A high altitude Mexican ACT project, OMEGA
Por:
Sacahui J.R., Huidobro F., Núñez R., Alfaro R., Belmont-Moreno E., Blanch O., Carramiñana A., Dingus B.L., González M.M., Grabski V., Menchaca-Rocha A., Sandoval A., Schneider M., Tovmassian G.
Publicada:
1 ene 2009
Categoría:
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Two of the former HEGRA atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes are being refurbished at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) with the purpose of being installed as the Observatorio MExicano de GAmmas (OMEGA, Mexican Observatory of Gammas). Mexico has developed infrastructure around two astrophysical facilities with excellent atmospheric conditions, San Pedro Martir at 2800 m a. s. 1. and Sierra Negra at 4600 m a.s. 1. The Sierra Negra site has been chosen over San Pedro Martir to host OMEGA in order to test the performance, sensitivity and energy threshold of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes at high altitude. OMEGA will also be located adjacent to the HAWC TeV gamma-ray observatory in order to cross calibrate HAWC events and to follow up HAWC candidate sources. The primary scientific objective of OMEGA is to monitor TeV blazars, and OMEGA will work in synergy with the Sierra Negra consortium of observatories to perform broad band multi-wavelength observations. We will present the OMEGA project in detail and its status. © 2009 American Institute of Physics.
Filiaciones:
Sacahui J.R.:
Institute de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico
Huidobro F.:
Institute de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Núñez R.:
Institute de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Alfaro R.:
Institute de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Belmont-Moreno E.:
Institute de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Blanch O.:
Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et de Hautes Energies, Paris, France
Carramiñana A.:
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico
Dingus B.L.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
González M.M.:
Institute de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico
Grabski V.:
Institute de Física, UNAM, Mexico
Menchaca-Rocha A.:
Institute de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico
Sandoval A.:
Institute de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico
Schneider M.:
Stanford University, United States
Tovmassian G.:
Institute de Astronomía, UNAM, Mexico
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