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Title: Using muon rings for the optical throughput calibration of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Authors: ID Gaug, Markus (Author) ID Eckner, Christopher (Author) ID Kukec Mezek, Gašper (Author) ID Stanič, Samo (Author) ID Vorobiov, Serguei (Author) ID Yang, Lili (Author) ID Zaharijas, Gabrijela (Author) ID Zavrtanik, Danilo (Author) ID Zavrtanik, Marko (Author) ID Zehrer, Lukas (Author), et al. Files: https://pos.sissa.it/358/684/   ICRC2019_684.pdf (247,77 KB) MD5: ECD95E952195A5C9028A36C553534964   https://pos.sissa.it/358/684/pdf   This document has even more files. Complete list of files is available below. Language: English Work type: Unknown Typology: 1.08 - Published Scientific Conference Contribution Organization: UNG - University of Nova Gorica Abstract: Muon ring images observed with Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) provide a powerful means to calibrate the optical throughput of IACTs and monitor their optical point spread function. We investigate whether muons ring images can be used as the primary optical throughput calibration method for the telescopes of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) and find several additional systematic effects in comparison to previous works. To ensure that the method achieves the accuracy required by CTA, these systematic effects need to be taken into account and minor modifications to the hardware and analysis are necessary. We derive analytic estimates for the expected muon data rates to be used for optical throughput calibration, monitoring of the optical point spread function, with achievable statistical and systematic uncertainties, and explore the potential of muon ring images as a secondary method of camera pixel flat-fielding. Keywords: very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy, Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Observatory, Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, IACT optical throughput calibration, IACT camera pixel flat-fielding, IACT optical point spread function (PSF), muon ring images Publication date: 01.01.2019 Year of publishing: 2019 Number of pages: 8 str. COBISS.SI-ID: 214872835  UDC: 539.1 ISSN on article: 1824-8039 DOI: 10.22323/1.358.0684  NUK URN: URN:SI:UNG:REP:DJMCXVXB Publication date in RUNG: 13.11.2024 Views: 121 Downloads: 0 Metadata:    Cite this work Plain text BibTeX EndNote XML EndNote/Refer RIS ABNT ACM Ref AMA APA Chicago 17th Author-Date Harvard IEEE ISO 690 MLA Vancouver : Copy citation

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Title:	36th International Cosmic Ray Conference [also] ICRC2019, Madison, WI, U. S. A., July 24th-August 1st, 2019
COBISS.SI-ID:	5444091

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Title:	Proceedings of science
Shortened title:	Pos proc. sci.
Publisher:	Sissa
ISSN:	1824-8039
COBISS.SI-ID:	20239655

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Funder:	ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Funding programme:	Raziskovalni program
Project number:	P1-0031
Name:	Večglasniška astrofizika

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