The Cherenkov Telescope Array Science Goals and Current Status
The Cherenkov Telescope Array Science Goals and Current Status
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DOI：
10.1051/epjconf/201920901038
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发表时间：
2019-04
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通讯作者：
The Cta Consortium;R. A. Ong
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作者：
The Cta Consortium;R. A. Ong
切伦科夫望远镜阵列（CTA）是主要的地面伽玛射线天文台，计划在未来十年甚至更长时间内使用。CTA由两个大型大气切伦科夫望远镜阵列组成（一个在南半球，一个在北半球），与现有仪器相比，它将具有优越的角分辨率，更宽的能量范围，以及大约一个数量级的灵敏度提高。CTA的科学项目将丰富多样，涵盖宇宙粒子加速、极端环境的天体物理学以及标准模型之外的物理前沿。本文概述了CTA的科学目标和项目的现状。
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major ground-based gamma-ray observatory planned for the next decade and beyond. Consisting of two large atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays (one in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern hemisphere), CTA will have superior angular resolution, a much wider energy range, and approximately an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity, as compared to existing instruments. The CTA science programme will be rich and diverse, covering cosmic particle acceleration, the astrophysics of extreme environments, and physics frontiers beyond the Standard Model. This paper outlines the science goals for CTA and covers the current status of the project.