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

Autor: G. E. Kenny, O. Celik, M. J. Lang, P. Moriarty, D. Petry, G. H. Gillanders, A. Konopelko, J. P. Finley, John Kildea, D. A. Carter-Lewis, F. Krennrich, T. C. Weekes, A. Syson, J. Millis, Y. C. K. Chow, J. Lloyd-Evans, I. D. Perez, I. Jung, M. K. Daniel, C. Duke, D. J. Fegan, H. J. Rose, R. J. White, S. P. Wakely, Daniel Gall, S. B. Hughes, J. S. Perkins, M. Jordan, A. W. Smith, J. Grube, Jamie Holder, J. H. Buckley, M. Schroedter, C. Dowdall, K. Gutierrez, John Toner, P. Cogan, S. M. Bradbury, G. H. Sembroski, R. W. Atkins, J. Knapp, P. A. Ogden, I. H. Bond, Henric Krawczynski, Lucy Fortson, R. A. Ong, D. Horan, S. LeBohec, J. Hall, T. Nagai, P. Rebillot, Martin Pohl, K. Kosack, Mark N. Quinn, Wei Cui, L. Valcarcel, M. Kertzman, G. Blaylock, H. M. Badran, V. V. Vassiliev, Tony Hall, Abraham D. Falcone, F. Pizlo, S. J. Fegan, John L. Quinn

Publikováno v: Astroparticle Physics. 28:182-195

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 wit

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004

Deployment of the VERITAS observatory

Autor: S. P. Swordy, R. A. Ong, J. H. Buckley, M Schroedter, H. Manseri, Gernot Maier, F. Pizlo, S. LeBohec, D Horana, J. Lloyd-Evans, S. P. Wakely, G. Walker, Mark N. Quinn, G. Blaylock, J. Knapp, J. Hall, I. H. Bond, K. Ragan, H. M. Badran, F. Krennrich, R. W. Atkins, Vladimir Vassiliev, David Kieda, M. J. Lang, Martin Pohl, K. Kosack, P T Reynolds, Sm Bradbury, John L. Quinn, R. G. Wagner, D. Petry, K. G. Gibbs, Jeremy Perkins, S. Gammell, P Rebillot, E. Hays, P. A. Ogden, A. Syson, Reshmi Mukherjee, G. H. Gillanders, Jamie Holder, C Duke, Da Carter-Lewis, P. Fortin, H. J. Rose, D. J. Fegan, Y. C. Chow, G H Sembroski, Lucy Fortson, B. Power-Mooney, P. Moriarty, T Ergin, Dowdall, J. Grube, T. N. Nagai, A. D. Falcone, M K Daniel, M. A. Olevitch, David A. Williams, John Kildea, J. P. Finley, Henric Krawczynski, T. C. Weekes, R. J. White, S. B. Hughes, M. Kertzmann, Thomas Brian Humensky, P. Cogan, P. J. Boyle, S. J. Fegan, D. Steele, Paul Dowkontt, D. S. Hanna, W CuP, Jeffrey Zweerink, O. Celik, A. Milovanovic, G. E. Kenny, I. de la Calle Perez, P. Kaaret, E. Linton, L. Valcarcel

Publikováno v: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 47:232-237

The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) being constructed in Southern Arizona consists of an array of four Atmospheric Cherenkov 12m Telescopes designed to observe astrophysical gamma rays in the energy range from 100 Ge

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/47/1/028

Observation of the ankle and evidence for a high-energy break in the cosmic ray spectrum

