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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
physics and astronomy
The first VERITAS telescope
Astroparticle Physics, Volume 25, No. 6, Year 2006
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Description
The first atmospheric Cherenkov telescope of VERITAS (the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) has been in operation since February 2005. We present here a technical description of the instrument and a summary of its performance. The calibration methods are described, along with the results of Monte Carlo simulations of the telescope and comparisons between real and simulated data. The analysis of TeV γ-ray observations of the Crab Nebula, including the reconstructed energy spectrum, is shown to give results consistent with earlier measurements. The telescope is operating as expected and has met or exceeded all design specifications. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Holder, Jamie A.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Atkins, R. W.
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Badran, Hussein M.
Egypt, Tanta
Faculty of Science
Blaylock, Guy T.
United States, Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bradbury, Stella M.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Buckley, James H.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Byrum, Karen L.
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
Carter-Lewis, D. A.
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Çelik, Ö. Ö.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Chow, Y. C.K.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Cogan, Peter
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Cui, Wei
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Daniel, Michael K.
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
de la Calle Pérez, I.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Dowdall, C.
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Dowkontt, Paul F.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Duke, Charles B.
United States, Grinnell
Grinnell College
Falcone, Abraham D.
United States, University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Fegan, Stephen J.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Finley, John P.
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Fortin, Pascal
United States, New York
Barnard College
Fortson, Lucy F.
United States, Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Gibbs, Kenneth G.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Gillanders, G. H.
Ireland, Galway
University of Galway
Glidewell, O. J.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Grube, J.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Gutierrez, K. J.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Gyuk, Geza
United States, Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Hall, Jeter C.
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Hanna, David S.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Hays, Elizabeth A.
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Horan, Deirdre
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Hughes, S. B.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Humensky, T. B.
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Imran, A.
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Jung-Richardt, Ira V.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Kaaret, Phillip E.
Unknown Affiliation
Kenny, G. E.
Ireland, Galway
University of Galway
Kieda, David B.
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Kildea, John
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Knapp, Johannes L.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Krawczynski, Henric S.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Krennrich, Frank
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Lang, Mark J.
Ireland, Galway
University of Galway
LeBohec, Stephan
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Linton, E. T.
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Little, E. K.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Maier, Gernot
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Manseri, H.
United States, Salt Lake City
The University of Utah
Milovanović, A.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Moriarty, P.
Ireland, Killybegs
Atlantic Technological University
Mukherjee, Reshmi
United States, New York
Barnard College
Ogden, P. A.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Ong, RenéA A.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Petry, Dirk
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
Perkins, Jeremy S.
United States, St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Pizlo, F.
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Pohl, Martin
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Quinn, John
Ireland, Dublin
University College Dublin
Ragan, K. J.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Reynolds, P. T.
Ireland, Bishopstown
Munster Technological University Mtu
Roache, Emmet T.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Rose, H. J.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Schroedter, Martin
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Sembroski, Glenn H.
United States, West Lafayette
Purdue University
Sleege, G.
United States, Ames
Iowa State University
Steele, David
United States, Chicago
Adler Planetarium
Swordy, Simon P.
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Syson, A. J.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Toner, J. A.
Ireland, Galway
University of Galway
Valcárcel, Luis
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Vassiliev, Vladimir V.
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Wakely, Scott P.
United States, Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Weekes, Trevor C.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard-smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
White, Richard J.
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Williams, David A.
United States, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics
Wagner, Robert G.
United States, Lemont
Argonne National Laboratory
Statistics
Citations: 262
Authors: 77
Affiliations: 23
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002
ISSN:
09276505
Research Areas
Cancer