Mirror cleaning and reflectivity degradation at 1300 and 2300 m above sea level at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 524, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 162-168

  Badran, H M ^a,b  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cherenkov telescope; Gamma ray astronomy; Mirror cleaning; Mirror reflectivity

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CLEANING; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TELESCOPES;

CHERENKOV TELESCOPE; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; MIRROR CLEANING; MIRROR REFLECTIVITY;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 2342553050     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.01.062     Document Type: Article

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