Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes
Extensive air showers produced by primary electrons constitute an important component of the background signal for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with low energy thresholds. When the threshold for gamma-ray detection is very low, down to 3-5 GeV as suggested for large telescopes at high al...
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paper:paper_NIS23756_v9_n_p50_Supanitsky2023-06-08T16:40:02Z Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes Cherenkov telescopes Cosmic electrons Cosmic rays Gamma rays Geomagnetism Optical telescopes Telescopes Background signals Cherenkov Telescope Earth's magnetic field Extensive air showers Gamma-ray detection Geomagnetic fields Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes Low energy thresholds Electrons Extensive air showers produced by primary electrons constitute an important component of the background signal for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with low energy thresholds. When the threshold for gamma-ray detection is very low, down to 3-5 GeV as suggested for large telescopes at high altitude, the geomagnetic field effect becomes important. In this work we study the propagation of low energy primary electrons in the Earth's magnetic field by using the backtracking technique. Recently measured electron spectra are used as the cosmic ray component under study. We consider some sites around the world, relevant for new generations of low energy imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. 2011 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_NIS23756_v9_n_p50_Supanitsky http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_NIS23756_v9_n_p50_Supanitsky |
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Cherenkov telescopes Cosmic electrons Cosmic rays Gamma rays Geomagnetism Optical telescopes Telescopes Background signals Cherenkov Telescope Earth's magnetic field Extensive air showers Gamma-ray detection Geomagnetic fields Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes Low energy thresholds Electrons |
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Cherenkov telescopes Cosmic electrons Cosmic rays Gamma rays Geomagnetism Optical telescopes Telescopes Background signals Cherenkov Telescope Earth's magnetic field Extensive air showers Gamma-ray detection Geomagnetic fields Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes Low energy thresholds Electrons Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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Cherenkov telescopes Cosmic electrons Cosmic rays Gamma rays Geomagnetism Optical telescopes Telescopes Background signals Cherenkov Telescope Earth's magnetic field Extensive air showers Gamma-ray detection Geomagnetic fields Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes Low energy thresholds Electrons |
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Extensive air showers produced by primary electrons constitute an important component of the background signal for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with low energy thresholds. When the threshold for gamma-ray detection is very low, down to 3-5 GeV as suggested for large telescopes at high altitude, the geomagnetic field effect becomes important. In this work we study the propagation of low energy primary electrons in the Earth's magnetic field by using the backtracking technique. Recently measured electron spectra are used as the cosmic ray component under study. We consider some sites around the world, relevant for new generations of low energy imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes. |
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Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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Geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy Cherenkov Telescopes |
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geomagnetic field effects on background primary electrons for low energy cherenkov telescopes |
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2011 |
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