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20102026
most citedThe dual-mirror Small Size Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

42 citations · 111 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

The MICADO first light imager for the ELT: the SCAO module AIT in France, from the beta flat configuration towards the flat and final configurations

Yann Clénet, Vincent Lapeyrère, Eric Gendron +45

MICADO is the designated ELT first light instrument, a near-infrared imager working at the diffraction limit of the telescope thanks to a SCAO and an MCAO mode. Since summer 2024,…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 3 cited

The MICADO first-light imager for the ELT: first steps of the SCAO system MAIT

Yann Clénet, Eric Gendron, Fabrice Vidal +39

MICADO is the ELT first light instrument, an imager working at the diffraction limit of the telescope thanks to two adaptive optics (AO) modes: a single conjugate one (SCAO), avail…

astro-ph.IM2019

Assessment of the GCT prototype's optical system implementation and other key performances for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. Dmytriiev, L. Dangeon, G. Fasola +12

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project, led by an international collaboration of institutes, aims to create the world's largest next generation observatory for Very High Energ…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 12 cited

Characterisation and Testing of CHEC-M - a camera prototype for the Small-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. Zorn, R. White, J. J. Watson +42

The Compact High Energy Camera (CHEC) is a camera design for the Small-Sized Telescopes (SSTs; 4 m diameter mirror) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The SSTs are focused on…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

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.IM2017

Towards final characterisation and performance of the GCT prototype telescope structure for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Oriane Le Blanc, Gilles Fasola, Jean-Laurent Dournaux +12

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is an innovative dual-mirror solution proposed for the Small Size Telescopes of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), capable of imagi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 23 cited

Prospects for CTA observations of the young SNR RX J1713.7-3946

The CTA Consortium, :, F. Acero +381

We perform simulations for future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observations of RX~J1713.73946, a young supernova remnant (SNR) and one of the brightest sources ever discovere…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

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★ 1 cited

Inauguration and First Light of the GCT-M Prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. J. Watson, A. De Franco, A. Abchiche +66

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is a candidate for the Small Size Telescopes (SSTs) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Its purpose is to extend the sensitivity of CTA…

astro-ph.IM2016

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

L. Tibaldo, A. Abchiche, D. Allan +67

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a forthcoming ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma rays. CTA will consist of two arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov teles…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 3 cited

The GCT camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Anthony M. Brown, A. Abchiche, D. Allan +63

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is proposed for the Small-Sized Telescope component of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). GCT's dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder (SC) opti…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 2 cited

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.IM2015★ 5 cited

Performance of the Mechanical Structure of the SST-2M GCT Proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Jean-Laurent Dournaux, Jean-Michel Huet, Delphine Dumas +5

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) consortium aims to create the next generation Very High Energy gamma-ray observatory. It will be devoted to the observation of gamma rays over a…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 7 cited

CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)

The CTA Consortium, :, O. Abril +1102

Compilation of CTA contributions to the proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), which took place in 2-9 July, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

astro-ph.IM2013★ 42 cited

The dual-mirror Small Size Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

G. Pareschi, G. Agnetta, L. A. Antonelli +111

In this paper, the development of the dual mirror Small Size Telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is reviewed. Up to 70 SST, with a primary mirror diameter of 4…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 7 cited

SST-GATE: A dual mirror telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. Zech, J. -P. Amans, S. Blake +15

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the world's first open observatory for very high energy gamma-rays. Around a hundred telescopes of different sizes will be used to detec…

astro-ph.IM2010★ 2 cited

GYES, a multifibre spectrograph for the CFHT

P. Bonifacio, S. Mignot, J. -L. Dournaux +38

We have chosen the name of GYES, one of the mythological giants with one hundred arms, offspring of Gaia and Uranus, for our instrument study of a multifibre spectrograph for the p…