New techniques for calibration of Imaging Air-Cherenkov Telescopes

学生将专注于校准成像空气切伦科夫望远镜（IACT）阵列的新方法，使用无人机在IACT阵列上方飞行。该项目福尔斯粒子天体物理学领域，主要侧重于实验和仪器。该项目将涉及STFC资助的实验H.E.S.S.还有CTA。合作者将包括达勒姆大学（安东尼·布朗教授为共同导师）和纳米比亚大学，长期在H.E.S.S.实验学生还将对来自实验的天体物理数据进行一些理论/数据分析工作，以期利用新的校准技术预计将产生的增强的能量分辨率。

The student will focus on new methods for calibration of Imaging Air-Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) arrays, using UAV's flying above the IACT array. The project falls in the area of particle astrophysics with main focus on experiment and instrumentation. The project will involve work with STFC-funded experiments H.E.S.S. and CTA. Collaborators will include the University of Durham (Prof Anthony Brown as co-supervisors) and the University of Namibia for long-term attachment at the H.E.S.S. experiment. The student will also undertake some theory/data analysis work on astrophysical data form the experiments, with a view to exploiting the enhanced energy resolution that is expected to result from the new calibration techniques.