Abstract
The next generation of ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays (AGIS, CTA) seek an energy threshold of some 10's of GeV whilst minimising systematic uncertainty in derived flux and energy. To achieve this a detailed study of atmospheric quality is required. In this work we shall present a simulation study using an array comprising 97 telescopes, folded with real lidar data, to show the effect of changing atmospheric quality on a reconstructed gamma-ray spectrum. This work forms part of the design study performed by the atmospheric and calibration working group of the CTA consortium.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2009 |
| Publisher | University of Lodz |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2009 |
| Event | 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2009 - Lodz, Poland Duration: Jul 7 2009 → Jul 15 2009 |
Other
| Other | 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2009 |
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| Country/Territory | Poland |
| City | Lodz |
| Period | 7/7/09 → 7/15/09 |
Keywords
- Atmosphere
- CTA
- Gamma-ray