CTA Array at Night with Air Showers
An artist's rendering of the Cherenkov Telescope Array at night. The CTA is the next generation of ground-based instruments designed to detect gamma-rays. When gamma-rays hit the Earth's atmosphere, they produce a shower of secondary particles which can travel faster than the speed of light in air, creating short-lived flashes of Cherenkov radiation — which the CTA's mirrors and high-speed cameras can detect.
Crédit:CTAO
À propos de l'image
Identification: | eso1841i |
Type: | Dessin |
Date de publication: | 20 décembre 2018 12:00 |
Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1841 |
Taille: | 2500 x 1406 px |
À propos de l'objet
Nom: | Cherenkov Telescope Array |
Type: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope Unspecified |
Catégorie: | Illustrations |