Tarek Hassan: The future Cherenkov Telescope Array
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Europe/Madrid
Seminar (IFAE)
Seminar
IFAE
Jelena Aleksic
(IFAE), Joern Lange
(IFAE Barcelona), Stefania Bordoni
(IFAE)
Description
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground based instruments for Very High Energy gamma-ray astronomy. It is expected to improve on the sensitivity of current instruments by an order of magnitude and provide energy coverage from 20 GeV to more than 200 TeV. In order to achieve these ambitious goals Monte Carlo (MC) simulations play a crucial role, guiding the design of CTA. A general overview of the CTA concept will be given, discussing the future of gamma-ray astronomy in the coming years.