1. The Whipple Observatory 10m gamma-ray telescope, 1997–2006
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G. E. Kenny, O. Celik, M. J. Lang, P. Moriarty, D. Petry, G. H. Gillanders, A. Konopelko, J. P. Finley, John Kildea, D. A. Carter-Lewis, F. Krennrich, T. C. Weekes, A. Syson, J. Millis, Y. C. K. Chow, J. Lloyd-Evans, I. D. Perez, I. Jung, M. K. Daniel, C. Duke, D. J. Fegan, H. J. Rose, R. J. White, S. P. Wakely, Daniel Gall, S. B. Hughes, J. S. Perkins, M. Jordan, A. W. Smith, J. Grube, Jamie Holder, J. H. Buckley, M. Schroedter, C. Dowdall, K. Gutierrez, John Toner, P. Cogan, S. M. Bradbury, G. H. Sembroski, R. W. Atkins, J. Knapp, P. A. Ogden, I. H. Bond, Henric Krawczynski, Lucy Fortson, R. A. Ong, D. Horan, S. LeBohec, J. Hall, T. Nagai, P. Rebillot, Martin Pohl, K. Kosack, Mark N. Quinn, Wei Cui, L. Valcarcel, M. Kertzman, G. Blaylock, H. M. Badran, V. V. Vassiliev, Tony Hall, Abraham D. Falcone, F. Pizlo, S. J. Fegan, and John L. Quinn
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Physics ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,Astronomy ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Context (language use) ,Gamma-ray astronomy ,Cherenkov Telescope Array ,law.invention ,Primary mirror ,Telescope ,Observatory ,law ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Cherenkov radiation ,Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope - Abstract
Details are presented of the Whipple Observatory’s 10 m atmospheric Cherenkov telescope and camera, as it evolved during the period 1997 until 2006. The design of the telescope and camera’s optical and electronic systems is discussed together with a detailed description of the four-stage GRANITE (Gamma-RAy New Imaging TElescope) upgrade program, undertaken during the same time period. The objective of the upgrade was to improve the telescope’s sensitivity for the detection of very-high-energy gamma-rays. Results from the program are provided and are briefly discussed in the context of the design of VERITAS.
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- 2007
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