Salient mechanical design features of the proposed 17 meter diameter MACE imaging gamma-ray telescope

Abstract

A low-threshold energy, high-sensitivity gamma-ray telescope, MACE (for Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Experiment) is proposed to be built in India for explorations of gamma-ray sky in 100's keV - 10's GeV photon energy range, hitherto inaccessible from ground. This paper outlines the scientific motivation for this major telescope system and focuses on its mechanical design aspects.