Wide-field prime-focus imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes: A systematic study

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 382-390

  Schliesser, Albert ^a   Mirzoyan, Razmick ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma ray astronomy; Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope; Wide angle optics

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAY TRACING; REFLECTION; TELESCOPES;

GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; PRIME-FOCUS DESIGNS; WIDE-ANGLE OPTICS;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 27544441114     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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