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ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 182-195Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.05.004
Keywords
gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray telescope; atmospheric Cherenkov effect; imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique; Whipple collaboration; VERITAS; GRANITE; imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
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Details are presented of the Whipple Observatory's 10 m atmospheric Cherenkov telescope and camera, as it evolved during the period 1997 until 2006. The design of the telescope and camera's optical and electronic systems is discussed together with a detailed description of the four-stage GRANITE (Gamma-RAy New Imaging TElescope) upgrade program, undertaken during the same time period. The objective of the upgrade was to improve the telescope's sensitivity for the detection of very-high-energy gamma-rays. Results from the program are provided and are briefly discussed in the context of the design of VERITAS. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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