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Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes: Past, present, future. The ALEGRO project

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A brief overview of the history of atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes is given. Topical problems of modern astrophysics and fundamental physics to be solved with these instruments are listed. The ALEGRO project of a low-threshold gamma-ray observatory is characterized in detail. The aim of this project is to examine cosmic gamma-ray sources (especially the rapidly variable gamma-ray sources, gamma-ray transients) with high statistics of detected photons in the energy range of 5–50 GeV.

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    A. M. Bykov, A. M. Krassilchtchikov, E. E. Kholupenko, P. N. Aruev, D. A. Baiko, A. A. Bogdanov, G. I. Vasilyev, V. V. Zabrodskii, Yu. V. Tuboltsev, A. A. Kozhberov, K. P. Levenfish & Yu. V. Chichagov

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Bykov, A.M., Aharonian, F.A., Krassilchtchikov, A.M. et al. Cherenkov gamma-ray telescopes: Past, present, future. The ALEGRO project. Tech. Phys. 62, 819–836 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378421706007X

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