A Site Evaluation Campaign for a Ground Based Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope in Romania

TL;DR

This paper evaluates potential sites in Romania for installing a new ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov telescope as part of the DWARF network, considering infrastructure, facilities, and social impact.

Contribution

It presents a site assessment for a new Cherenkov telescope in Romania, identifying the best locations based on multiple criteria.

Findings

Four optimal sites identified for the observatory

Assessment based on infrastructure, facilities, and social impact

Selected sites meet technical and social criteria

Abstract

Around the world, several scientific projects share the interest of a global network of small Cherenkov telescopes for monitoring observations of the brightest blazars - the DWARF network. A small, ground based, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope of last generation is intended to be installed and operated in Romania as a component of the DWARF network. To prepare the construction of the observatory, two support projects have been initiated. Within the framework of these projects, we have assessed a number of possible sites where to settle the observatory. In this paper we submit a brief report on the general characteristics of the best four sites selected after the local infrastructure, the nearby facilities and the social impact criteria have been applied.