The STACEE-32 Ground Based Gamma-ray Detector
STACEE Collaboration, D. S. Hanna, D. Bhattacharya, L. M. Boone, M. C. Chantell, Z. Conner, C. E. Covault, M. Dragovan, P. Fortin, D. T. Gregorich, J. A. Hinton, R. Mukherjee, R. A. Ong, S. Oser, K. Ragan, R. A. Scalzo, D. R. Schuette, C. G. Theoret, T. O. Tumer, D. A. Williams, J. A. Zweerink
Abstract
We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the heliostats of a solar energy research array are used to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous detectors.
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