Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes: Past, present, future. The ALEGRO project

A brief overview of the history of atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes is given. Topical problems of modern astrophysics and fundamental physics to be solved with these instruments are listed. The ALEGRO project of a low-threshold gamma-ray observatory is characterized in detail. The aim of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Technical physics 2017-06, Vol.62 (6), p.819-836
Hauptverfasser:	Bykov, A. M., Aharonian, F. A., Krassilchtchikov, A. M., Kholupenko, E. E., Aruev, P. N., Baiko, D. A., Bogdanov, A. A., Vasilyev, G. I., Zabrodskii, V. V., Troitsky, S. V., Tuboltsev, Yu. V., Kozhberov, A. A., Levenfish, K. P., Chichagov, Yu. V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomical instruments Astronomy Astrophysics Classical and Continuum Physics Gamma rays Nuclear energy Photons Physics Physics and Astronomy Telescopes
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Zusammenfassung:	A brief overview of the history of atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes is given. Topical problems of modern astrophysics and fundamental physics to be solved with these instruments are listed. The ALEGRO project of a low-threshold gamma-ray observatory is characterized in detail. The aim of this project is to examine cosmic gamma-ray sources (especially the rapidly variable gamma-ray sources, gamma-ray transients) with high statistics of detected photons in the energy range of 5–50 GeV.
ISSN:	1063-7842 1090-6525
DOI:	10.1134/S106378421706007X