CTAO status and perspective

Bibcode
2025EPJWC.31901002L
DOI
10.1051/epjconf/202531901002
López-Oramas, Alicia
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European Physical Journal Web of Conferences

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is the upcoming next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory. CTAO will have two sites, one located in the northern hemisphere in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma (Spain) and a sourthern site in Paranal (Chile). CTAO will count on improved sensitivity, angular and spectral resolution with respect to the current generation of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) and will cover a broader energy range. In this contribution, we review the current status of CTAO and address the scientific questions that CTAO aims to answer. We outline the science perspectives of CTAO and the timeline of the observatory.
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