Simulation of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes with CORSIKA and sim_telarray

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-158

  Bernlöhr, Konrad ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air showers; Gamma ray astronomy; Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASTROPHYSICS; ATMOSPHERICS; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAPHY; TELESCOPES;

AIR SHOWERS; ANALYSIS METHODS; DESIGN STUDIES; FLEXIBLE WAY; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS; HIGH ENERGIES; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TECHNIQUE; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; INHERENT FLEXIBILITY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ORDERS-OF-MAGNITUDE;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

EID: 53349167505     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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