Intercalibration of Cherenkov Telescopes in Telescope Arrays

Abstract

A simple analysis technique is described which allows to intercalibrate the response of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in stereoscopic telescope arrays at a level of 1-2%.

Latex, 5 pages, 1 Figure, submitted to Astroparticle Physics

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• VERITAS: the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
• Design Study of CANGAROO-III, Stereoscopic Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes for sub-TeV Gamma-ray
• Improved energy resolution for VHE gamma-ray astronomy with systems of Cherenkov telescopes

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