The CAT Imaging Telescope for Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
A. Barrau, R. Bazer-Bachi, E. Beyer, H. Cabot, M. Cerutti, L. M. Chounet, G. Debiais, B. Degrange, H. Delchini, J. P. Denance, G. Descotes, J. P. Dezalay, A. Djannati-Atai, D. Dumora, P. Espigat, B. Fabre, P. Fleury, G. Fontaine, R. George, C. Ghesquiere, J. Gilly, P. Goret, C. Gouiffes, J. C. Gouillaud, C. Gregory, I. A. Grenier, L. Iacoucci, L. Kalt, S. Le Bohec, I. Malet, C. Meynadier, J. P. Mols, P. Mora de Freitas, R. Morano, G. Morinaud, F. Munz, M. Palatka, T. A. Palfrey, E. Pare, Y. Pons, M. Punch, J. Quebert, K. Ragan, C. Renault, M. Rivoal, L. Rob, P. Schovanek, D. Smith, A. Tabary, J. P. Tavernet, F. Toussenel, J. Vrana
Abstract
The CAT (Cherenkov Array at Themis) imaging telescope, equipped with a very-high-definition camera (546 fast phototubes with 0.12 degrees spacing surrounded by 54 larger tubes in two guard rings) started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant Themis (France). Using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique, it detects and identifies very high energy gamma-rays in the range 250 GeV to a few tens of TeV. The instrument, which has detected three sources (Crab nebula, Mrk 421 and Mrk 501), is described in detail.
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