Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-09-20
J.Phys.G28:2755-2770,2002
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
21 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in "Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics"
Scientific paper
10.1088/0954-3899/28/11/302
In this paper, we present the results of Monte Carlo simulations of atmospheric showers induced by diffuse gamma rays as detected by the high-energy gamma ray astronomy (HEGRA) system of five imaging atmospheric Cerenkov telescopes (IACTs). We have investigated the sensitivity of observations on extended gamma ray emission over the entire field of view of the instrument. We discuss a technique to search for extended gamma ray sources within the field of view of the instrument. We give estimates for HEGRA sensitivity of observations on extended TeV gamma ray sources.
Hofmann Werner
Konopelko Alex
Lampeitl Hubert
Lucarelli Fabrizio
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