Cosmic-ray events as background in imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-81

  Maier, G ^a,b   Knapp, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cherenkov light; Cosmic rays; EAS; Gamma rays; Imaging telescopes; Simulations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELESCOPES;

CHERENKOV LIGHT; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 34548440605     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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