Ten Ten: A New Array of Multi-TeV Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes
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2007
Authors
Dawson, B.
Stamatescu, V.
Clay, R.
Denman, J.
Protheroe, R.
Smith, A.
Thornton, G.
Wild, N.
Rowell, G.
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Proceedings of 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2007), 3-11 July, 2007
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International Cosmic Ray Conference (30th : 2007 : Merida, Yucatan, Mexico)
Abstract
The exciting results from H.E.S.S. point to a new population of gamma-ray sources at energies E > 10 TeV, paving the way for future studies and new discoveries in the multi-TeV energy range. Connected with these energies is the search for sources of PeV cosmic-rays (CRs) and the study of multi-TeV gamma-ray production in a growing number of astrophysical environments. TenTen is a proposed stereoscopic array (with a suggested site in Australia) of modest-sized (10 to 30m^2) Cherenkov imaging telescopes with a wide field of view (8 to 10deg diameter) optimised for the E~10 to 100 TeV range. TenTen will achieve an effective area of ~10 km^2 at energies above 10 TeV. We outline here the motivation for TenTen and summarise key performance parameters.
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Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2007 by Gavin Rowell.