An improved technique of image analysis for IACTs and IACT Systems

dc.creatorUlrich, M.
dc.creatorDaum, A.
dc.creatorHermann, G.
dc.creatorHofmann, W.
dc.date1997-08-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:23:56Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:23:56Z
dc.descriptionIn order to better utilize the information contained in the shower images generated by imaging Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) equipped with cameras with small pixels, images are fit to a parametrization of image shapes gained from Monte Carlo simulations, treating the shower direction, impact point, and energy as free parameters. Monte Carlo studies for a system of IACTs predict an improvement of order 1.5 in the angular resolution. The fitting technique can also be applied to single-telescope images; simulations indicate that the shower direction in space can be reconstructed event-by-event with a resolution of 0.16 deg. to 0.20 deg., allowing to generate genuine source maps. Data from Crab observations with a single HEGRA telescope confirm this prediction.
dc.description18 Pages, 8 figures, Latex, uses epsf
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9708003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9708003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/11440
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleAn improved technique of image analysis for IACTs and IACT Systems
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