Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

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doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2019.04.001

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

Journal Article · Tue Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2019.04.001· OSTI ID:1532409

Acharyya, A.; Agudo, I.; Angüner, E. O.; Alfaro, R.; Alfaro, J.; Alispach, C.; Aloisio, R.; Alves Batista, R.; Amans, J. -P.; Amati, L.; Amato, E.; Ambrosi, G.; Antonelli, L. A.; Aramo, C.; Armstrong, T.; Arqueros, F.; Arrabito, L.; Asano, K.; Ashkar, H.; Balazs, C. more »

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current ground-based instruments by a factor of five to twenty, depending on the energy, greatly improving both their angular and energy resolutions over four decades in energy (from 20 GeV to 300 TeV). This achievement will be possible by using tens of imaging Cherenkov telescopes of three successive sizes. They will be arranged into two arrays, one per hemisphere, located on the La Palma island (Spain) and in Paranal (Chile). Here, we present here the optimised and final telescope arrays for both CTA sites, as well as their foreseen performance, resulting from the analysis of three different large-scale Monte Carlo productions.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; SC0010504

OSTI ID:: 1532409

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1597563

Journal Information:: Astroparticle Physics, Journal Name: Astroparticle Physics Journal Issue: C Vol. 111; ISSN 0927-6505

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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