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Title:
The first VERITAS telescope
Authors:
Holder, J.; Atkins, R. W.; Badran, H. M.; Blaylock, G.; Bradbury, S. M.; Buckley, J. H.; Byrum, K. L.; Carter-Lewis, D. A.; Celik, O.; Chow, Y. C. K.; Cogan, P.; Cui, W.; Daniel, M. K.; de La Calle Perez, I.; Dowdall, C.; Dowkontt, P.; Duke, C.; Falcone, A. D.; Fegan, S. J.; Finley, J. P.; Fortin, P.; Fortson, L. F.; Gibbs, K.; Gillanders, G.; Glidewell, O. J.; Grube, J.; Gutierrez, K. J.; Gyuk, G.; Hall, J.; Hanna, D.; Hays, E.; Horan, D.; Hughes, S. B.; Humensky, T. B.; Imran, A.; Jung, I.; Kaaret, P.; Kenny, G. E.; Kieda, D.; Kildea, J.; Knapp, J.; Krawczynski, H.; Krennrich, F.; Lang, M. J.; Lebohec, S.; Linton, E.; Little, E. K.; Maier, G.; Manseri, H.; Milovanovic, A.; Moriarty, P.; Mukherjee, R.; Ogden, P. A.; Ong, R. A.; Petry, D.; Perkins, J. S.; Pizlo, F.; Pohl, M.; Quinn, J.; Ragan, K.; Reynolds, P. T.; Roache, E. T.; Rose, H. J.; Schroedter, M.; Sembroski, G. H.; Sleege, G.; Steele, D.; Swordy, S. P.; Syson, A.; Toner, J. A.; Valcarcel, L.; Vassiliev, V. V.; Wakely, S. P.; Weekes, T. C.; White, R. J.; Williams, D. A.; Wagner, R.
Affiliation:
AA(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), AB(Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA), AC(Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt), AD(Department of Physics, University of Massachussetts, Amherst, MA 01003-4525, USA), AE(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), AF(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), AG(Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA), AH(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), AI(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA), AJ(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA), AK(School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland), AL(Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA), AM(School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland), AN(Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK), AO(School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland), AP(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), AQ(Department of Physics, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112-1690, USA), AR(Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA), AS(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA), AT(Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA), AU(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Barnard College, Columbia University, NY 10027, USA), AV(Astronomy Department, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL 60605, USA), AW(Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Amado, AZ 85645, USA), AX(Physics Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), AY(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), AZ(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), BA(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), BB(Astronomy Department, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL 60605, USA), BC(Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA), BD(Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T8), BE(Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA; Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA), BF(Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Amado, AZ 85645, USA), BG(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), BH(Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA), BI(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), BJ(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), BK(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Van Allen Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA), BL(Physics Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), BM(Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA), BN(Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T8), BO(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), BP(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), BQ(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), BR(Physics Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), BS(Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA), BT(Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA), BU(Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Amado, AZ 85645, USA), BV(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), BW(Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA), BX(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), BY(Department of Physical and Life Sciences, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway, Ireland), BZ(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Barnard College, Columbia University, NY 10027, USA), CA(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), CB(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA), CC(NASA/Goddard Space-Flight Center, Code 661, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA), CD(Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA), CE(Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA), CF(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), CG(School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland), CH(Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T8), CI(Department of Applied Physics and Instrumentation, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland), CJ(Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Amado, AZ 85645, USA), CK(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), CL(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), CM(Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA), CN(Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA), CO(Astronomy Department, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL 60605, USA), CP(Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA), CQ(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), CR(Physics Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland), CS(Physics Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2T8), CT(Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA), CU(Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA), CV(Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Amado, AZ 85645, USA), CW(School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK), CX(Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics and Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA), CY(Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA)
Publication:
Astroparticle Physics, Volume 25, Issue 6, p. 391-401. (APh Homepage)
Publication Date:
07/2006
Origin:
ELSEVIER
Keywords:
95.55.Ka
Abstract Copyright:
Elsevier B.V.
DOI:
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.04.002
Bibliographic Code:
2006APh....25..391H

Abstract

The first atmospheric Cherenkov telescope of VERITAS (the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) has been in operation since February 2005. We present here a technical description of the instrument and a summary of its performance. The calibration methods are described, along with the results of Monte Carlo simulations of the telescope and comparisons between real and simulated data. The analysis of TeV γ-ray observations of the Crab Nebula, including the reconstructed energy spectrum, is shown to give results consistent with earlier measurements. The telescope is operating as expected and has met or exceeded all design specifications.
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