Characteristics and performance of the GAW experiment for a large field of view Cerenkov γ rays telescope

Bibcode
2006AIPC..878..132D
DOI
10.1063/1.2409078
Delgado, C.
Bibliographical reference

THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 878, pp. 132-137 (2006).

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2006
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1
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1
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0
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Description
The GAW project aims to test the feasibility of a new generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes that join high flux sensitivity with Large Field of View capability. It consists of an array of 3 imaging Cherenkov telescopes each equipped with a Fresnel refractive lens of about 3.6 m2 geometrical area and an array of multi-anode photomultipliers at the focal surface operating in single photoelectron counting mode. Pointing along different North-South directions, GAW would reach a survey of 360° × 60° region of the sky. GAW is a collaboration effort of Research Institutes in Italy, Portugal and Spain.
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Non-refereed

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