The CAT imaging telescope

A. Barrau,R. Bazer-Bachi,H. Cabot,L.M. Chounet,G. Debiais,B. Degrange,J-P. Dezalay,Arache Djannati-Atai,Denis Dumora,P. Espigat,B. Fabre,P. Fleury,G. Fontaine,R. George,C. Ghesquiere,P. Goret,C. Gouiffes,I. A. Grenier,L. Iacoucci,S. Le Bohec,I. Mallet,C. Meynadier,F. Munz,T.A. Palfrey,E. Pare,Y. Pons,M. Punch,J. Quebert,K. Ragan,C. Renault,M. Rivoal,L. Rob,P. Schovanek,D. Smith,J.-P. Tavernet,J. Vrana

The CAT imaging telescope

1997

The VHE gamma-ray imaging telescope CAT started taking data in October 1996. Located at the Themis solar site in southern France, it features a 17.7 m^2 Davies-Cotton mirror equipped with 600 PMT camera at the focal plane. The mechanics and optics, the PMTs and the electronics are presented. The performance, based on the first 7 months of operation, is discribed.

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Cardinal point
Gamma-ray astronomy
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Gamma ray
Optics
Telescope
Physics

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