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Cherenkov Array at Themis

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The Cherenkov Array at Themis (CAT) was an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT) for detection of very-high-energy gamma rays (~200 GeV to a few tens of TeV). The project started operation in Autumn 1996 on the site of the former solar plant Thémis, France.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Léna, Pierre; Rouan, Daniel; Lebrun, François; Mignard, François; Pelat, Didier (2012). L'observation en astrophysique [Observational Astrophysics]. Translated by Lyle, S. (3rd ed.). Springer. p. 411. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-21815-6. ISBN 978-3-642-21814-9.
  2. ^ Barrau, A.; Bazer-Bachi, R.; Beyer, E.; et al. "The CAT imaging telescope for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy". Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A. 416 (2–3): 278–292. arXiv:astro-ph/9804046. doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00749-9.
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