Status of the VERITAS Observatory

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Holder J., Acciari V. A., Aliu E., Arlen T., Beilicke M., Benbow W., ...Daha Fazla

4th International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg, Almanya, 7 Temmuz - 11 Ağustos 2008, cilt.1085, ss.657-658 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1085
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1063/1.3076760
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Heidelberg
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Almanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.657-658
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gamma ray telescopes
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

VERITAS, an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) system for gammma ray astronomy in the GeV TeV range, has recently completed its first season of observations with a full array of four telescopes. A number of astrophysical gamma ray sources have been detected, both galactic and extragalactic, including sources previously unknown at TeV energies. We describe the status of the array and some highlight results, and assess the technical performance, sensitivity and shower reconstruction capabilities.