The Cherenkov Telescope Array - From Production towards Operation

切伦科夫望远镜阵列 - 从生产到运营

• 批准号: LE210100015
• 负责人: Prof Gavin Rowell
• 金额: $ 112.02万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-11-01 至 2025-10-29
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LE210100015
• 关键词: Cherenkov; Telescope; Array; Production; towards

The Cherenkov Telescope Array is a transformational facility in very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will be 10 times more sensitive than current instruments and will revolutionise many topics in high energy astrophysics, and in astro-particle physics such as dark matter. Over 1000 scientists from over 30 countries are involved and the first telescopes on the southern hemisphere site in Chile will be installed from about 2021. This project will ensure Australia's contribution to complete the facility, leading into its operations phase (starting in 2027). It will also fund unique optical astronomy hardware that will enable Australian scientific leadership in supporting some of the Cherenkov Telescope Array's Key Science Projects.

切伦科夫望远镜阵列是极高能伽马射线天文学中的一个变革性设施。它的灵敏度将是目前仪器的10倍，并将彻底改变高能天体物理学和天体粒子物理学（如暗物质）的许多主题。来自30多个国家的1000多名科学家参与其中，智利南半球的第一批望远镜将于2021年左右安装。该项目将确保澳大利亚为完成该设施做出贡献，并进入运营阶段（从2027年开始）。它还将资助独特的光学天文学硬件，使澳大利亚在支持切伦科夫望远镜阵列的一些关键科学项目方面发挥科学领导作用。