Published September 2017 | Version v1
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Wide field-of-view atmospheric Cherenkov telescope based on refractive lens

Creators

  • 1. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000 (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Particle Astrophysics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Cosmic Rays (Tibet University), Ministry of Education, 10 Zangda Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 (China)

Description

A wide field of view (FOV) is an important feature of a detector in the gamma ray observation of sporadic, extended, and transient sources. In this work, we discuss an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (ACT) with a refractive water convex lens as its light collector, and we test the feasibility of this new approach. We determine the optical properties of a water lens with a diameter of 0.9 m, such as focal length, spot size, and transmittance. The first detection of cosmic rays (CRs) observed in coincidence with a scintillator extensive air shower (EAS) array is presented and discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/09/P09023

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/12/09/P09023;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
09
Journal Page Range
p. P09023
ISSN
1748-0221

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49001175
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV COUNTERS; DETECTION; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; GAMMA RADIATION; LENGTH; LENSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORS; TELESCOPES; WATER
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DIMENSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS