The CANGAROO project. [M1; NGC 1952]
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· AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)
OSTI ID:5469852
- Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics University of Adelaide G.P.O. Box 498, Adelaide S. A. 5001, Australia (AU)
Detections of TeV gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula by the Whipple group have shown the effectiveness of the {hacek C}erenko imaging technique in discriminating against the cosmic ray background. Stereoscopic' observations of atmospheric {hacek C}erenkov emission from air showers, using two telescopes separated by {similar to}100 m, are expected to increase the sensitivity of this technique. The CANGAROO project, a collaboration between the University of Adelaide and a number of Japanese institutions, will employ both of these techniques for observations from Woomera, Australia.
- OSTI ID:
- 5469852
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9010289--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Journal Volume: 220:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
440104 -- Radiation Instrumentation-- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
COSMIC SHOWERS
CRAB NEBULA
DETECTION
ENERGY RANGE
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEBULAE
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
TELESCOPES
TEV RANGE
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
COSMIC SHOWERS
CRAB NEBULA
DETECTION
ENERGY RANGE
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEBULAE
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
TELESCOPES
TEV RANGE