The current status and future plans of the STACEE observatory
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
- 2. Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
- 3. Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064 (United States)
- 4. Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
- 5. Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (United States)
- 6. Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8 (Canada)
- 7. TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3 (Canada)
- 8. Centre for Subatomic Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2N5 (Canada)
- 9. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 (United States)
Description
The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) represents a new type of atmospheric Cherenkov detector that achieves a low energy threshold for γ-ray detection by using heliostat mirrors in a pre-existing solar research facility. STACEE is designed to study astrophysical sources of γ-rays in the energy range of 50 to 500 GeV. A prototype of the experiment using 32 heliostats (STACEE-32) has previously detected the Crab nebula at high significance, demonstrating the viability of the technique. The completed version of STACEE will use 64 heliostats, and will have a total collection area of ∼2300 m2. Astrophysics in the 10 to 300 GeV regime has proved to be elusive to both ground-based and satellite experiments and STACEE has the potential of filling an important niche in high energy astrophysics. Here we describe the current status and future goals of STACEE
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1419522;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 587
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 932-936
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- Gamma-ray astrophysics 2001
- Acronym
- 6. Compton symposium
- Dates
- 4-6 Apr 2001
- Place
- Baltimore, MD (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35076284
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; CRAB NEBULA; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE 10-100; GEV RANGE 100-1000; HELIOSTATS; MIRRORS; SATELLITES
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; GEV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEBULAE; PHYSICS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.