Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA

THE CTA CONSORTIUM

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Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA

THE CTA CONSORTIUM

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Abstract

The construction of a prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope (pSCT) started in early June 2015 at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory in Southern Arizona, as a candidate medium-sized telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Compared to current Davies-Cotton telescopes, this novel instrument with an aplanatic two-mirror optical system will offer a wider field-of-view and improved angular resolution. In addition, the reduced plate scale of the camera allows the use of highly-integrated photon detectors such as silicon photo multipliers. As part of CTA, this design has the potential to greatly improve the performance of the next generation ground-based observatory for very high-energy (E>60 GeV) gamma-ray astronomy. In this contribution we present the design and performance of both optical and alignment systems of the pSCT.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII
Editors	Stephen L. O'Dell, Stephen L. O'Dell, Giovanni Pareschi, Giovanni Pareschi
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628417692, 9781628417692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188381
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 10 2015 → Aug 13 2015

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9603
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/10/15 → 8/13/15

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Keywords

CTA
Cherenkov
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
IACT
Schwarzschild-Couder
VHE
gamma-ray
optical system
prototype
telescope

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THE CTA CONSORTIUM (2015). Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA. In S. L. O'Dell, S. L. O'Dell, G. Pareschi, & G. Pareschi (Eds.), Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII Article 960305 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9603). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188381

Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA. / THE CTA CONSORTIUM.
Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII. ed. / Stephen L. O'Dell; Stephen L. O'Dell; Giovanni Pareschi; Giovanni Pareschi. SPIE, 2015. 960305 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9603).

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THE CTA CONSORTIUM 2015, Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA. in SL O'Dell, SL O'Dell, G Pareschi & G Pareschi (eds), Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII., 960305, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9603, SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VII, San Diego, United States, 8/10/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188381

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Toward the construction of a medium size prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for CTA

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