The ARCADE Raman Lidar System for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Valore, Laura, Aramo, Carla, Doro, Michele, Iarlori, Marco, Rizi, Vincenzo, Tonachini, Aurelio Siro, Vallania, Piero
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 09.09.2015
• Subjects: Aerosols; Arrays; Atmospheric attenuation; Atmospheric physics; Cosmic ray showers; Field of view; Gamma rays; Lidar; Photons; Scattering; Telescopes; Upgrading

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation of ground-based very high energy gamma-ray instruments; the facility will be organized in two arrays, one for each hemisphere. The atmospheric calibration of the CTA telescopes is a critical task. The atmosphere affects the measured Cherenko...