The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006

J. Kildea; R. W. Atkins; H. M. Badran; G. Blaylock; I. H. Bond; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; D. A. Carter-Lewis; O. Celik; Y. C.K. Chow; W. Cui; P. Cogan; M. K. Daniel; I. de la Calle Perez; C. Dowdall; C. Duke; A. D. Falcone; D. J. Fegan; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; L. F. Fortson; D. Gall; G. H. Gillanders; J. Grube; K. J. Gutierrez; J. Hall; T. A. Hall; J. Holder; D. Horan; S. B. Hughes; M. Jordan; I. Jung; G. E. Kenny; M. Kertzman; J. Knapp; A. Konopelko; K. Kosack; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. LeBohec; J. Lloyd-Evans; J. Millis; P. Moriarty; T. Nagai; P. A. Ogden; R. A. Ong; J. S. Perkins; D. Petry; F. Pizlo

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004

The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006

J. Kildea, R. W. Atkins, H. M. Badran, G. Blaylock, I. H. Bond, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, D. A. Carter-Lewis, O. Celik, Y. C.K. Chow, W. Cui, P. Cogan, M. K. Daniel, I. de la Calle Perez, C. Dowdall, C. Duke, A. D. Falcone, D. J. Fegan, S. J. Fegan, J. P. FinleyL. F. Fortson, D. Gall, G. H. Gillanders, J. Grube, K. J. Gutierrez, J. Hall, T. A. Hall, J. Holder, D. Horan, S. B. Hughes, M. Jordan, I. Jung, G. E. Kenny, M. Kertzman, J. Knapp, A. Konopelko, K. Kosack, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. LeBohec, J. Lloyd-Evans, J. Millis, P. Moriarty, T. Nagai, P. A. Ogden, R. A. Ong, J. S. Perkins, D. Petry, F. Pizlo

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	182-195
Number of pages	14
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004
State	Published - Oct 2007

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Funding Information:
This research is supported by grants from the US Department of Energy, the US National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, by NSERC in Canada, by Science Foundation Ireland and by PPARC in the UK. We also acknowledge the annoynmous referee for his meticulous reading of the paper and many useful comments.

Keywords

Atmospheric Cherenkov effect
GRANITE
Gamma-ray astronomy
Gamma-ray telescope
Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique
Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
VERITAS
Whipple collaboration

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Kildea, J., Atkins, R. W., Badran, H. M., Blaylock, G., Bond, I. H., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Carter-Lewis, D. A., Celik, O., Chow, Y. C. K., Cui, W., Cogan, P., Daniel, M. K., de la Calle Perez, I., Dowdall, C., Duke, C., Falcone, A. D., Fegan, D. J., Fegan, S. J., ... Pizlo, F. (2007). The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006. Astroparticle Physics, 28(2), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004

Kildea, J, Atkins, RW, Badran, HM, Blaylock, G, Bond, IH, Bradbury, SM, Buckley, JH, Carter-Lewis, DA, Celik, O, Chow, YCK, Cui, W, Cogan, P, Daniel, MK, de la Calle Perez, I, Dowdall, C, Duke, C, Falcone, AD, Fegan, DJ, Fegan, SJ, Finley, JP, Fortson, LF, Gall, D, Gillanders, GH, Grube, J, Gutierrez, KJ, Hall, J, Hall, TA, Holder, J, Horan, D, Hughes, SB, Jordan, M, Jung, I, Kenny, GE, Kertzman, M, Knapp, J, Konopelko, A, Kosack, K, Krawczynski, H, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, LeBohec, S, Lloyd-Evans, J, Millis, J, Moriarty, P, Nagai, T, Ogden, PA, Ong, RA, Perkins, JS, Petry, D & Pizlo, F 2007, 'The Whipple Observatory 10 m gamma-ray telescope, 1997-2006', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004

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