The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006
Abstract
Details are presented of the Whipple Observatory's 10 m atmospheric Cherenkov telescope and camera, as it evolved during the period 1997 until 2006. The design of the telescope and camera's optical and electronic systems is discussed together with a detailed description of the four-stage GRANITE (Gamma-RAy New Imaging TElescope) upgrade program, undertaken during the same time period. The objective of the upgrade was to improve the telescope's sensitivity for the detection of very-high-energy gamma-rays. Results from the program are provided and are briefly discussed in the context of the design of VERITAS. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published in:
Astroparticle Physics 28,2 (2007) 182-195;
Link to original published article:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004
Keywords
gamma-ray astronomy;; gamma-ray telescope;; atmospheric Cherenkov effect;; imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique;; Whipple collaboration;; VERITAS;; GRANITE;; imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope;; Astronomy & Astrophysics;; Physics, Particles & Fields
Date of Version
1-1-2007
Recommended Citation
Kildea, J.; Atkins, R. W.; Badran, H. M.; Blaylock, G.; Bond, I. H.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Celik, O.; Chow, Y. C. K.; Cui, W.; Cogan, P.; Daniel, M. K.; Perez, I. D.; Dowdall, C.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A. D.; Fegan, D. J.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gall, D.; Gillanders, G. H.; Grube, J.; Gutierrez, K. J.; Hall, J.; Hall, T. A.; Holder, J.; Horan, D.; Hughes, S. B.; Jordan, M.; Jung, I.; Kenny, G. E.; Kertzman, M.; Knapp, J.; Konopelko, A.; Kosack, K.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; LeBohec, S.; Lloyd-Evans, J.; Millis, J.; Moriarty, P.; Nagai, T.; Ogden, P. A.; Ong, R. A.; Perkins, J. S.; Petry, D.; Pizlo, F.; Pohl, M.; Quinn, J.; Quinn, M.; Rebillot, P. F.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Smith, A. W.; Syson, A.; Toner, J. A.; Valcarcel, L.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Weekes, T. C.; and White, R. J., "The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006" (2007). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. Paper 637.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/physics_articles/637