THE USE OF AN ULTRA-VIOLET CAMERA IN THE ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TECHNIQUE

Authors
URBAN M CHANTELL MC FLEURY P HARRIS K KERRICK AD PARE E PUNCH M SARAZIN X VACANTI G WEEKES TC
Citation
M. Urban et al., THE USE OF AN ULTRA-VIOLET CAMERA IN THE ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TECHNIQUE, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 368(2), 1996, pp. 503-511
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
368
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
503 - 511
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1996)368:2<503:TUOAUC>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The atmospheric Cherenkov technique for gamma ray astronomy is shown t o be feasible using an ultraviolet (UV) camera on moon-lit-nights. The Whipple telescope has been used as the reflector and the Crab Nebula as the standard gamma ray beam. Our energy threshold is 1.2 TeV which is compared to 0.4 TeV in the visible.