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The '''Cherenkov Array at Themis''' (CAT) was an [[imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope]] (IACT) for detection of [[very-high-energy gamma ray]]s (~200 [[GeV]] to a few tens of TeV). The project started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant [[Themis (solar power plant)|Thémis]], France.<ref>{{cite book|title=L'observation en astrophysique |trans-title=Observational Astrophysics |first1=Pierre |last1=Léna |author-link1=Pierre Léna|first2=Daniel |last2=Rouan |author-link2=Daniel Rouan |first3=François |last3=Lebrun |first4=François |last4=Mignard |author-link4=François Mignard |first5=Didier |last5=Pelat |translator-last1=Lyle |translator-first1=S. |publisher=Springer |year=2012 |isbn=978-3-642-21814-9 |edition=3rd |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-21815-6 |page=411}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first1=A. |last1= Barrau |first1=A. |last1= Barrau |first2=R. |last2= Bazer-Bachi |first3=E. |last3=Beyer |first4=H. |last4=Cabot |display-authors=3 |title=The CAT imaging telescope for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy |journal= [[Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A]] | volume=416 |issue=2–3 |pages=278–292 |doi=10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00749-9 |doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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The '''Cherenkov Array at Themis''' (CAT) imager is an atmospheric Cherenkov imaging [[telescope]] for detection of high-energy [[gamma ray]]s (>200 GeV), sited in the French Pyrenees. |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050212092534/http://lpnp90.in2p3.fr/~cat/ Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT)] on the internet |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050212092534/http://lpnp90.in2p3.fr/~cat/ Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT)] on the internet |
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*[https://images.cnrs.fr/en/photo/20010001_1144 Télescope de l'expérience CAT (Cerenkov array at Themis) sur le site de la centrale solaire THEMIS] — photo of CAT |
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* [https://inspirehep.net/experiments/1110558 CAT] at [[INSPIRE-HEP]] database |
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* {{cite report |first1=Bernard |last1=Degrange |first2=Robert |last2=Bazer-Bachi |first3=Jean-Noël |last3=Capdevielle |first4=Bernard |last4=Fabre |display-authors=3 |date=1993-09-20 |title=Cherenkov Array at Thémis (Project report) |url=https://cds.cern.ch/record/259770/files/P00021669.pdf |publisher= |page= |docket= |access-date=2023-12-29}} |
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[[Category:High energy particle telescopes]] |
[[Category:High energy particle telescopes]] |
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Revision as of 20:40, 29 December 2023
The Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT) was an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT) for detection of very-high-energy gamma rays (~200 GeV to a few tens of TeV). The project started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant Thémis, France.[1][2]
References
- ^ Léna, Pierre; Rouan, Daniel; Lebrun, François; Mignard, François; Pelat, Didier (2012). L'observation en astrophysique [Observational Astrophysics]. Translated by Lyle, S. (3rd ed.). Springer. p. 411. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21815-6. ISBN 978-3-642-21814-9.
- ^ Barrau, A.; Bazer-Bachi, R.; Beyer, E.; et al. "The CAT imaging telescope for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy". Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A. 416 (2–3): 278–292. doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00749-9.
External links
- Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT) on the internet
- Télescope de l'expérience CAT (Cerenkov array at Themis) sur le site de la centrale solaire THEMIS — photo of CAT
- CAT at INSPIRE-HEP database
- Degrange, Bernard; Bazer-Bachi, Robert; Capdevielle, Jean-Noël; et al. (1993-09-20). Cherenkov Array at Thémis (Project report) (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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