The drive system of the major atmospheric gamma-ray imaging Cherenkov telescope

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-101

  Bretz, T ^a   Dorner, D ^a   Wagner, R M ^b   Sawallisch, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Drive system; Fast positioning; IACT; MAGIC; Scalability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONTROL THEORY; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SCALABILITY; STARS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ARBITRARY POINTS; CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; DRIVE CONTROLS; DRIVE SYSTEM; FAST POSITIONING; GAMMA-RAY BURSTS; GAMMA-RAY IMAGING; HIGH PRECISION; IACT; LOW ENERGY THRESHOLDS; MAGIC; MAGIC TELESCOPES; ROTATIONAL SPEED; TELESCOPE ARRAYS; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 59049095857     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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