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Abstract
A design is presented for a focal plane instrument which will produce images of the atmospheric Cherenkov radiation produced by TeV cosmic gamma rays with resolution of ≈ 0.1 arcmin. The instrument stores the image as photoelectrons in flight for a 30 ns interval while a readout pulse can be generated to cause cascade intensification of the photoelectrons from the appropriate 5 ns interval containing the Cherenkov radiation image. For Cherenkov astronomy, the instrument could be placed in the focal plane of a ≈ 2 m mirror, or it could be used with a ≈ 12 m mirror if a size-reducing image-intensifier preceded it. The sensitivity of both configurations to TeV gamma radiation from a point source is calculated and compared to other Cherenkov facilities.
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