Sites for Gamma-ray Astronomy in Argentina

Bibcode
2008AIPC.1085..870R
DOI
10.1063/1.3076814
Rovero, A. C.; Romero, G. E.; Allekotte, I.; Bertou, X.; Colombo, E.; Etchegoyen, A.; Garcia, B.; Garcia-Lambas, D.; Levato, H.; Medina, M. C.; Muriel, H.; Recabarren, P.
Bibliographical reference

HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1085, pp. 870-873 (2008).

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12
2008
Number of authors
12
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
2
Refereed citations
2
Description
We have searched for possible sites in Argentina for the installation of large air Cherenkov telescope arrays and water Cherenkov systems. At present seven candidates are identified at altitudes from 2500 to 4500 m. The highest sites are located at the NW of the country, in La Puna. Sites at 2500 and 3100 m are located in the West at El Leoncito Observatory, with excellent infrastructure. A description of these candidate sites is presented with emphasis on infrastructure and climatology.
Type
Non-refereed
Cosmic rays

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