Absolute calibration of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes
Shepherd, N. · Buckley, J. H. · Celik, O. · Holder, J. · LeBohec, S. · Manseri, H. · Pizlo, F. · Roberts, M.
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A calibrated laser pulse propagating through the atmosphere produces a flash of Rayleigh scattered light with an intensity that can be calculated very accurately when atmospheric conditions are good. This is used in a technique developed for the absolute calibration of ultra high energy cosmic ray fluorescence telescopes, and it can also be applied to imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). In this paper we present the absolute calibration system being constructed and tested for the VERITAS project.
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