Prototype tests for the CELESTE solar array gamma-ray telescope
/ Authors
B. Giebels, R. Bazer-Bachi, H. Bergeret, A. Cordier, G. Debiais, M. deNaurois, J. Dezalay, D. Dumora, P. Eschstruth, P. Espigat
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B. Fabre, P. Fleury, C. Ghesquière, N. Hérault, I. Malet, B. Merkel, C. Meynadier, M. Palatka, E. Par'e, J. Procureur, M. Punch, J. Qu'ebert, K. Ragan, L. Rob, P. Schovanek, D. Smith, J. Vrána
/ Abstract
Abstract The CELESTE experiment will be an atmospheric Cherenkov detector designed to bridge the gap in energy sensitivity between current satellite and ground-based gamma-ray telescopes, 20–300 GeV. We present test results made at the former solar power plant, Themis, in the French Pyrenees. The tests confirm the viability of using a central tower heliostat array for Cherenkov wavefront sampling.
Journal: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment