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CTA site characterization: a contribution on Sky Background Brightness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Gonzalo de la Vega ,
Beatriz García ,
Javier Maya ,
Alexis Mancilla  and
Ezequiel Rosemblat
Gonzalo de la Vega
Affiliation:
ITeDA Mendoza, CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM Azopardo 313 5501 Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina email: beatriz.garcia@iteda.cnea.gov.ar
Beatriz García
Affiliation:
ITeDA Mendoza, CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM Azopardo 313 5501 Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina email: beatriz.garcia@iteda.cnea.gov.ar
Javier Maya
Affiliation:
ITeDA Mendoza, CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM Azopardo 313 5501 Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina email: beatriz.garcia@iteda.cnea.gov.ar
Alexis Mancilla
Affiliation:
ITeDA Mendoza, CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM Azopardo 313 5501 Godoy Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina email: beatriz.garcia@iteda.cnea.gov.ar
Ezequiel Rosemblat
Affiliation:
Universidad Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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Abstract

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international project for which more than 1000 scientists from 27 countries work together to install two observatories, one in the southern hemisphere and the other in the north, to study gamma-ray radiation. Argentina is a candidate site for one of the observatories, and to characterize proposed sites, one must study the sky background brightness. This critical point must be studied with care. Nearest cities can be a decisive factor in determining where to locate an observatory in our times.

Keywords

Sky Background BrightnessSky Background Brightness: Observatories site selection
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 744
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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