High altitude gamma ray observatory at Hanle

Sripathi Acharya, B; Cowsik, R; Bhat, P. N; Chitnis, V. R; Vishwanath, P. R; Prabhu, T. P; Srinivasan, R

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dc.contributor.author	Sripathi Acharya, B
dc.contributor.author	Cowsik, R
dc.contributor.author	Bhat, P. N
dc.contributor.author	Chitnis, V. R
dc.contributor.author	Vishwanath, P. R
dc.contributor.author	Prabhu, T. P
dc.contributor.author	Srinivasan, R
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-17T16:55:09Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-17T16:55:09Z
dc.date.issued	2003-07
dc.identifier.citation	Kajita, Y. Asaoka, A. Kawachi, Y. Matsubara and M. Sasaki., eds., Proceedings of the 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference. July 31 - August 7, Trukuba, Japan, 2003. pp. 2999 - 3002	en
dc.identifier.isbn	4-946443-80-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/4560
dc.description.abstract	We have carried out Monte Carlo simulations to study the nature of Cherenkov light pool generated by γ -ray and proton primaries for the altitude of Hanle(4515m amsl) in the Himalayas, the site of proposed HAGAR experiment. The limited lateral spread of the Cherenkov light pool and near 90% atmospheric transmission at this high altitude make it possible to detect clestial γ -rays of few tens of GeV energy using ground based detectors. The chief advantage of this experiment is the low energy threshold which overlaps with the energy range of future satellite-based detectors like GLAST.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	International Union of Pure and Applied Physics	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ICRC....5.2999S	en
dc.subject	Gamma Ray Observatory	en
dc.subject	Gamma Ray Observatory: Hanle	en
dc.subject	Monte Carlo simulations	en
dc.subject	HAGAR experiment	en
dc.subject	Clestial γ -rays	en
dc.subject	GeV Energy	en
dc.subject	Threshold Energy	en
dc.subject	Satellite-Based Detectors	en
dc.subject	GLAST	en
dc.title	High altitude gamma ray observatory at Hanle	en
dc.type	Article	en