Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Cherenkov Telescope Array is the next generation γ-ray Observatory. It will survey the sky in a large energy range from tenths of GeV to Hundreds of TeV with a sensitivity 10 times large than any present instruments with unprecedented accuracy in its detection of high-energy gamma rays.
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation γ-ray Observatory.
It will consist of two sites, one in the Northern hemisphere sitting in the Observatory of Roque de los Muchachs (ORM) in La Palma - Canary Island, and a Southern Site in the Paranal ESO area, not very far from EELT site.
THE LARGE SIZE TELESCOPE (LST)
The LST array will cover the lowest range of the energies accessible to CTA, from a few tenths of GeV to tenths of TeV. With its high sensitivity and the capability to slew in any position in the sky in about 20 seconds, it will allow to capture transient phenomena (GRB, Flares, etc).
The first of the four telescopes, LST-1, is built and operating since 2019 in La Palma.
Our group is deeply involved in this endeavor, with Prof D. della Volpe as the Lead System engineer of the LST collaboration, adjuvant by the Eng, Magdalena Stodulska.
