A high performance likelihood reconstruction of γ-rays for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 231-252

  de Naurois, Mathieu ^a   Rolland, Loïc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis techniques; Cherenkov; IACT; VHE ray astronomy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; BACKGROUND REJECTION; CAMERA IMAGES; CHERENKOV; ENERGY RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CERENKOV TELESCOPES; IMAGING ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; INTERACTION DEPTH; LOG LIKELIHOOD; LOW ENERGIES; PHOTON-INDUCED SHOWERS; PIXEL IMAGES; RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; SECOND MOMENTS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; SKY BACKGROUND;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; CAMERAS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTONS; PIXELS; REPAIR; TELESCOPES;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 71849083772     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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