First results of the tracking system calibration of the TAIGA-IACT telescope

TAIGA Collaboration

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1181/1/012045

First results of the tracking system calibration of the TAIGA-IACT telescope

TAIGA Collaboration

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In TAIGA Observatory (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) we are commissioning the first Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT). The telescope has an alt-azimuth mount and 17-bit shaft encoder for each axis, stepper motors are used for axis control. For the pointing calibration of the telescope a CCD-camera is installed on the dish of the telescope and its position allows to capture simultaneously both the Cherenkov camera with LEDs and the sky with observed source. Since October 2017, the telescope has been operating in tracking mode. In this work the TAIGAIACT telescope pointing calibration approach and first results of the tracking operations are described.

Original language	English
Article number	012045
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	1181
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1181/1/012045
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2019
Event	26th Extended European Cosmic Ray Symposium, E+CRS 2018 - Barnaul-Belokurikha, Russian Federation Duration: 6 Jul 2018 → 10 Jul 2018

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abstract = "In TAIGA Observatory (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) we are commissioning the first Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT). The telescope has an alt-azimuth mount and 17-bit shaft encoder for each axis, stepper motors are used for axis control. For the pointing calibration of the telescope a CCD-camera is installed on the dish of the telescope and its position allows to capture simultaneously both the Cherenkov camera with LEDs and the sky with observed source. Since October 2017, the telescope has been operating in tracking mode. In this work the TAIGAIACT telescope pointing calibration approach and first results of the tracking operations are described.",

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AU - Borodin, A.

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First results of the tracking system calibration of the TAIGA-IACT telescope

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