The sensitivity of the Durham Mk6 ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov telescope to very high energy gamma-ray sources

The subject of this thesis is a determination of the sensitivity of the Durham Mk6 ground based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (lACT), an instrument which uses the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique to detect Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-rays. The first three chapters are introductory:...

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Main Author: Lyons, Karl
Published: Durham University 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394782