Cherenkov Array at Themis

The Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT) was an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT) for detection of very-high-energy gamma rays (~200 GeV to a few tens of TeV). The project started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant Thémis, France.[1][2]

References

1. Léna, Pierre; Rouan, Daniel; Lebrun, François; Mignard, François; Pelat, Didier (2012). L'observation en astrophysique [Observational Astrophysics]. Translated by Lyle, S. (3rd ed.). Springer. p. 411. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21815-6. ISBN 978-3-642-21814-9.
2. Barrau, A.; Bazer-Bachi, R.; Beyer, E.; et al. "The CAT imaging telescope for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy". Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A. 416 (2–3): 278–292. arXiv:astro-ph/9804046. doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00749-9.

External links

• Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT) on the internet
• Télescope de l'expérience CAT (Cerenkov array at Themis) sur le site de la centrale solaire THEMIS — photo of CAT
• CAT at INSPIRE-HEP database
• Degrange, Bernard; Bazer-Bachi, Robert; Capdevielle, Jean-Noël; et al. (1993-09-20). Cherenkov Array at Thémis (Project report) (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2023-12-29.