The Cherenkov Telescope Array: layout, design and performance
Orel Gueta (for the CTA Consortium, the CTA Observatory)
TL;DR
The paper discusses the design, layout, and expected performance improvements of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, a next-generation gamma-ray observatory, based on detailed simulations and optimizations.
Contribution
It presents the optimized array layout and performance estimates for CTA, highlighting advancements over current instruments through extensive simulations.
Findings
Tenfold increase in telescope number improves sensitivity.
Optimized array layout enhances gamma-ray detection accuracy.
Performance estimates for La Palma and Paranal sites are provided.
Abstract
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation very-high-energy gamma-ray observatory. CTA is expected to provide substantial improvement in accuracy and sensitivity with respect to existing instruments thanks to a tenfold increase in the number of telescopes and their state-of-the-art design. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations are used to further optimise the number of telescopes and the array layout, and to estimate the observatory performance using updated models of the selected telescope designs. These studies are presented in this contribution for the two CTA stations located on the island of La Palma (Spain) and near Paranal (Chile) and for different operation and observation conditions.
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