IAR   05382
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE RADIOASTRONOMIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Composite mirror facets for ground based gamma ray astronomy
Autor/es:
P. BRUN; P.-H. CARTON; D.DURAND; J.-F. JEANNEY; M.C. MEDINA; P. MICOLON; B. PEYAUD
Revista:
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH A - ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPAMENT
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2013 vol. 714 p. 58 - 66
ISSN:
0168-9002
Resumen:
Composite mirrors for gamma-ray astronomy have been developed to fulfill
the specifications required for the next generation of Cherenkov
telescopes represented by CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array). In addition
to the basic requirements on focus and reflection efficiency, the
mirrors have to be stiff, lightweight, durable and cost efficient. In
this paper, the technology developed to produce such mirrors is
described, as well as some tests that have been performed to validate
them. It is shown that these mirrors comply with the needs of CTA,
making them good candidates for use on a significant part of the array.