The STACEE-32 Ground Based Gamma-ray Detector

Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A491:126-151,2002 We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the heliostat...

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Hauptverfasser:	STACEE Collaboration, Hanna, D. S, Bhattacharya, D, Boone, L. M, Chantell, M. C, Conner, Z, Covault, C. E, Dragovan, M, Fortin, P, Gregorich, D. T, Hinton, J. A, Mukherjee, R, Ong, R. A, Oser, S, Ragan, K, Scalzo, R. A, Schuette, D. R, Theoret, C. G, Tumer, T. O, Williams, D. A, Zweerink, J. A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
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Zusammenfassung:	Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A491:126-151,2002 We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the heliostats of a solar energy research array are used to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous detectors.
DOI:	10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0205510