Abstract
Very high energy particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere (28 radiation length of thickness) producing the so-called extensive air showers. Energetic particles in the showers generate Cherenkov radiation, which can be collected by an optical reflector and focused on a camera of photo-multipliers. In such a way the atmosphere and the telescope (reflector + camera) work as an imaging calorimeter.
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Vitale, V. (2007). Recent Results in Gamma Ray Astronomy with IACTs. In: Montagna, G., Nicrosini, O., Vercesi, V. (eds) IFAE 2006. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0530-3_60
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