CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration
E596536
The CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration is an international consortium building the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory to study the high-energy universe with unprecedented sensitivity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration canonical | 1 |
| Cherenkov Telescope Array | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international consortium
ⓘ
scientific collaboration ⓘ |
| acronym | CTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide an open observatory for the scientific community
ⓘ
to significantly improve sensitivity over existing gamma-ray instruments ⓘ to survey the gamma-ray sky with high precision ⓘ |
| coordinates |
construction of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
ⓘ
design of the Cherenkov Telescope Array ⓘ operation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array ⓘ scientific exploitation of CTA data ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | aims for open access to data after proprietary periods ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
high-level gamma-ray event catalogs
ⓘ
sky maps of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission ⓘ |
| feature |
improved angular resolution compared to previous instruments
ⓘ
improved energy resolution compared to previous instruments ⓘ large field of view ⓘ unprecedented sensitivity in very-high-energy gamma rays ⓘ wide energy coverage from tens of GeV to above 100 TeV ⓘ |
| field |
astroparticle physics
ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| fullName | Cherenkov Telescope Array collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
CTA North site
ⓘ
CTA South site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | institutes from multiple countries ⓘ |
| method | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique ⓘ |
| observatoryType | ground-based gamma-ray observatory ⓘ |
| observes | gamma-ray induced air showers in the Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| purpose |
to build the Cherenkov Telescope Array
ⓘ
to construct a next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
active galactic nuclei
ⓘ
cosmic particle accelerators ⓘ extragalactic gamma-ray sources ⓘ fundamental physics with gamma rays ⓘ galactic gamma-ray sources ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ indirect dark matter searches ⓘ non-thermal universe ⓘ pulsar wind nebulae ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ very-high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
to probe extreme environments near black holes and neutron stars
ⓘ
to test fundamental physics using gamma rays ⓘ to understand the origin of cosmic rays ⓘ |
| technology | arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes ⓘ |
| telescopeTypeUsed |
large-sized telescopes
ⓘ
medium-sized telescopes ⓘ small-sized telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
→
relatedTo
→
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Cherenkov Telescope Array