Test of the gravitational redshift with stable clocks in eccentric orbits:...
In this paper we propose to use satellites Galileo~5 and~6 to perform a test of the gravitational redshift. The best test to date was performed with the Gravity Probe A experiment (1976) with an...
View ArticleMonte Carlo Studies of the GCT Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The GCT is an innovative dual-mirror solution proposed for the small-size telescopes for CTA, capable of imaging primary cosmic gamma-rays from below a TeV to hundreds of TeV. The reduced plate scale...
View ArticleDigiCam – Fully Digital Compact Read-out and Trigger Electronics for the...
The SST-1M is one of three prototype small-sized telescope designs proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array, and is built by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions. The SST-1M will operate...
View ArticleObserver Access to the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), a ground-based facility for very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy, will operate as an open observatory, serving a wide scientific community to explore and to...
View ArticleLayout design studies for medium-sized telescopes within the Cherenkov...
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international project for a next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory. CTA, conceived as an array of tens of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes,...
View ArticleSecond large-scale Monte Carlo study for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground based instruments for Very High Energy gamma-ray astronomy. It is expected to improve on the sensitivity of current...
View ArticleCentral Acceptance Testing for Camera Technologies for CTA
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international initiative to build the next generation ground based very-high energy gamma-ray observatory. It will consist of telescopes of three different...
View ArticleMonte Carlo Performance Studies of Candidate Sites for the Cherenkov...
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next-generation gamma-ray observatory with sensitivity in the energy range from 20 GeV to beyond 300 TeV. CTA is proposed to consist of two arrays of 40-100...
View ArticleHard X-Ray Imaging of Individual Spectral Components in Solar Flares
We present a new analytical technique, combining Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) high-resolution imaging and spectroscopic observations, to visualize solar flare emission...
View ArticlePrompt directional detection of galactic supernova by combining large liquid...
Core-collapse supernovae produce an intense burst of electron antineutrinos in the few-tens-of-MeV range. Several Large Liquid Scintillator-based Detectors (LLSD) are currently operated worldwide,...
View ArticlePulse-shape discrimination between electron and nuclear recoils in a NaI(Tl)...
We report on the response of a high light-output NaI(Tl) crystal to nuclear recoils induced by neutrons from an Am-Be source and compare the results with the response to electron recoils produced by...
View ArticleDEAP-3600 Dark Matter Search [Replacement]
The DEAP-3600 experiment is located 2 km underground at SNOLAB, in Sudbury, Ontario. It is a single-phase detector that searches for dark matter particle interactions within a 1000-kg fiducial mass...
View ArticleCosmic Bandits: Exploration versus Exploitation in CMB B-Mode Experiments...
A preferred method to detect the curl-component, or B-mode, signature of inflationary gravitational waves (IGWs) in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization, in the absence of foregrounds and...
View ArticleThe Camera Calibration Strategy of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation ground based observatory in very high energy gamma ray astronomy. The facility will achieve a wide energy coverage, starting from a...
View ArticleExTrA: Exoplanets in Transit and their Atmospheres
The ExTrA facility, located at La Silla observatory, will consist of a near-infrared multi-object spectrograph fed by three 60-cm telescopes. ExTrA will add the spectroscopic resolution to the...
View ArticleNectarCAM : a camera for the medium size telescopes of the Cherenkov...
NectarCAM is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) covering the central energy range of ~100 GeV to ~30 TeV. It has a modular design and is based on...
View ArticleIn-flight calibration of STEREO-B/WAVES antenna system
The STEREO/WAVES (SWAVES) experiment on board the two STEREO spacecraft (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) launched on 25 October 2006 is dedicated to the measurement of the radio spectrum at...
View ArticleA Method for Establishing a Station-Keeping, Stratospheric Platform for...
During certain times of the year at middle and low latitudes, winds in the upper stratosphere move in nearly the opposite direction than the wind in the lower stratosphere. Here we present a method for...
View ArticleA Comparison of Spectroscopic versus Imaging Techniques for Detecting Close...
(Abbreviated) Kepler planet candidates require both spectroscopic and imaging follow-up observations to rule out false positives and detect blended stars. [...] In this paper, we examine a sample of 11...
View ArticleModern middleware for the data acquisition of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The data acquisition system (DAQ) of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) must be ef- ficient, modular and robust to be able to cope with the very large data rate of up to 550 Gbps coming from...
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