Technical Status of VERITAS

VERITAS, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System, is a major new ground-based observatory for studying nonthermal astrophysics in the gamma-ray band above 100 GeV. VERITAS has operated a stereo pair of telescopes using a true array trigger at the Mt. Hopkins base camp site in sou...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2007-03, Vol.60 (1), p.309-311
Main Authors: Humensky, T B, Collaboration, the VERITAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Astrophysics
Gamma rays
Ground-based observation
Physics
Telescopes
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Summary:VERITAS, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System, is a major new ground-based observatory for studying nonthermal astrophysics in the gamma-ray band above 100 GeV. VERITAS has operated a stereo pair of telescopes using a true array trigger at the Mt. Hopkins base camp site in southern Arizona since March, 2006. We report here on the status of certain key technical aspects of the project, including the optomechanical system and the trigger electronics.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/60/1/068