Simulations of the M@TE Telescope

The M@TE (Monitoring at TeV Energies) project consists of the installation of a small Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) at the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional de San Pedro Martir, Mexico, for long-term monitoring of the TeV emission from blazars. M@TE has a similar design to the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT), featuring higher photon detection efficiency SiPM sensors and mechanical and electronics upgrades. In this work, simulations are used to assess M@TE's performance. FACT's simulation software was adapted to take into account M@TE's new features. This work presents the simulations as well as results on M@TE's angular resolution and energy reconstruction.

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The M@TE (Monitoring at TeV Energies) project involves the installation of a small Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) in Mexico for monitoring the TeV emission from blazars. The telescope, similar to FACT, features upgrades in photon detection efficiency and mechanics, and simulations were conducted to evaluate its performance. Results from the simulations on M@TE's angular resolution and energy reconstruction are presented in this study.