VERITAS: The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System

T. C. Weekes; H. Badran; S. D. Biller; I. Bond; S. Bradbury; J. Buckley; D. Carter-Lewis; M. Catanese; S. Criswell; W. Cui; P. Dowkontt; C. Duke; D. J. Fegan; J. Finley; L. Fortson; J. Gaidos; G. H. Gillanders; J. Grindlay; T. A. Hall; K. Harris; A. M. Hillas; P. Kaaret; M. Kertzman; D. Kieda; F. Krennrich; M. J. Lang; S. LeBohec; R. Lessard; J. Lloyd-Evans; J. Knapp; B. McKernan; J. McEnery; P. Moriarty; D. Muller; P. Ogden; R. Ong; D. Petry; J. Quinn; N. W. Reay; P. T. Reynolds; J. Rose; M. Salamon; G. Sembroski; R. Sidwell; P. Slane; N. Stanton; S. P. Swordy; V. V. Vassiliev; S. P. Wakely

doi:10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00152-9

VERITAS: The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System

T. C. Weekes, H. Badran, S. D. Biller, I. Bond, S. Bradbury, J. Buckley, D. Carter-Lewis, M. Catanese, S. Criswell, W. Cui, P. Dowkontt, C. Duke, D. J. Fegan, J. Finley, L. Fortson, J. Gaidos, G. H. Gillanders, J. Grindlay, T. A. Hall, K. HarrisA. M. Hillas, P. Kaaret, M. Kertzman, D. Kieda, F. Krennrich, M. J. Lang, S. LeBohec, R. Lessard, J. Lloyd-Evans, J. Knapp, B. McKernan, J. McEnery, P. Moriarty, D. Muller, P. Ogden, R. Ong, D. Petry, J. Quinn, N. W. Reay, P. T. Reynolds, J. Rose, M. Salamon, G. Sembroski, R. Sidwell, P. Slane, N. Stanton, S. P. Swordy, V. V. Vassiliev, S. P. Wakely

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The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) represents an important step forward in the study of extreme astrophysical processes in the universe. It combines the power of the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique using a large optical reflector with the power of stereoscopic observatories using arrays of separated telescopes looking at the same shower. The seven identical telescopes in VERITAS, each of aperture 10 m, will be deployed in a filled hexagonal pattern of side 80 m; each telescope will have a camera consisting of 499 pixels with a field of view of 3.5°. VERITAS will substantially increase the catalog of very high energy (E > 100 GeV) γ-ray sources and greatly improve measurements of established sources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-243
Number of pages	23
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00152-9
State	Published - 2002

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Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from the US Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, PPARC in the U.K. and Enterprise-Ireland in Ireland. The referees are thanked for helpful suggestions.

Keywords

AGN
Atmospheric Cherenkov radiation
Galactic plane
Neutralinos
Pulsars
Supernova remnants
γ-ray astronomy
γ-ray telescopes

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Weekes, T. C., Badran, H., Biller, S. D., Bond, I., Bradbury, S., Buckley, J., Carter-Lewis, D., Catanese, M., Criswell, S., Cui, W., Dowkontt, P., Duke, C., Fegan, D. J., Finley, J., Fortson, L., Gaidos, J., Gillanders, G. H., Grindlay, J., Hall, T. A., ... Wakely, S. P. (2002). VERITAS: The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System. Astroparticle Physics, 17(2), 221-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00152-9

Weekes, TC, Badran, H, Biller, SD, Bond, I, Bradbury, S, Buckley, J, Carter-Lewis, D, Catanese, M, Criswell, S, Cui, W, Dowkontt, P, Duke, C, Fegan, DJ, Finley, J, Fortson, L, Gaidos, J, Gillanders, GH, Grindlay, J, Hall, TA, Harris, K, Hillas, AM, Kaaret, P, Kertzman, M, Kieda, D, Krennrich, F, Lang, MJ, LeBohec, S, Lessard, R, Lloyd-Evans, J, Knapp, J, McKernan, B, McEnery, J, Moriarty, P, Muller, D, Ogden, P, Ong, R, Petry, D, Quinn, J, Reay, NW, Reynolds, PT, Rose, J, Salamon, M, Sembroski, G, Sidwell, R, Slane, P, Stanton, N, Swordy, SP, Vassiliev, VV & Wakely, SP 2002, 'VERITAS: The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 221-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-6505(01)00152-9

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