Simulations of the M@TE Telescope. Issue 1 (10th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cuzco, Josué; Torres, Ibrahim; Sacahuí, Rodrigo; González, María M.; Alfaro, Rubén; Pérez, Yunior; Serna, José; Bretz, Thomas; Dorner, Daniela
• Other Names: Zen Vasconcellos C.A. guestEditor.; Sacahui Reyes J.R. guestEditor.; Hess P.O. guestEditor.; Piccinelli G. guestEditor.; Vargas Magana M. guestEditor.; Gonzalez Felipe R. guestEditor.; Boller Th. guestEditor.; Gullberg S. guestEditor.; Hadjimichef D. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Astronomische Nachrichten. Volume 344:Issue 1/2(2023)
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• Publication Date: 2023-01-10
• Subjects: angular resolution -- energy resolution -- IACT -- M@TE; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1002/asna.20220132
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-6337

Abstract

Abstract: The M@TE (Monitoring at TeV Energies) project consists of the installation of a small Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de San Pedro Mártir, Mexico, for long‐term monitoring of the TeV emission from blazars. M@TE has a similar design to the First G‐APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT), featuring higher photon detection efficiency SiPM sensors and mechanical and electronics upgrades. In this work, simulations are used to assess M@TE's performance. FACT's simulation software was adapted to take into account M@TE's new features. This work presents the simulations as well as results on M@TE's angular resolution and energy reconstruction.