THE UNIVERSITY-OF-DURHAM MARK-6 LOW-ENERGY THRESHOLD GROUND-BASED GAMMA-RAY TELESCOPE

Authors
CHADWICK PM DICKINSON JE DICKINSON MR DIPPER NA HOLDER J MCCOMB TJL ORFORD KJ RAYNER SM ROBERTS ID ROBERTS MD TUMMEY SP TURVER KE
Citation
Pm. Chadwick et al., THE UNIVERSITY-OF-DURHAM MARK-6 LOW-ENERGY THRESHOLD GROUND-BASED GAMMA-RAY TELESCOPE, Astronomy & Astrophysics. Supplement series, 120(4), 1996, pp. 657-660
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy & Astrophysics. Supplement series → ACNP
ISSN journal
03650138
Volume
120
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
657 - 660
Database
ISI
SICI code
0365-0138(1996)120:4<657:TUMLTG>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The design, construction and operation of the University of Durham Mar k 6 ground-based gamma-ray telescope is described. The telescope has b een designed to have a high sensitivity to gamma-rays in the less than or similar to 100 GeV region and to achieve good discrimination betwe en gamma-ray and hadron initiated showers at energies of greater than or similar to 300 GeV. The telescope was constructed in mid-1994 and a preliminary description of its operation is presented.