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Descripción
The CTA Observatory aims to contribute to the development of gamma-ray astronomy by improving the sensitivity of current Cherenkov telescopes by an order of magnitude. To achieve this, two arrays of telescopes will be constructed: one at Roque de los Muchachos in La Palma, and the other at Cerro Paranal in Chile. Each array will include three types of telescopes: small ones for gamma-ray showers above 10 TeV, medium for showers between 100 GeV and 10 TeV, and large ones for showers between 10 and 100 GeV. In 2018, the first large CTA telescope (LST-1) was inaugurated in La Palma, and the LST-2, 3, and 4 telescopes are currently in an advanced stage of construction. This presentation will review the current status of the project, examining in detail the Spanish contributions to the different subsystems. These contributions are focused on the cameras of LSTs and NectarCAM-type MSTs, the analysis pipeline, and some specific contributions to mechanics and ancillary subsystems.
Abstract
The CTA Observatory aims to contribute to the development of gamma-ray astronomy by improving the sensitivity of current Cherenkov telescopes by an order of magnitude. To achieve this, two arrays of telescopes will be constructed: one at Roque de los Muchachos in La Palma, and the other at Cerro Paranal in Chile. Each array will include three types of telescopes: small ones for gamma-ray showers above 10 TeV, medium for showers between 100 GeV and 10 TeV, and large ones for showers between 10 and 100 GeV. In 2018, the first large CTA telescope (LST-1) was inaugurated in La Palma, and the LST-2, 3, and 4 telescopes are currently in an advanced stage of construction. This presentation will review the current status of the project, examining in detail the Spanish contributions to the different subsystems. These contributions are focused on the cameras of LSTs and NectarCAM-type MSTs, the analysis pipeline, and some specific contributions to mechanics and ancillary subsystems.
