The implementation of the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray experiment at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Saverio Lombardi; Salvatore Scuderi; Carmelo Gargano; Valentina Giordano; A. Giuliani; Christine Grivel; Nicola La Palombara; Luigi Lessio; Rachele Millul; Giorgia Sironi; Gino Tosti; Giovanni Pareschi

doi:10.1117/12.2630241

26 August 2022 The implementation of the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray experiment at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Saverio Lombardi, Salvatore Scuderi, Carmelo Gargano, Valentina Giordano, A. Giuliani, Christine Grivel, Nicola La Palombara, Luigi Lessio, Rachele Millul, Giorgia Sironi, Gino Tosti, Giovanni Pareschi

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Proceedings Volume 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX; 121820J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630241
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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The ASTRI Mini-Array is a gamma-ray experiment led by INAF with the partnership of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Fundacion Galileo Galilei, University of Sao Paulo, North-West University S.A., and Observatoire de Geneve. It is being implemented at the Observatorio del Teide Tenerife. The nine (9) Cherenkov dual-mirror aplanatic telescopes of 4 m diameter are positioned at an average distance from each other of 160 m. Thanks to the unprecedented field-of-view (10.5 deg) of the ASTRI telescopes, the MA will allow us to observe the gamma-ray sky from a few up to a few hundred TeVs with competitive flux sensitivity and enhanced angular resolution. The curved focal plane of the camera is covered with SiPM sensors and is equipped with fast front-end electronics. The control SW will allow us to operate the Mini-array remotely, while a dedicated off-site Data Center in Italy will process the scientific products every night. The ASTRI Mini-Array represents a pivotal instrument to perform groundbreaking measurements very soon. In this paper, we will review the implementation plan of the ASTRI Mini-Array and report on the ongoing construction.

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Saverio Lombardi, Salvatore Scuderi, Carmelo Gargano, Valentina Giordano, A. Giuliani, Christine Grivel, Nicola La Palombara, Luigi Lessio, Rachele Millul, Giorgia Sironi, Gino Tosti, and Giovanni Pareschi "The implementation of the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray experiment at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife", Proc. SPIE 12182, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX, 121820J (26 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630241

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