Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
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DOI：
10.1007/s10686-011-9247-0
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发表时间：
2011-12-01
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3
通讯作者：
Zychowski, P.
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作者：
Actis, M.;Agnetta, G.;Zychowski, P.
地面伽马射线天文学取得了重大突破，利用大气层切伦科夫望远镜成像系统获得了令人印象深刻的结果。地基伽马射线天文学在天体物理学、粒子物理学和宇宙学方面具有巨大潜力。CTA是一项国际倡议，旨在建立下一代仪器，在100 GeV-10 TeV范围内灵敏度提高5-10倍，并扩展到远低于100 GeV和高于100 TeV的能量。CTA将由两个阵列（一个在北部，一个在南部）组成，用于全天空覆盖，并将作为开放式天文台运行。CTA的设计基于当前可用的技术。本文件报告了CTA的现状，并介绍了CTA的主要设计概念。
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 presents the major design concepts of CTA.