Geometry and optics calibration of WFCTA prototype telescopes using star light

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) project is proposed to study high energy gamma ray astronomy (40 GeV--1 PeV) and cosmic ray physics (20 TeV--1 EeV). The wide field of view Cherenkov telescope array, as a component of the LHAASO project, will be used to study the energy spectrum and composition of cosmic rays by measuring the total Cherenkov light generated by air showers and the shower maximum depth. Two prototype telescopes have been in operation since 2008. The pointing accuracy of each telescope is crucial for the direction reconstruction of the primary particles. On the other hand, the primary energy reconstruction relies on the shape of the Cherenkov image on the camera and the unrecorded photons due to the imperfect connections between the photomultiplier tubes. UV bright stars are used as point-like objects to calibrate the pointing and to study the optical properties of the camera, the spot size and the fractions of unrecorded photons in the insensitive areas of the camera.     

用大气荧光观测超高能宇宙线的τ中微子望远镜(CRTNT)性能研究

讨论了测量超高能宇宙线的τ中微子望远镜(CRTNT)的性能. 利用Monte Carlo方法对探测器作了详细的模拟, 并研究了探测器以一个塔形主探测器和两个高视角辅探测器协同触发的布局, 以及对大气簇射作立体观测时的物理性能. 计算了当能量高于10¹⁷eV时, 探测器的有效面积. 用于第2个膝区物理研究时事例率估计可达20k个/年. 还估算了与其他探测器交叉定标的事例率. 比较和优化了探测器的不同几何布局.