Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-316

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Author keywords

Design concepts; Ground based gamma ray astronomy; Next generation Cherenkov telescopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655171967     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-011-9247-0     Document Type: Article

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