Abstract
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is the next generation ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very-high energies. Once completed, CTA will outperform present-day facilities by an order of magnitude in sensitivity, and significantly enlarge the accessible energy range and survey capabilities. Deployed in the CTA north site, on the island of La Palma (Spain), LST-1 is the prototype for the CTA Large-Sized Telescopes, which will cover the lower end of the energy range of the array, down to 20 GeV. LST-1 started astronomical observations in late 2019, and is currently completing its commissioning phase. We present the status of the instrument and an overview of the first physics results.
Highlights
Deployed in the CTA north site, on the island of La Palma (Spain), LST-1 is the prototype for the CTA Large-Sized Telescopes, which will cover the lower end of the energy range of the array, down to 20 GeV
We present the status of the instrument and an overview of the first physics results
The Large-Sized Telescope (LST) project for CTA has been developed by a collaboration of more than 300 scientists and engineers from about 30 institutes in 12 countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland
Summary
The Large-Sized Telescope (LST) project for CTA has been developed by a collaboration of more than 300 scientists and engineers from about 30 institutes in 12 countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is the generation ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very-high energies. Deployed in the CTA north site, on the island of La Palma (Spain), LST-1 is the prototype for the CTA Large-Sized Telescopes, which will cover the lower end of the energy range of the array, down to 20 GeV.
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