Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
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The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a ground-based array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Arizona designed to study very high-energy gamma rays from astrophysical sources.
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| Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ground-based gamma-ray observatory
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imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VERITAS ⓘ |
| altitude | high-altitude site in southern Arizona ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
multi-messenger astrophysics
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multiwavelength astronomy campaigns ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProduct |
energy spectra of gamma-ray sources
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light curves of variable gamma-ray sources ⓘ very high-energy gamma-ray sky maps ⓘ |
| detectionTechnique | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique ⓘ |
| energyRange |
up to tens of TeV
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very high-energy gamma rays above approximately 100 GeV ⓘ |
| fullArrayOperational | around 2007 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
agencies in Canada
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agencies in Ireland ⓘ agencies in the United Kingdom ⓘ agencies in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMirrorAreaPerTelescope | approximately 100 square meters ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arizona ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 4 ⓘ |
| observes |
Milky Way center
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surface form:
Galactic Center region
active galactic nuclei ⓘ blazars ⓘ gamma-ray binaries ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ indirect dark matter signatures ⓘ pulsar wind nebulae ⓘ starburst galaxies ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ very high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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VERITAS Collaboration ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | study very high-energy gamma rays from astrophysical sources ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration
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surface form:
Cherenkov Telescope Array
High Energy Stereoscopic System ⓘ Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astroparticle physics
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gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| telescopeType | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope ⓘ |
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