The first VERITAS telescope

J. Holder; R. W. Atkins; H. M. Badran; G. Blaylock; S. M. Bradbury; J. H. Buckley; K. L. Byrum; D. A. Carter-Lewis; O. Celik; Y. C.K. Chow; P. Cogan; W. Cui; M. K. Daniel; I. de la Calle Perez; C. Dowdall; P. Dowkontt; C. Duke; A. D. Falcone; S. J. Fegan; J. P. Finley; P. Fortin; L. F. Fortson; K. Gibbs; G. Gillanders; O. J. Glidewell; J. Grube; K. J. Gutierrez; G. Gyuk; J. Hall; D. Hanna; E. Hays; D. Horan; S. B. Hughes; T. B. Humensky; A. Imran; I. Jung; P. Kaaret; G. E. Kenny; D. Kieda; J. Kildea; J. Knapp; H. Krawczynski; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. LeBohec; E. Linton; E. K. Little; G. Maier; H. Manseri; A. Milovanovic

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002

The first VERITAS telescope

J. Holder, R. W. Atkins, H. M. Badran, G. Blaylock, S. M. Bradbury, J. H. Buckley, K. L. Byrum, D. A. Carter-Lewis, O. Celik, Y. C.K. Chow, P. Cogan, W. Cui, M. K. Daniel, I. de la Calle Perez, C. Dowdall, P. Dowkontt, C. Duke, A. D. Falcone, S. J. Fegan, J. P. FinleyP. Fortin, L. F. Fortson, K. Gibbs, G. Gillanders, O. J. Glidewell, J. Grube, K. J. Gutierrez, G. Gyuk, J. Hall, D. Hanna, E. Hays, D. Horan, S. B. Hughes, T. B. Humensky, A. Imran, I. Jung, P. Kaaret, G. E. Kenny, D. Kieda, J. Kildea, J. Knapp, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. LeBohec, E. Linton, E. K. Little, G. Maier, H. Manseri, A. Milovanovic

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Abstract

The first atmospheric Cherenkov telescope of VERITAS (the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) has been in operation since February 2005. We present here a technical description of the instrument and a summary of its performance. The calibration methods are described, along with the results of Monte Carlo simulations of the telescope and comparisons between real and simulated data. The analysis of TeV γ-ray observations of the Crab Nebula, including the reconstructed energy spectrum, is shown to give results consistent with earlier measurements. The telescope is operating as expected and has met or exceeded all design specifications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	391-401
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002
State	Published - Jul 2006

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Funding Information:
This research is supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, by NSERC in Canada, by Science Foundation Ireland and by PPARC in the UK.

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Cherenkov telescopes
Gamma ray astronomy

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Holder, J., Atkins, R. W., Badran, H. M., Blaylock, G., Bradbury, S. M., Buckley, J. H., Byrum, K. L., Carter-Lewis, D. A., Celik, O., Chow, Y. C. K., Cogan, P., Cui, W., Daniel, M. K., de la Calle Perez, I., Dowdall, C., Dowkontt, P., Duke, C., Falcone, A. D., Fegan, S. J., ... Milovanovic, A. (2006). The first VERITAS telescope. Astroparticle Physics, 25(6), 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002

Holder, J, Atkins, RW, Badran, HM, Blaylock, G, Bradbury, SM, Buckley, JH, Byrum, KL, Carter-Lewis, DA, Celik, O, Chow, YCK, Cogan, P, Cui, W, Daniel, MK, de la Calle Perez, I, Dowdall, C, Dowkontt, P, Duke, C, Falcone, AD, Fegan, SJ, Finley, JP, Fortin, P, Fortson, LF, Gibbs, K, Gillanders, G, Glidewell, OJ, Grube, J, Gutierrez, KJ, Gyuk, G, Hall, J, Hanna, D, Hays, E, Horan, D, Hughes, SB, Humensky, TB, Imran, A, Jung, I, Kaaret, P, Kenny, GE, Kieda, D, Kildea, J, Knapp, J, Krawczynski, H, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, LeBohec, S, Linton, E, Little, EK, Maier, G, Manseri, H & Milovanovic, A 2006, 'The first VERITAS telescope', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002

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