The ASTRI Project: a mini-array of dual-mirror small Cherenkov   telescopes for CTA

N. La Palombara (1); G. Agnetta (2); L.A. Antonelli (3); D. Bastieri; (4); G. Bellassai (5); M. Belluso (5); C. Bigongiari (6); S. Billotta (5); B.; Biondo (2); G. Bonanno (5); G. Bonnoli (7); P. Bruno (5); A. Bulgarelli (8),; R. Canestrari (7); M. Capalbi (2); P. Caraveo (1); A. Carosi (3); E. Cascone; (9); O. Catalano (2); M. Cereda (7); P. Conconi (7); V. Conforti (8); G.; Cusumano (2); V. De Caprio (9); A. De Luca (1); A. Di Paola (3); F. Di Pierro; (6); D. Fantinel (10); M. Fiorini (1); D. Fugazza (7); D. Gardiol (6); M.; Ghigo (7); F. Gianotti (8); S. Giarrusso (2); E. Giro (10); A. Grillo (5); D.; Impiombato (2); S. Incorvaia (1); A. La Barbera (2); V. La Parola (2); G. La; Rosa (2); L. Lessio (10); G. Leto (5); S. Lombardi (3); F. Lucarelli (3),; M.C. Maccarone (2); G. Malaguti (8); G. Malaspina (7); V. Mangano (2); D.; Marano (5); E. Martinetti (5); R. Millul (7); T. Mineo (2); A. Mist\'o (7),; C. Morello (6); G. Morlino (11); M.R. Panzera (7); G. Pareschi (7); G.; Rodeghiero (10); P. Romano (2); F. Russo (2); B. Sacco (2); N. Sartore (1),; J. Schwarz (7); A. Segreto (2); G. Sironi (7); G. Sottile (2); A. Stamerra; (6); E. Strazzeri (2); L. Stringhetti (1); G. Tagliaferri (7); V. Testa (3),; M.C. Timpanaro (5); G. Toso (1); G. Tosti (12); M. Trifoglio (8); P. Vallania; (6); S. Vercellone (2); V. Zitelli (13) ((1) INAF - IASF Milano; (2) INAF -; IASF Palermo; (3) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma; (4) Universit\'a; di Padova; (5) INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania; (6) INAF -; Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino; (7) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di; Brera; (8) INAF - IASF Bologna; (9) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di; Capodimonte; (10) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova; (11) INAF -; Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri; (12) Universit\'a di Perugia; (13) INAF; - Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna)

arXiv:1304.6559·astro-ph.IM·May 16, 2013·2 cites

The ASTRI Project: a mini-array of dual-mirror small Cherenkov telescopes for CTA

N. La Palombara (1), G. Agnetta (2), L.A. Antonelli (3), D. Bastieri, (4), G. Bellassai (5), M. Belluso (5), C. Bigongiari (6), S. Billotta (5), B., Biondo (2), G. Bonanno (5), G. Bonnoli (7), P. Bruno (5), A. Bulgarelli (8),, R. Canestrari (7), M. Capalbi (2), P. Caraveo (1)

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TL;DR

The ASTRI project develops a prototype of a dual-mirror Cherenkov telescope with innovative Silicon photo-multiplier technology, aiming to enhance the CTA array's capabilities and feasibility.

Contribution

It introduces a novel dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder design with Silicon photo-multiplier cameras for Cherenkov telescopes, advancing technological innovation in the field.

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Prototype design and current status described

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Expected performance metrics outlined

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Feasibility of mini-array at CTA Southern Site analyzed

Abstract

ASTRI is a flagship project of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, which aims to develop an end-to-end prototype of the CTA small-size telescope. The proposed design is characterized by a dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder configuration and a camera based on Silicon photo-multipliers, two challenging but innovative technological solutions which will be adopted for the first time on a Cherenkov telescope. Here we describe the current status of the project, the expected performance and the possibility to realize a mini-array composed by a few small-size telescopes, which shall be placed at the final CTA Southern Site.

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