The STACEE-32 Ground Based Gamma-ray Detector

STACEE Collaboration: D.S. Hanna , D. Bhattacharya , L.M. Boone , M.C. Chantell , Z. Conner , C.E. Covault , M. Dragovan , P. Fortin

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D.T. Gregorich J.A. Hinton R. Mukherjee R.A. Ong S. Oser K. Ragan R.A. Scalzo D.R. Schuette C.G. Theoret T.O. Tumer D.A. Williams J.A. Zweerink

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We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the heliostats of a solar energy research array are used to collect and focus the Cherenkov photons produced in gamma-ray induced air showers. The large Cherenkov photon collection area of STACEE results in a gamma-ray energy threshold below that of previous detectors.

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The STACEE-32 Ground Based Gamma-ray Detector

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