The Cherenkov Telescope Array - From Production towards Operation

切伦科夫望远镜阵列是超高能伽马射线天文学中的一个变革性设备。它将比目前的仪器灵敏10倍，并将彻底改变高能天体物理学以及暗物质等天体粒子物理学的许多课题。来自30多个国家的1000多名科学家参与其中，位于智利南半球的第一台望远镜将于2021年左右安装完毕。该项目将确保澳大利亚为完成该设施作出贡献，使其进入运营阶段(从2027年开始)。它还将为独特的光学天文硬件提供资金，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。

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.