Science capabilities of the VERITAS array of 10 m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray detectors
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 4834 (2002) 276-287
Abstract:
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is an array of seven 10m aperture telescopes used for gamma-ray astronomy in the 50 GeV to 50 TeV (1 TeV= 1012 electron Volt) energy range. The gamma rays are detected by measuring the optical Cherenkov light emitted by the cascade of electromagnetic particles that is generated by interactions of the high energy gamma-ray with the Earth's Atmosphere. This paper describes the science goals of the VERITAS array, a description of the array, and expected performance of the instrument.Direct evidence for neutrino flavor transformation from neutral-current interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Physical Review Letters 89 (2002) article 011301 6 pages
Measurement of Day and Night Neutrino Energy Spectra at SNO and Constraints on Neutrino Mixing Parameters
Physical Review Letters 89 (2002) 011302 5pp
VERITAS: The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
Astroparticle Physics 17:2 (2002) 221-243
Abstract:
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) represents an important step forward in the study of extreme astrophysical processes in the universe. It combines the power of the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique using a large optical reflector with the power of stereoscopic observatories using arrays of separated telescopes looking at the same shower. The seven identical telescopes in VERITAS, each of aperture 10 m, will be deployed in a filled hexagonal pattern of side 80 m; each telescope will have a camera consisting of 499 pixels with a field of view of 3.5°. VERITAS will substantially increase the catalog of very high energy (E > 100 GeV) γ-ray sources and greatly improve measurements of established sources. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.Direct Evidence for Neutrino Flavor Transformation from Neutral-Current Interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Physical Review Letters 89:1 (2002)