Whipple 10-meter Gamma-Ray Telescope
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astronomical observatory instrument
ground-based gamma-ray telescope
imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
The Whipple 10-meter Gamma-Ray Telescope is a pioneering ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope used to detect very high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
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| Whipple 10-meter Gamma-Ray Telescope canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory instrument
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ground-based gamma-ray telescope ⓘ imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1980s ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishment of TeV gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType | Cherenkov light images of air showers ⓘ |
| detectorType | photomultiplier tube camera ⓘ |
| discovered | TeV gamma-ray emission from the Crab Nebula ⓘ |
| discoveryOf | first established TeV gamma-ray source (Crab Nebula) ⓘ |
| energyRange |
energies above approximately 100 GeV
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very high energy (VHE) gamma rays ⓘ |
| influenced |
VERITAS gamma-ray observatory
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design of later Cherenkov telescope arrays ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location | Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mirrorDiameter | 10 meters ⓘ |
| mountType | alt-azimuth mount ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fred Lawrence Whipple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedEntity | Whipple 10-meter Gamma-Ray Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first ground-based detection of a TeV gamma-ray source ⓘ |
| observes |
active galactic nuclei
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cosmic gamma-ray sources ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsar wind nebulae ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ very high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeringRole | pioneered imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique for gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | detection of very high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
gamma-ray astronomy
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high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| status | historic gamma-ray telescope ⓘ |
| telescopeType | reflector telescope ⓘ |
| usedFor |
measurement of energy spectra of TeV sources
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measurement of variability of active galactic nuclei in TeV band ⓘ studies of cosmic-ray background rejection ⓘ |
| usesMethod | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | gamma-ray ⓘ |
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