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Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has a huge potential in astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology. CTA is an international initiative to build the next generation instrument, with a factor of 5-10 improvement in sensitivity in the 100 GeV-10 TeV range and the extension to energies well below 100 GeV and above 100 TeV. CTA will consist of two arrays (one in the north, one in the south) for full sky coverage and will be operated as open observatory. The design of CTA is based on currently available technology. This document reports on the status and presents the major design concepts of CTA.
Der vorliegende Band enthält sämtliche Impulsvorträge der Lateintage von 2018 bis 2020. Zum Thema „Im Schatten der Gesellschaft? Roms Umgang mit sozialen Randgruppen“ sprachen 2018 Meike Rühl und Nicola Hömke. Unter der Überschrift „Im Zentrum der Macht: Forum Romanum“ beleuchteten Jon Albers, Filippo Carlà-Uhink und Jan Reimann 2019 jenen wirkmächtigen Ort in seinen verschiedenen Facetten näher. 2020 gab Holger Sonnabend Lateinschülern einen Einblick in das Thema „Nero – Kaiser und Künstler“. Die Vorträge sind in der Reihenfolge abgedruckt, in der sie auf dem jeweiligen Lateintag gehalten wurden.
Introducing the CTA concept
(2013)
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a new observatory for very high-energy (VHE) gamma rays. CTA has ambitions science goals, for which it is necessary to achieve full-sky coverage, to improve the sensitivity by about an order of magnitude, to span about four decades of energy, from a few tens of GeV to above 100 TeV with enhanced angular and energy resolutions over existing VHE gamma-ray observatories. An international collaboration has formed with more than 1000 members from 27 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. In 2010 the CTA Consortium completed a Design Study and started a three-year Preparatory Phase which leads to production readiness of CTA in 2014. In this paper we introduce the science goals and the concept of CTA, and provide an overview of the project.