Speaker
Douglas Bergman
(University of Utah)
Description
The Non-Imaging CHErenkov Array (NICHE) will be a low energy extension to Telescope Array and TALE using an array of closely spaced (~200 m) light collectors covering an area of ~2 square km. It will be deployed in the field of view of TALE and will overlap it in energy range. Showers with energies 1-100 PeV will be reconstructed using both the Cherenkov light Lateral Distribution and the Cherenkov time Width Lateral DIstribution. These two methods will allow shower energy and Xmax to be determined. A prototype of the array, called j-NICHE, is currently being built and deployed. The design and plans for the full array are presented along with a plan to deploy the first 25 counters to get a true Cherenkov hybrid air shower measurement.
| Registration number following "ICRC2015-I/" | 712 |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | Telescope Array |
Primary author
Douglas Bergman
(University of Utah)
Co-authors
John Krizmanic
(USRA/CRESST/NASA/GSFC)
Yoshiki Tsunesada
(Tokyo Institute of Technology)
