The application of an image intensifier to atmospheric Cherenkov gamma ray astronomy

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Sep 1988

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Volume 271, Issue 3, p. 652-661.

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A design is presented for a focal plane instrument which will produce images of the atmospheric Cherenkov radiation produced by TeV cosmic gamma rays with resolution of ~ 0.1 arcmin. 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 Cherenkov radiation image. For Cherenkov 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 from a point source is calculated and compared to other Cherenkov facilities.

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