CTA site characterization: a contribution on Sky Background Brightness

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international project for which more than 1000 scientists from 27 countries work together to install two observatories, one in the southern hemisphere and the other in the north, to study gamma-ray radiation. Argentina is a candidate site for one of the obse...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2012-08, Vol.10 (H16), p.744-744
Main Authors: de la Vega, Gonzalo, García, Beatriz, Maya, Javier, Mancilla, Alexis, Rosemblat, Ezequiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrays
Astronomical instruments
Astronomy
Brightness
Contributed Papers
Critical point
Gamma rays
Light pollution
Observatories
Scientists
Sky
Southern Hemisphere
Telescopes
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Summary:The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international project for which more than 1000 scientists from 27 countries work together to install two observatories, one in the southern hemisphere and the other in the north, to study gamma-ray radiation. Argentina is a candidate site for one of the observatories, and to characterize proposed sites, one must study the sky background brightness. This critical point must be studied with care. Nearest cities can be a decisive factor in determining where to locate an observatory in our times.
ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921314013271