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HEGRA is a large scintillation counter array for the observation of extended air showers. Details of the detector, its performance and initial results from a source search are presented. A short overview of the on-going upgrade program will be given.
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Lorenz, E. (1994). The HEGRA Experiment. In: Bosetti, P.C. (eds) Trends in Astroparticle-Physics. TEUBNER-TEXTE zur Physik, vol 28. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-01466-9_13
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