Pachmarhi Telescope Array

Summary

The Pachmarhi Telescope Array or Pachmarhi Array of Cerenkov Telescopes (PACT) is an array of 24 telescopes for gamma-ray astronomy. It is located at Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Pachmarhi Array of Cerenkov Telescopes (PACT)
OrganizationTata Institute of Fundamental Research
LocationPachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates22°28′00″N 76°26′00″E / 22.46667°N 76.43333°E / 22.46667; 76.43333
Altitude1,075 m (3,527 ft)
Established1986
Websitehttp://www.tifr.res.in/~hegro/
Telescopes
High Energy Gamma Ray ObservatoryGamma Ray Telescope Array
Pachmarhi Telescope Array is located in India
Pachmarhi Telescope Array
Location of Pachmarhi Array of Cerenkov Telescopes (PACT)

Location edit

The Pachmarhi telescope array stands at Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at an altitude of 1,075 m (3,527 ft).

History edit

The array was established in 1986.[1]

Telescope edit

The Pachmarhi Array of Cerenkov Telescope is set in an area 80 meter by 100 meter in 5x5 matrix. Each telescope consists of 7 parabolic mirrors each with a diameter of 90 cm. Each telescope is independently steerable on its equatorial mount. It uses the wavefront sampling technique to detect TeV gamma rays.[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ PACT power point presentation - HEGRO official presentation
  2. ^ Bhat P. N. et al., "Pachmarhi array of Cerenkov telescopes", Bulletin of Astronomical Society of India, BASI, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 455 - 457