Journal
ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Volume 93, Issue -, Pages 76-85Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.001
Keywords
Monte Carlo simulations; Cherenkov Telescopes; IACF technique; Gamma rays; Cosmic rays
Funding
- European Commission [653477]
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground-based instruments for very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy, aimed at improving on the sensitivity of current generation experiments by an order of magnitude and providing coverage over four decades of energy. The current CTA design consists of two arrays of tens of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, comprising Small, Medium and Large-Sized Telescopes, with one array located in each of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. To study the effect of the site choice on the overall CTA performance and support the site evaluation process, detailed Monte Carlo simulations have been performed. These results show the impact of different site-related attributes such as altitude, night -sky background and local geomagnetic field on CTA performance for the observation of VHE gamma rays. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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