AIP conference proceedings · 2000 · 24 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsGamma-ray AstronomyObservational AstronomyGamma-ray InstrumentationGamma-ray SourcesGamma-ray TelescopesHigh-energy AstrophysicsSpace-based Gamma-ray ObservatoriesTelescope OpticsCherenkov DetectorsGamma-ray Telescope DesignHigh-energy Gamma-ray AstronomyTelescope Array Design
The paper summarizes the status of the HESS project as one of the next-generation instruments for VHE gamma-ray astronomy. In its first phase, a system of four large Cherenkov telescopes with about 100 m2 mirror area will be installed in the Khomas Highland of Namibia. A later expansion of the system to up 16 telescopes is foreseen.