The study of ring images generated from high-energy muons is a very useful tool for the performance monitoring and calibration of any Imaging Atmosphere Cherenkov Telescope. Isolated muons travelling towards the telescope light collector system produce characteristic Cherenkov ring images in the focal plane camera. Since the geometry and the distribution of light deployed onto the camera can be easily reconstructed analytically for a muon of given energy and direction, muon rings are a powerful tool for monitoring the behaviour of crucial properties of an imaging telescope such as the point-spread-function and the overall light collection efficiency. In this contribution we present the possibility of using the analysis of muon ring images as calibrator for the ASTRI SST-2M prototype point spread function.

Strazzeri, E., Bonnoli, G., Lombardi, S., Maccarone, M.C., Mineo, T. (2013). Calibration of the ASTRI SST-2M Prototype using Muon Ring Images. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013). Rio de Janeiro : Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica.

Calibration of the ASTRI SST-2M Prototype using Muon Ring Images

Bonnoli, G.;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The study of ring images generated from high-energy muons is a very useful tool for the performance monitoring and calibration of any Imaging Atmosphere Cherenkov Telescope. Isolated muons travelling towards the telescope light collector system produce characteristic Cherenkov ring images in the focal plane camera. Since the geometry and the distribution of light deployed onto the camera can be easily reconstructed analytically for a muon of given energy and direction, muon rings are a powerful tool for monitoring the behaviour of crucial properties of an imaging telescope such as the point-spread-function and the overall light collection efficiency. In this contribution we present the possibility of using the analysis of muon ring images as calibrator for the ASTRI SST-2M prototype point spread function.
2013
978-858906429-3
Strazzeri, E., Bonnoli, G., Lombardi, S., Maccarone, M.C., Mineo, T. (2013). Calibration of the ASTRI SST-2M Prototype using Muon Ring Images. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013). Rio de Janeiro : Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica.
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