Category
page 1Cosmic-ray telescopes
Pierre Auger Observatory
cosmic ray observatory in Argentina
VERITAS
VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is a major ground-based gamma-ray observatory with an array of four 12 meter optical reflectors for gamma-ray astronomy in the GeV – TeV photon energy range. VERITAS uses the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope technique to observe gamma rays that cause particle showers in Earth's atmosphere that are known as extensive air showers. The VERITAS array is located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, in southern Arizona, United States. The VERITAS reflector design is similar to the earlier Whipple 10-meter gamma-ray telesco
High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy
right|thumb|300px|Overview of the HEGRA site in 1997thumb|300px|Schematic designs of the scintillation and AIROBICC counters
HEGRA, which stands for High-Energy-Gamma-Ray Astronomy, was an atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for Gamma-ray astronomy. With its various types of detectors, HEGRA took data between 1987 and 2002, at which point it was dismantled in order to build its successor, MAGIC, at the same site.
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Experiment
gamma-ray observatory in Mexico
cosmic-ray observatory
installation built to detect high-energy-particles coming from space
Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass
experiment to determine the composition of cosmic rays