The Cherenkov Telescope Array layout, design and performance

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Authors
  • Orel Gueta
  • CTA Consortium
  • CTA Observatory
  • D. Berge
Publication date 18-03-2022
Journal Proceedings of Science
Event 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021
Article number 885
Volume | Issue number 395
Number of pages 15
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation very-high-energy gamma-ray observatory. CTA is expected to provide substantial improvement in accuracy and sensitivity with respect to existing instruments thanks to a tenfold increase in the number of telescopes and their state-of-the-art design. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations are used to further optimise the number of telescopes and the array layout, and to estimate the observatory performance using updated models of the selected telescope designs. These studies are presented in this contribution for the two CTA stations located on the island of La Palma (Spain) and near Paranal (Chile) and for different operation and observation conditions.
Document type Article
Note Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021)
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0885
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85145021836 https://pos.sissa.it/395/
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