Prototype of the SST-1M Telescope Structure for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

2015/09/06 by J. Niemiec, Niemiec, J., W. Bilnik +100
Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1509.01824

Abstract

A single-mirror small-size (SST-1M) Davies-Cotton telescope with a dish diameter of 4 m has been built by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions as a prototype for one of the proposed small-size telescopes for the southern observatory of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The design represents a very simple, reliable, and cheap solution. The mechanical structure prototype with its drive system is now being tested at the Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS in Krakow. Here we present the design of the prototype and results of the performance tests of the structure and the drive and control system.

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