Production year
1997
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Télescope de l'expérience CAT (Cerenkov array at Themis) sur le site de la centrale solaire THEMIS (Targasonne, Pyrénées Orientales) pour l'étude du rayonnement gamma cosmique de haute énergie. Vue d'ensemble du télescope au crépuscule. Au centre de la photo, on distingue la surface réflective de 17m2, composée de miroirs de 50 cm de diamètre. Au foyer du télescope, est placée une caméra constituée de 600 photomultiplicateurs.
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1997
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