2017/09/14 by Thomas Vuillaume, F. Gaté, Vuillaume, Thomas +7
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1709.04675
openalex publication_date 2017/09/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The simulation of atmospheric showers through Monte-Carlo processes as well\nas their projection into Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) is\nlong and very computing intensive. As these simulations are the most advanced\nones from a physics point of view, they are not suited for simple tests.\n Here we present a Python package developed in order to model atmospheric\nshowers using different profiles and to image them with an array of IACT. This\nallows for first order studies of the influence of the primary photon energy\nand angular direction on the stereoscopic images. Its simplicity also makes it\nconvenient for public dissemination and outreach as well as for teaching\npurposes.\n This package has been developed to make the most out of the simplicity of\nPython but has also been optimised for fast calculations. It is developed in\nthe framework of the ASTERICS H2020 project and as such is available as an\nopen-source software.\n