TenTen: A new IACT array for multi-TeV γ-ray astronomy
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Bruce R. Dawson; Roger W Clay; A. G. K. Smith; N.R. Wild; Victor Stamatescu; R. J. Protheroe; Gavin Rowell; G. J. Thornton
- Source
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 588:48-51
- Subject
- Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
education.field_of_study
Range (particle radiation)
Future studies
Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Population
Antenna aperture
Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Astronomy
IACT
Astrophysics
Wide field
education
Instrumentation
Energy (signal processing)
Cherenkov radiation
- Language
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
Results in TeV γ -ray astronomy of recent years (in particular from H.E.S.S.) point to a population of γ -ray sources at energies E > 10 TeV . This provides strong impetus for future studies in the multi-TeV energy range. This key energy range addresses the origin of PeV cosmic-rays (CRs) at around the knee energy, and also astrophysical questions associated with multi-TeV γ -ray production in an increasing variety of environments. Here, we outline the TenTen project—a proposed stereoscopic array of modest-sized (10– 30 m 2 ) Cherenkov imaging telescopes optimised for the E ∼ 10 –100 TeV range. TenTen telescopes are designed to operate with a wide field of view ( 8 ∘ – 10 ∘ diameter) and the full array is expected to achieve an effective area of ∼ 10 km 2 at energies above 10 TeV. Here, we present a summary of the motivation for TenTen and its key performance parameters.