Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1999
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American Physical Society, Four Corners Section Fall Meeting, October 1-2, 1999 The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, abstract #
Physics
Scientific paper
The Wide Angle Cherenkov Telescope (WACT) experiment is currently being constructed at the Fenton Hill Observatory, located near Los Alamos, New Mexico. WACT consists of six air Cherenkov telescopes, each with 3.8 m^2 mirrors, distributed over an area of about 60,000 square meters. WACT samples the lateral distribution of Cherenkov light from cosmic rays at various distances from the core and is thus sensitive to the height of maximum shower development. WACT is being built around the Milagro gamma-ray observatory. Milagro has the ability to locate the core and measure the hadronic and muon content of the extensive air showers. These features are crucial to the determination of the cosmic-ray composition. WACT will be the first ground based detector capable of determining the cosmic-ray composition from above 10^16eV down to energies where it has been directly measured by balloon-borne instruments. A general overview, construction status, and preliminary simulation results will be presented.
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