Cosmic ray tracking: A new approach to high energy gamma-astronomy
Abstract
An extensive air shower (EAS) array based on the measurement of individual cosmic ray tracks and muon identification is proposed. Air showers can be detected in the range from 1 trillion eV up to the highest energies. The direction of the primary gamma ray is reconstructed with accuracies typically in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 deg. The sensitivity for the detection of point sources is improved by a factor of 100 in comparison to existing conventional EAS arrays or atmospheric Cerenkov telescopes.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988STIN...8920916H
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Ray Showers;
- Gamma Ray Astronomy;
- Particle Telescopes;
- Muons;
- Particle Tracks;
- Systems Engineering;
- Space Radiation