Orateur
Dr
Cameron Rulten
(Observatoire de Paris)
Description
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the world's first observatory for detecting gamma-rays from astrophysical phenomena and is now in its prototyping phase with construction expected to begin in 2015/16. In this talk we will discuss the detailed simulation studies performed to assess the need for atmospheric monitoring and the methods by which correction for atmospheric variation may be achieved. This will include discussion of some lidar analysis methods with a view to determining a range resolved atmospheric transmission in order to determine an appropriate atmospheric model for use in simulations.
Auteur principal
Dr
Cameron Rulten
(Observatoire de Paris)
Co-auteur
Dr
Sam Nolan
(Durham University)
