Speaker
Michał Ostrowski
(Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University)
Description
The prototype of a Davies-Cotton small size telescope (SST-1M) has been designed and developed by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions and proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory. The main purpose of the optical subsystem is to focus the Cherenkov light emitted by extensive air showers in the atmosphere onto the focal plane detectors. The main component of the subsystem is a dish consisting of 18 hexagonal mirrors with a total effective collection area of 6.47 m2 (including the shadowing and estimated mirror reflectivity). Such a solution was chosen taking into account the analysis of the Cherenkov light propagation and based on optical simulations. The proper curvature and stability of the dish is ensured by the mirror alignment system and the isostatic interface to the telescope structure. Here we present the design of the optical subsystem together with the performance measurements of its components.
| Registration number following "ICRC2015-I/" | 98 |
|---|---|
| Collaboration | CTA |
Author
Karol Seweryn
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Co-authors
Jacek Niemiec
(Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS)
Janusz Nicolau–Kukliński
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Jerzy Michałowski
(Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS)
Michał Karczewski
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Michał Ostrowski
(Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University)
Mirosław Rataj
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Paweł Paśko
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Paweł Żychowski
(Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS)
Piotr Wawer
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Rafał Moderski
(Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center PAS)
Roman Wawrzaszek
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Tomasz Barciński
(Space Research Centre PAS)
Łukasz Płatos
(Space Research Centre PAS)
