Performance of the small size telescope sub-array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory

R. Moderski; J. A. Aguilar; W. Bilnik; L. Bogacz; T. Bulik; A. Christov; D. della Volpe; M. Dyrda; A. Frankowski; M. Grudzińska; J. Grygorczuk; M. Heller; B. Idźkowski; M. Janiak; M. Jamrozy; M. Karczewski; J. Kasperek; E. Lyard; A. Marszałek; J. Michałowski; R. Mohamed; T. Montaruli; A. Neronov; J. Nicolau-Kukliński; J. Niemiec; M. Ostrowski; P. Paśko; Ł. Płatos; E. Prandini; R. Pruchniewicz; J. Rafalski; P. J. Rajda; M. Rataj; M. Rupiński; K. Rutkowski; K. Seweryn; M. Sidz; L. Stawarz; M. Stodulska; M. Stodulski; M. Tokarz; S. Toscano; I. Troyano Pujadas; R. Walter; P. Wawer; R. Wawrzaszek; L. Wiśniewski; K. Ziętara; P. Ziółkowski; P. Żychowski

doi:10.1117/12.2055665

22 July 2014 Performance of the small size telescope sub-array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory

R. Moderski, J. A. Aguilar, W. Bilnik, L. Bogacz, T. Bulik, A. Christov, D. della Volpe, M. Dyrda, A. Frankowski, M. Grudzińska, J. Grygorczuk, M. Heller, B. Idźkowski, M. Janiak, M. Jamrozy, M. Karczewski, J. Kasperek, E. Lyard, A. Marszałek, J. Michałowski, R. Mohamed, T. Montaruli, A. Neronov, J. Nicolau-Kukliński, J. Niemiec, M. Ostrowski, P. Paśko, Ł. Płatos, E. Prandini, R. Pruchniewicz, J. Rafalski, P. J. Rajda, M. Rataj, M. Rupiński, K. Rutkowski, K. Seweryn, M. Sidz, L. Stawarz, M. Stodulska, M. Stodulski, M. Tokarz, S. Toscano, I. Troyano Pujadas, R. Walter, P. Wawer, R. Wawrzaszek, L. Wiśniewski, K. Ziętara, P. Ziółkowski, P. Żychowski

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Proceedings Volume 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V; 914530 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055665
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The southern part of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory will consist of at least three types of telescopes: large size, medium size and small size telescopes. Massive Monte Carlo simulations have been performed using the European Grid Infrastructure to analyze the performance of this array. We present the results of these simulations for a sub-array of small size telescopes of the Davies-Cotton type. Such a telescope, called SST-1M, is currently being proposed for the CTA observatory by a group of Polish and Swiss institutions. SST-1M will have a mirror of 4m diameter and it will be equipped with a fully digital camera based on silicon photodetectors. We present the analysis of the sub-array sensitivity, angular resolution, and energy resolution to demonstrate the fulfillment of the requirements of the CTA Consortium. To verify the results obtained in numerical simulations a construction of a mini array of five SST-1M telescopes is planned. We also present the performance of such a mini array and discuss the prospects of its scientific program.

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R. Moderski, J. A. Aguilar, W. Bilnik, L. Bogacz, T. Bulik, A. Christov, D. della Volpe, M. Dyrda, A. Frankowski, M. Grudzińska, J. Grygorczuk, M. Heller, B. Idźkowski, M. Janiak, M. Jamrozy, M. Karczewski, J. Kasperek, E. Lyard, A. Marszałek, J. Michałowski, R. Mohamed, T. Montaruli, A. Neronov, J. Nicolau-Kukliński, J. Niemiec, M. Ostrowski, P. Paśko, Ł. Płatos, E. Prandini, R. Pruchniewicz, J. Rafalski, P. J. Rajda, M. Rataj, M. Rupiński, K. Rutkowski, K. Seweryn, M. Sidz, L. Stawarz, M. Stodulska, M. Stodulski, M. Tokarz, S. Toscano, I. Troyano Pujadas, R. Walter, P. Wawer, R. Wawrzaszek, L. Wiśniewski, K. Ziętara, P. Ziółkowski, and P. Żychowski "Performance of the small size telescope sub-array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory", Proc. SPIE 9145, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes V, 914530 (22 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055665

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