The STACEE-32 ground based gamma-ray detector
/ Authors
D. Hanna, D. Bhattacharya, L. Boone, M. Chantell, Z. Conner, C. Covault, M. Dragovan, P. Fortin, D. Gregorich, J. Hinton
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R. Mukherjee, R. Ong, S. Oser, K. Ragan, R. Scalzo, D. Schuette, C. Théoret, T. Tumer, D. Williams, J. Zweerink
/ Abstract
We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma-ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the heliostats of a solar energy research array are used to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous detectors.
Journal: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment