The STACEE ground-based gamma-ray detector

D.M Gingrich,J.A Zweerink,P Fortin,C Mueller,J.A Hint,J Carson,T Lindner,R.A Ong,R.A Scalzo,D.A Williams,R Mukherjee,K Ragan,D Bramel,D.S Hanna,J Kildea,A Jarvis,C.G Theoret,C.E Covault,L.M Boone

doi:10.1109/tns.2005.855705

The STACEE ground-based gamma-ray detector

D.M Gingrich, J.A Zweerink + Show 17 more

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Journal: IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science	Publication Date: Dec 1, 2005
Citations: 15

Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, McGill University, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, University of Chicago, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz, Barnard College, Columbia University, Case Western Reserve University, College of Wooster

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We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) in its complete configuration. STACEE uses the heliostats of a solar energy research facility to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The light is concentrated onto an array of photomultiplier tubes located near the top of a tower. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous ground-based detectors. STACEE is being used to observe pulsars, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts

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