Detection of Atmospheric Cherenkov Radiation Using Solar Heliostat Mirrors

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1996-05-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9605022v1

Astropart.Phys. 5 (1996) 353-366

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

16 latex pages, 8 postscript figures, uses psfig.sty, to be published in Astroparticle Physics

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The gamma-ray energy region between 20 and 250 GeV is largely unexplored. Ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov detectors offer a possible way to explore this region, but large Cherenkov photon collection areas are needed to achieve low energy thresholds. This paper discusses the development of a Cherenkov detector using the heliostat mirrors of a solar power plant as the primary collector. As part of this development, we built a prototype detector consisting of four heliostat mirrors and used it to record atmospheric Cherenkov radiation produced in extensive air showers created by cosmic ray particles.

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