 14 figures, accepted for publication by Nuclear Instruments & Methods Section A

Details

Database :
OAIster
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.ocn691239580
Document Type :
Electronic Resource
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016.S0168-9002(98)00463-X