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Publications (22)

astro-ph.IM2015

DigiCam - Fully Digital Compact Read-out and Trigger Electronics for the SST-1M Telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

P. Rajda, K. Ziętara, W. Bilnik +48

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 SS…

astro-ph.IM2015

Using muon rings for the optical throughput calibration of the SST-1M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

S. Toscano, E. Prandini, W. Bilnik +48

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) are ground-based instruments devoted to the study of very high energy gamma-rays coming from space. The detection technique consist…

astro-ph.IM2015

Camera calibration strategy of the SST-1M prototype of the Cherenokov Telescope Array

E. Prandini, M. Heller, E. Lyard +48

The SST-1M telescope is one of the prototypes under construction proposed to be part of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array. It uses a standard Davis-Cotton design for the optics…

astro-ph.HE2015

CTA Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1305

List of contributions from the CTA Consortium presented at the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands.

astro-ph.IM2024

Analysis of commissioning data from SST-1M : A Prototype of Single-Mirror Small Size Telescope

Thomas Tavernier, Jakub Jurysek, Vladimir Novotný +52

SST-1M is a prototype of a single-mirror Small Size Telescope developed by a consortium of institutes from Poland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. With a wide field of view of…

astro-ph.HE2017

Cherenkov Telescope Array Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

F. Acero, B. S. Acharya, V. Acín Portella +1137

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 12-20 2017, Busan, Korea.

astro-ph.IM2025

The SST-1M imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for gamma-ray astrophysics

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The SST-1M is a Small-Sized Telescope (SST) designed to provide a cost-effective and high-performance solution for gamma-ray astrophysics, particularly for energies beyond a few Te…

astro-ph.IM2015

The SST-1M camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

E. J. Schioppa, F. Cadoux, A. Christov +48

The prototype camera of the single-mirror Small Size Telescopes (SST-1M) proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project has been designed to be very compact and to delive…

astro-ph.IM2023

Mono and stereo performance of the two SST-1M telescope prototypes

J. Jurysek, T. Tavernier, V. Novotný +51

The Single-Mirror Small-Sized Telescope, or SST-1M, was originally developed as a prototype of a small-sized telescope for CTA, designed to form an array for observations of gamma-…

astro-ph.IM2015

Prototype of the SST-1M Telescope Structure for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. Niemiec, W. Bilnik, J. Błocki +49

A single-mirror small-size (SST-1M) Davies-Cotton telescope with a dish diameter of 4 m has been built by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions as a prototype for one of th…

astro-ph.HE2021

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to a dark matter signal from the Galactic centre

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, A. Acharyya +449

We provide an updated assessment of the power of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to search for thermally produced dark matter at the TeV scale, via the associated gamma-ray sig…

astro-ph.IM2025

The SST-1M stereoscopic system

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) is an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope designed for detecting very high-energy gamma rays. With a compact design achieved thr…

astro-ph.IM2025

Observation of the Crab Nebula with the Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope stereoscopic system at low altitude

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) stereoscopic system is composed of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) designed for optimal performance for gamma-r…

astro-ph.IM2015

Development of the optical system for the SST-1M telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory

K. Seweryn, W. Bilnik, J. Błocki +58

The prototype of a Davies-Cotton small size telescope (SST-1M) has been designed and developed by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions and proposed for the Cherenkov Teles…

astro-ph.HE2017

Development of a strategy for calibrating the novel SiPM camera of the SST-1M telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

I. Al Samarai, C. Alispach, F. Cadoux +36

CTA will comprise a sub-array of up to 70 small size telescopes (SSTs) at the southern array. The SST-1M project, a 4 m-diameter Davies Cotton telescope with 9 degrees FoV and a 12…

astro-ph.IM2015

Performance of the SST-1M telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory

R. Moderski, W. Bilnik, J. Błocki +51

The single mirror small-size telescope (SST-1M) is one of the telescope projects being proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory by a sub-consortium of Polish and Swis…

astro-ph.HE2016

Contributions of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1387

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium presented at the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016), July 11-15,…

astro-ph.IM2016

The Single Mirror Small Sized Telescope For The Cherenkov Telescope Array

M. Heller, E. jr Schioppa, A. Porcelli +46

The Small Size Telescope with Single Mirror (SST-1M) is one of the proposed types of Small Size Telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). About 70 SST telescopes wi…

astro-ph.IM2017

Control Software for the SST-1M Small-Size Telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

V. Sliusar, R. Walter, C. Alispach +40

The SST-1M is a 4-m Davies--Cotton atmospheric Cherenkov telescope optimized to provide gamma-ray sensitivity above a few TeV. The SST-1M is proposed as part of the Small-Size Tele…

astro-ph.IM2017

Performance of a small size telescope (SST-1M) camera for gamma-ray astronomy with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

I. Al Samarai, C. Alispach, F. Cadoux +36

The foreseen implementations of the Small Size Telescopes (SST) in CTA will provide unique insights into the highest energy gamma rays offering fundamental means to discover and un…

astro-ph.IM2015

Software design for the control system for Small-Size Telescopes with single-mirror of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. Porcelli, W. Bilnik, J. Błocki +49

The Small-Size Telescope with single-mirror (SST-1M) is a 4 m Davies-Cotton telescope and is among the proposed telescope designs for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). It is con…

astro-ph.IM2019

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

A. Acharyya, I. Agudo, E. O. Angüner +467

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current groun…