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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 36: Gamma Astronomy II

T 36.2: Talk

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 17:15–17:30, POT/0151

Status of the Large-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array — •Martin Will for the CTA Consortium — Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, München

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the next-generation ground based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very high energies, will consist of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes of different sizes and designs. Two arrays are foreseen, one in the northern hemisphere at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) and one in the southern hemisphere at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert (Chile).

The Large-Sized Telescope (LST) will be part of both arrays. With its reflective surface of 23 meter diameter, the LSTs are optimized to detect gamma-rays in the low energy range (20 GeV to 3 TeV). LST-1 in La Palma is close to finishing its commissioning phase and scientific data taking has started.

In this presentation, the status and plans for the LSTs in La Palma and Chile will be shown.