Abstract:
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Project will consist of two arrays of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes to study high-energy gamma radiation in the range of a few tens of GeV to beyond 100 TeV. To achieve full-sky coverage, the construction of one array in each terrestrial hemisphere is considered. Suitable candidate sites are being explored and characterized. The candidate sites in the Southern Hemisphere include two locations in Argentina, one in San Antonio de los Cobres (Salta Province, Lat. 24:02:42 S, Long. 66:14:06 W, at 3600 m.a.s.l) and another one in El Leoncito (San Juan Province, Lat. 31:41:49 S, Long. 69:16:21 W, at 2600 m.a.s.l). Here we describe the two sites and the instrumentation that has been deployed to characterize them. We summarize the geographic, atmospheric and climatic data that have been collected for both of them. © 2013 Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica. All Rights Reserved.
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| Título: | Sites in Argentina for the cherenkov telescope array project |
| Autor: | Allekotte, I.; La Vega, G.D.; Etchegoyen, A.; García, B.; Mancilla, A.; Maya, J.; Ravignani, D.; Rovero, A. |
| Filiación: | Centro Atómico Bariloche, Instituto Balseiro (CNEA, UNCuyo), Bariloche, Argentina
ITeDA-M, Mendoza, Argentina
ITeDA (CNEA, UNSAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (CONICET-UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Palabras clave: | Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes; Gamma Ray Astronomy; Site characterization; Cosmic rays; Cosmology; Germanium compounds; Optical telescopes; Tellurium compounds; Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes; Cherenkov telescope arrays; Climatic data; Gamma-ray astronomy; San Antonio; Site characterization; Sky coverage; Southern Hemisphere; Gamma rays |
| Año: | 2013
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| Volumen: | 2013-October
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| Título revista: | 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013
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| Título revista abreviado: | Proc. Int. Cosmic Rays Conf., ICRC
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| Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_97885890_v2013-October_n_p_Allekotte |
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Allekotte, I., La Vega, G.D., Etchegoyen, A., García, B., Mancilla, A., Maya, J., Ravignani, D.,..., Rovero, A.
(2013)
. Sites in Argentina for the cherenkov telescope array project. 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, 2013-October.
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Allekotte, I., La Vega, G.D., Etchegoyen, A., García, B., Mancilla, A., Maya, J., et al.
"Sites in Argentina for the cherenkov telescope array project"
. 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013 2013-October
(2013).
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Allekotte, I., La Vega, G.D., Etchegoyen, A., García, B., Mancilla, A., Maya, J., et al.
"Sites in Argentina for the cherenkov telescope array project"
. 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, vol. 2013-October, 2013.
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Allekotte, I., La Vega, G.D., Etchegoyen, A., García, B., Mancilla, A., Maya, J., et al. Sites in Argentina for the cherenkov telescope array project. Proc. Int. Cosmic Rays Conf., ICRC. 2013;2013-October.
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