References and Links
- The Whipple Observatory
- Gamma-ray Group VERITAS page
- VERITAS Project homepage
- CLUE (Cherenkov Light UV Experiment)
- The HEGRA Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope System
Overview
The
F.L. Whipple Observatory in southern Arizona is a ground-based
gamma-ray observatory which pioneered the
atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique to look at very high energy (VHE)
gamma-ray sources in the 100 GeV to 10 TeV energy range. These
include Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN's)
and galactic supernova remnants.
Whipple's ten-meter telescope (see image) served as the prototype
for the VERITAS project which employs
an array of four similar gamma-ray telescopes.
Our involvement in the project:
The Whipple observatory is currently being used by researchers at Washington University to prepare for the upcoming VERITAS project. This includes testing new electronics, helping with observations, and performing data analysis on a number of scientific topics.
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