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Title

The VERITAS Array

Description

VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is a system of four ground-based telescopes focused on gamma-ray science. Since gamma-rays cannot penetrate the atmosphere, the telescopes are detecting the particles created when gamma-ray photons collide with the atmosphere. Optical telescopes can then image the display the secondary particles make when passing through the atmosphere.

Subject

  • VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System)
  • Observatory (ground-based)

Credits

M. Schroedter, SAO

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray Science

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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