The optical calibration system for the CTAO North Large Sized Telescope
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| author | Iori, M. Recchia, L. Ferrarotto, F. Girardi, A. Lunadei, R. |
| author_facet | Iori, M. Recchia, L. Ferrarotto, F. Girardi, A. Lunadei, R. |
| contents | In 2018, the first prototype of the optical calibration system was installed in the Large Sized Telescopes, LST-1 at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, ORM, in La Palma, Canary Islands. We have almost completed the construction of the three remaining ones that will be mounted by 2026 on LST-2-3-4. The main feature of this system is to ensure a stable and constant photon flux over time with the characteristics of a signal produced by Cherenkov light when a high-energy gamma ray crosses the atmosphere. Test results that show the performance of the optical calibration system have been recently published. In this article, we present in detail the system used to monitor the photon flux. |
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| spellingShingle | The optical calibration system for the CTAO North Large Sized Telescope Iori, M. Recchia, L. Ferrarotto, F. Girardi, A. Lunadei, R. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics In 2018, the first prototype of the optical calibration system was installed in the Large Sized Telescopes, LST-1 at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, ORM, in La Palma, Canary Islands. We have almost completed the construction of the three remaining ones that will be mounted by 2026 on LST-2-3-4. The main feature of this system is to ensure a stable and constant photon flux over time with the characteristics of a signal produced by Cherenkov light when a high-energy gamma ray crosses the atmosphere. Test results that show the performance of the optical calibration system have been recently published. In this article, we present in detail the system used to monitor the photon flux. |
| title | The optical calibration system for the CTAO North Large Sized Telescope |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15586 |