Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1988
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Cerenkov Counters, Focal Plane Devices, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Image Intensifiers, Gamma Ray Bursts, Photoelectrons, Telescopes
Scientific paper
A design for a focal plane instrument which produces images of the atmospheric Cerenkov radiation produced by TeV cosmic gamma rays with resolution of 0.1 arcmin is presented. The instrument stores the image as photoelectrons in flight for a 30 ns interval while a readout pulse can be generated to cause cascade intensification of the photoelectrons from the appropriate 5 ns interval containing the Cerenkov radiation image. For Cerenkov astronomy, the instrument could be placed in the focal plane of a 2 m mirror, or it could be used with a 12 m mirror if a size-reducing image-intensifier preceded it. The sensitivity of both configurations to TeV gamma radiation form a point source is calculated and compared to other Cerenkov facilities.
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