Introducing the CTA concept

B. S. Acharya; M. Actis; T. Aghajani; G. Agnetta; J. Aguilar; F. Aharonian; M. Ajello; A. Akhperjanian; M. Alcubierre; J. Aleksić; R. Alfaro; E. Aliu; A. J. Allafort; D. Allan; I. Allekotte; E. Amato; J. Anderson; E. O. Anguner; L. A. Antonelli; P. Antoranz; A. Aravantinos; T. Arlen; T. Armstrong; H. Arnaldi; L. Arrabito; K. Asano; T. Ashton; H. G. Asorey; Y. Awane; H. Baba; A. Babic; N. Baby; J. Bahr; A. Bais; C. Baixeras; S. Bajtlik; M. Balbo; D. Balis; C. Balkowski; A. Bamba; R. Bandiera; A. Barber; C. Barbier; M. Barcelo; A. Barnacka; J. Barnstedt; U. De AlmeidaBarres; J. A. Barrio; A. Basili; S. Basso; D. Bastieri; C. Bauer; A. Baushev; J. Becerra; Y. Becherini; K. C. Bechtol; J. Becker Tjus; V. Beckmann; W. Bednarek; B. Behera; M. Belluso; W. Benbow; J. Berdugo; K. Berger; F. Bernard; T. Bernardino; K. Bernlohr; N. Bhat; S. Bhattacharyya; C. Bigongiari; A. Biland; S. Billotta; T. Bird; E. Birsin; E. Bissaldi; J. Biteau; M. Bitossi; S. Blake; O. Blanch Bigas; P. Blasi; A. Bobkov; V. Boccone; M. Boettcher; L. Bogacz; J. Bogart; M. Bogdan; C. Boisson; J. Boix Gargallo; J. Bolmont; G. Bonanno; A. Bonardi; T. Bonev; P. Bonifacio; G. Bonnoli; P. Bordas; A. Borgland; J. Borkowski; R. Bose; O. Botner; A. Bottani

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.01.007

Introducing the CTA concept

B. S. Acharya, M. Actis, T. Aghajani, G. Agnetta, J. Aguilar, F. Aharonian, M. Ajello, A. Akhperjanian, M. Alcubierre, J. Aleksić, R. Alfaro, E. Aliu, A. J. Allafort, D. Allan, I. Allekotte, E. Amato, J. Anderson, E. O. Anguner, L. A. Antonelli, P. AntoranzA. Aravantinos, T. Arlen, T. Armstrong, H. Arnaldi, L. Arrabito, K. Asano, T. Ashton, H. G. Asorey, Y. Awane, H. Baba, A. Babic, N. Baby, J. Bahr, A. Bais, C. Baixeras, S. Bajtlik, M. Balbo, D. Balis, C. Balkowski, A. Bamba, R. Bandiera, A. Barber, C. Barbier, M. Barcelo, A. Barnacka, J. Barnstedt, U. De AlmeidaBarres, J. A. Barrio, A. Basili, S. Basso, D. Bastieri, C. Bauer, A. Baushev, J. Becerra, Y. Becherini, K. C. Bechtol, J. Becker Tjus, V. Beckmann, W. Bednarek, B. Behera, M. Belluso, W. Benbow, J. Berdugo, K. Berger, F. Bernard, T. Bernardino, K. Bernlohr, N. Bhat, S. Bhattacharyya, C. Bigongiari, A. Biland, S. Billotta, T. Bird, E. Birsin, E. Bissaldi, J. Biteau, M. Bitossi, S. Blake, O. Blanch Bigas, P. Blasi, A. Bobkov, V. Boccone, M. Boettcher, L. Bogacz, J. Bogart, M. Bogdan, C. Boisson, J. Boix Gargallo, J. Bolmont, G. Bonanno, A. Bonardi, T. Bonev, P. Bonifacio, G. Bonnoli, P. Bordas, A. Borgland, J. Borkowski, R. Bose, O. Botner, A. Bottani

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Abstract

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky coverage, to improve the sensitivity by about an order of magnitude, to span about four decades of energy, from a few tens of GeV to above 100 TeV with enhanced angular and energy resolutions over existing VHE gamma-ray observatories. An international collaboration has formed with more than 1000 members from 27 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. In 2010 the CTA Consortium completed a Design Study and started a three-year Preparatory Phase which leads to production readiness of CTA in 2014. In this paper we introduce the science goals and the concept of CTA, and provide an overview of the project. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-18
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.01.007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

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Air showers
Cherenkov Telescopes
TeV gamma-ray astronomy

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Acharya, B. S., Actis, M., Aghajani, T., Agnetta, G., Aguilar, J., Aharonian, F., Ajello, M., Akhperjanian, A., Alcubierre, M., Aleksić, J., Alfaro, R., Aliu, E., Allafort, A. J., Allan, D., Allekotte, I., Amato, E., Anderson, J., Anguner, E. O., Antonelli, L. A., ... Bottani, A. (2013). Introducing the CTA concept. Astroparticle Physics, 43, 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.01.007

Acharya, B. S. ; Actis, M. ; Aghajani, T. ; Agnetta, G. ; Aguilar, J. ; Aharonian, F. ; Ajello, M. ; Akhperjanian, A. ; Alcubierre, M. ; Aleksić, J. ; Alfaro, R. ; Aliu, E. ; Allafort, A. J. ; Allan, D. ; Allekotte, I. ; Amato, E. ; Anderson, J. ; Anguner, E. O. ; Antonelli, L. A. ; Antoranz, P. ; Aravantinos, A. ; Arlen, T. ; Armstrong, T. ; Arnaldi, H. ; Arrabito, L. ; Asano, K. ; Ashton, T. ; Asorey, H. G. ; Awane, Y. ; Baba, H. ; Babic, A. ; Baby, N. ; Bahr, J. ; Bais, A. ; Baixeras, C. ; Bajtlik, S. ; Balbo, M. ; Balis, D. ; Balkowski, C. ; Bamba, A. ; Bandiera, R. ; Barber, A. ; Barbier, C. ; Barcelo, M. ; Barnacka, A. ; Barnstedt, J. ; De AlmeidaBarres, U. ; Barrio, J. A. ; Basili, A. ; Basso, S. ; Bastieri, D. ; Bauer, C. ; Baushev, A. ; Becerra, J. ; Becherini, Y. ; Bechtol, K. C. ; Becker Tjus, J. ; Beckmann, V. ; Bednarek, W. ; Behera, B. ; Belluso, M. ; Benbow, W. ; Berdugo, J. ; Berger, K. ; Bernard, F. ; Bernardino, T. ; Bernlohr, K. ; Bhat, N. ; Bhattacharyya, S. ; Bigongiari, C. ; Biland, A. ; Billotta, S. ; Bird, T. ; Birsin, E. ; Bissaldi, E. ; Biteau, J. ; Bitossi, M. ; Blake, S. ; Blanch Bigas, O. ; Blasi, P. ; Bobkov, A. ; Boccone, V. ; Boettcher, M. ; Bogacz, L. ; Bogart, J. ; Bogdan, M. ; Boisson, C. ; Boix Gargallo, J. ; Bolmont, J. ; Bonanno, G. ; Bonardi, A. ; Bonev, T. ; Bonifacio, P. ; Bonnoli, G. ; Bordas, P. ; Borgland, A. ; Borkowski, J. ; Bose, R. ; Botner, O. ; Bottani, A. / Introducing the CTA concept. In: Astroparticle Physics. 2013 ; Vol. 43. pp. 3-18.

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