Autor: S. Y. Ben Zvi, Gordon Thomson, J. A.J. Matthews, J. Findlay, John Belz, Steve Schnetzer, B. C. Connolly, L. J. Marek, Michael H. Holzscheiter, C. Song, J. R. Thomas, John N. Matthews, P. Hüntemeyer, M. A. Kirn, C. B. Finley, Lawrence Wiencke, K. M. Simpson, Kevin Reil, William Hanlon, Rasha Abbasi, R. Riehle, B. T. Stokes, W. Deng, N. Manago, Bruce R. Dawson, M. Sasaki, M. D. Roberts, C. M. Hoffman, G. Sinnis, Jose A. Bellido, G. Archbold, Douglas Bergman, C. A. Painter, Z. Cao, A. O’Neill, Konstantin Belov, R. W. Atkins, E.G. Loh, Dale Tupa, R. W. Springer, C. C. H. Jui, G. W. Burt, S. B. Thomas, J. D. Smith, J. F. Amman, R. Snow, L. Perera, S. Westerhoff, K. Kim, Pierre Sokolsky, K. Martens, A. Zech, Gareth Hughes, Tareq Abu-Zayyad, Y. Fedorova, Roger W Clay, M. M. Maestas

Publikováno v: Physics Letters B. 619:271-280

We have measured the cosmic ray spectrum at energies above $10^{17}$ eV using the two air fluorescence detectors of the High Resolution Fly's Eye experiment operating in monocular mode. We describe the detector, PMT and atmospheric calibrations, and

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2005.05.064

A search for arrival direction clustering in the HiRes-I monocular data above 1019.5 eV

Autor: B.M. Connolly, A. O’Neill, L. Perera, Z. Cao, N. Manago, R. W. Springer, Gordon Thomson, G. Archbold, J. Findlay, John N. Matthews, John Belz, P. Hüntemeyer, G. W. Burt, Michael H. Holzscheiter, R. Snow, K. Martens, J. R. Thomas, Douglas Bergman, B. T. Stokes, A. Zech, S. Westerhoff, W. Deng, K. Kim, Bruce R. Dawson, Dale Tupa, M. D. Roberts, C. B. Finley, C. M. Hoffman, R. W. Atkins, M. A. Kirn, G. Sinnis, Y. Fedorova, Jose A. Bellido, Gareth Hughes, Tareq Abu-Zayyad, L. J. Marek, Pierre Sokolsky, Lawrence Wiencke, M. Sasaki, E. C. Loh, C. C. H. Jui, S. B. Thomas, James F. Amann, Segev BenZvi, R. Riehle, J. D. Smith, C. A. Painter, William Hanlon, Rasha Abbasi, J. A.J. Matthews, C. Song, Kevin Reil, K. M. Simpson, Konstantin Belov, M. M. Maestas, Steve Schnetzer, Roger W Clay

Publikováno v: Astroparticle Physics. 22:139-149

In the past few years, small scale anisotropy has become a primary focus in the search for source of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs). The Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) has reported the presence of clusters of event arrival directions in

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.07.003

Evidence for T[CLC]e[/CLC]V Emission from GRB 970417[CLC]a[/CLC]

Autor: A. J. Smith, Miguel F. Morales, A. Shoup, Kelin Wang, D. G. Coyne, C. M. Hoffman, R. W. Ellsworth, Mark L. McConnell, J. F. McCullough, S. Westerhoff, M. O. Wascko, Tumay O. Tumer, B. Shen, R. W. Atkins, James M. Ryan, T. Yang, Wystan Benbow, R. Fleysher, Peter Nemethy, D. Berley, L. A. Kelley, Allen Mincer, Todd Haines, Richard Miller, L. Fleysher, M. L. Chen, I. Leonor, G. W. Sullivan, Brenda Dingus, D. E. Dorfan, Galen Gisler, J. A. Goodman, A. Falcone, J. E. McEnery, S. Hugenberger, David A. Williams, D. Evans, C. Sinnis, G. B. Yodh

Publikováno v: The Astrophysical Journal. 533:L119-L122

Milagrito, a detector sensitive to very high energy gamma rays, monitored the northern sky from 1997 February through 1998 May. With a large field of view and a high duty cycle, this instrument was well suited to perform a search for TeV gamma-ray bu

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https://doi.org/10.1086/312629