Possible Atmospheric Transparency Studies on the Basis of Cherenkov Light Measurements

2009/10/09 by Alexander Mishev, A. Mishev, Mishev, A.
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Image Fusion Techniques #Atmospheric Ozone and Climate #Atmospheric aerosols and clouds #physics.ao-ph #physics.space-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0910.1662

9 pages, 7 figures; Presented at WEB Conference Fundamental Space Research 20.09-20.11 2009 Bulgaria, Russian federation

arxiv created 2009/10/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

The possibility to use Cherenkov light measurements with Cherenkov telescope to study atmospheric processes is shown. Cherenkov light from extensive air showers is obtained using Monte Carlo simulations with CORSIKA code. Different atmospheric profiles are considered and compared. Several experimental results are shown and the scientific potential is discussed.

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