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Télescope CAT permettant d'observer les gammas cosmiques

Le télescope CAT (Cerenkov array at Themis), installé à la centrale solaire THEMIS (Targasonne, Pyrénées Orientales) : observation des gammas cosmiques dès l'énergie de 200 GeV. On notera la caméra (600 photomultiplicateurs) portée à 6 m au-dessus du miroir.

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