Published October 7, 2001
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Journal article
The Keck Solar Two Gamma-Ray Observatory
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, California (United States)
- 2. IGPP, University of California, Riverside, California (United States)
Description
Ground-based telescopes play a role that is complementary to satellite based gamma ray detectors and are expected to provide a rich data set in the 50 GeV-1 TeV region. Heliostat arrays provide a way of making sensitive observations in this energy regime at an economical cost. With close to 2000 heliostat mirrors, the Keck Solar Two Gamma Ray Observatory near Barstow, CA, is the largest such facility in the world, and thus has the potential of being one of the most sensitive gamma ray detectors. A 32-channel camera is now operational: we discuss the current status and future prospects for the instrument
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1419523;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 587
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 937-941
- 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
- 35076285
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; CONCENTRATORS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE 10-100; GEV RANGE 100-1000; MIRRORS; SATELLITES; SOLAR ENERGY; TELESCOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY; ENERGY RANGE; ENERGY SOURCES; GEV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.