Physics Performance of the Large Size Telescope prototype of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 16. July 2021 - 18:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://icrc2021.desy.de/pf_access_abstracts
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/Presenter-Forum-1-Evening-All-Categories/48
Abstract:
'The Large Size Telescope (LST) prototype of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is located at the Northern site of CTA, on the Canary Island of La Palma. It is designed to provide optimal performance in the lowest part of the energy range covered by CTA, observing gamma rays down to energies of tens of GeV. The LST prototype started performing astronomical observations in November 2019 during the commissioning of the telescope and it has been taking data since then. In this contribution, we will present the tuning of the characteristics of the telescope in the Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to describe the data obtained, the estimation of its angular and energy resolution, and an evaluation of its sensitivity, both with simulations and with observations of the Crab Nebula.'

Authors: Ruben Lopez-Coto
Co-Authors: Manuel Artero | Andres Baquero | Maria Isabelle Bernardos | Jose Luis Conteras | Federico Di Pierro | Enrique Garcia | Daniel Kerszberg | Marcos Lopez-Moya | Alvaro Mas Aguilar | Abelardo Moralejo | Daniel Morcuende | Maximilian Nöthe | Seiya Nozaki | Yoshiki Ohtani | Chaitanya Priyadarshi | Yusuke Suda | Thomas Vuillaume | for the CTA LST project
Collaboration: CTA

Indico-ID: 395
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/806