2013/07/24 by P. M. Chadwick, Chadwick, P. M., S. A. Cleaver +14
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Planetary Science and Exploration #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #astro-ph.HE #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1307.6313
4 pages, 1 figure, in Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). All CTA contributions at arXiv:1307.2232
arxiv created 2013/07/24 · openalex publication_date 2013/07/24 · arxiv updated 2019/08/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The mirrors of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes are different from those of conventional astronomical telescopes in several ways, not least in that they are exposed to the elements. One of the issues which may arise is condensation forming on the mirrors during observing under certain atmospheric conditions, which has important consequences for the operation of the telescopes. This contribution discusses why telescope mirrors suffer condensation and describes the atmospheric conditions and mirror designs which are likely to be problematic.