Astrophysics around 100 GeV with STACEE

• Published in: New astronomy reviews Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 359 - 366
• Main Authors: Williams, D.A, Boone, L.M, Bramel, D, Carson, J, Covault, C.E, Fortin, P, Gauthier, G, Gingrich, D, Hanna, D, Jarvis, A, Kildea, J, Mueller, C, Mukherjee, R, Ong, R.A, Ragan, K, Scalzo, R.A, Zweerink, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01-04-2004
• Subjects: BL Lacertae objects: individual (H1426 + 428, Markarian 421, W Comae); Galaxies: active; Instrumentation: detectors; ISM: individual (Crab Nebula); Pulsars: individual (Crab Pulsar); γ-rays: observations; Instrumentation: detectors; Galaxies: active; Pulsars: individual (Crab Pulsar); BL Lacertae objects: individual (H1426 + 428, Markarian 421, W Comae); γ-rays: observations; ISM: individual (Crab Nebula)
• ISSN: 1387-6473; 1872-9630
• DOI: 10.1016/j.newar.2003.12.025

STACEE is an atmospheric Cherenkov detector using the large mirror area of a solar research facility to obtain an energy threshold around 100 GeV. STACEE has been used to study the Crab and several AGN: Markarian 421, W Comae, H
1426
+
428. The STACEE observing program is coordinated with the high-energy astrophysics community both by participation in multiwavelength campaigns and by follow-up observations of γ-ray burst alerts. Analysis methods under development using pulse height information from flash ADCs installed on each channel are expected to substantially improve the experiment’s sensitivity. A summary of the performance is given.