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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 87: Gamma-Astronomie II

T 87.1: Group Report

Thursday, March 28, 2019, 16:00–16:20, S14

The CTA Large Scale Telescope Prototype in La Palma — •Martin Will for the CTA collaboration — Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München

The Large Scale Telescope (LST), an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope with a reflective surface of 23 meter diameter and a focal length of 28 meters, is the largest of the several sizes of telescopes that will comprise the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The large reflective surface allows the LST to extend the energy range set by current IACTs below 30 GeV. It is built mainly of carbon fiber and aluminum, the use of such light weight materials is crucial for very fast repositioning and follow-up of transients.

Currently, the LST prototype is being commissioned on the Canary island of La Palma and about to start its first science run. In this report the first data taken with the LST prototype is presented and the future operation and science goals during commissioning and withing the CTA Observatory are presented.