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most citedThe Mercedes water Cherenkov detector

16 citations · 22 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Prospects for the detection of gamma rays using Cherenkov telescopes enhanced by a ground array observatory

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, A. Bakalová +67

We study through detailed simulated data and their optimized analysis the expected performance of the Single-Mirror Small-Size imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (SST-1M) pot…

astro-ph.HE2025

Hybrid concept of detection for a wide-field gamma-ray observatory using Cherenkov telescopes

Alena Bakalová, Ruben Conceição, Lucio Gibilisco +6

The hybrid detection approach in astroparticle physics has been successfully employed in cosmic-ray experiments and is currently being explored by gamma-ray observatories like LHAA…

astro-ph.HE2023

: a high resolution gamma/hadron and composition discriminant variable for Water-Cherenkov Detector cosmic-ray observatories

Ruben Conceição, Pedro J. Costa, Lucio Gibilisco +2

The precise and efficient identification of the nature of the primary cosmic rays on an event-by-event basis stands as a fundamental aspiration for any cosmic ray observatory. In p…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

The gamma/hadron discriminator in realistic air shower array experiments

R. Conceição, P. J. Costa, L. Gibilisco +2

In this article, it is shown that the and variables, recently introduced as an effective way to discriminate gamma and proton-induced showers in large wide-field gamma-…

hep-ph2023★ 1 cited

Azimuthal fluctuations and number of muons at the ground in muon-depleted proton air showers at PeV energies

A. Bakalová, R. Conceição, L. Gibilisco +4

Muon counting is an effective strategy for discriminating between gamma and hadron-initiated air showers. However, their detection, which requires shielded detectors, is highly exp…

hep-ph2022★ 1 cited

Gamma/hadron discrimination at high energies through the azimuthal fluctuations of the particle distributions at ground

R. Conceição, L. Gibilisco, M. Pimenta +1

Wide field-of-view gamma-ray observatories must fight the overwhelming cosmic ray background to identify very-high-energy astrophysical gamma-ray events. This work introduces a nov…

physics.ins-det2022★ 16 cited

The Mercedes water Cherenkov detector

P. Assis, A. Bakalová, U. Barres de Almeida +13

The concept of a small, single-layer water Cherenkov detector, with three photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), placed at its bottom in a star configuration (\emph{Mercedes}…