Status of the technologies for the production of the Cherenkov telescope array (CTA) mirrors

Pareschi G, Armstrong T, Baba H, Baehr J, Bonardi A, Bonnoli G, Brun P, Canestrari R, Chadwick P, Chikawa M, Carton PH, De Souza V, Dipold J, Doro M, Durand D, Dyrda M, Foerster A, Garczarczyk M, Giro E, Glicenstein JF, Hanabata Y, Hayashida M, Hrabovski M, Jeanney C, Kagaya M, Katagiri H, Lessio L, Mandat D, Mariotti M, Medina C, Michalowski J, Micolon P, Nakajima D, Niemiec J, Nozato A, Palatka M, Pech M, Peyaud B, Puehlhofer G, Rataj M, Rodeghiero G, Rojas G, Rousselle J, Sakonaka R, Schovanek P, Seweryn K, Schultz C, Shu S, Stinzing F, Stodulski M, Teshima M, Travniczek P, van Eldik C, Vassiliev V, Wisniewski L, Wörnlein A, Yoshida T (2013)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2013

Book Volume: 8861

Article Number: 886103

Event location: San Diego, CA

ISBN: 9780819497116

DOI: 10.1117/12.2025476

Abstract

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation very high-energy gamma-ray observatory, with at least 10 times higher sensitivity than current instruments. CTA will comprise several tens of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) operated in array-mode and divided into three size classes: large, medium and small telescopes. The total reflective surface could be up to 10,000 m requiring unprecedented technological efforts. The properties of the reflector directly influence the telescope performance and thus constitute a fundamental ingredient to improve and maintain the sensitivity. The R&D status of lightweight, reliable and cost-effective mirror facets for the CTA telescope reflectors for the different classes of telescopes is reviewed in this paper. © 2013 SPIE.

Authors with CRIS profile

Friedrich Stinzing Lehrstuhl für Physik Christopher van Eldik Professur für Experimentalphysik André Wörnlein Professur für Experimentalphysik

Involved external institutions

National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)

Italy (IT)

How to cite

APA:

Pareschi, G., Armstrong, T., Baba, H., Baehr, J., Bonardi, A., Bonnoli, G.,... Yoshida, T. (2013). Status of the technologies for the production of the Cherenkov telescope array (CTA) mirrors. In Proceedings of the Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VI. San Diego, CA.

MLA:

Pareschi, Giovanni, et al. "Status of the technologies for the production of the Cherenkov telescope array (CTA) mirrors." Proceedings of the Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VI, San Diego, CA 2013.

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