
Cherenkov telescopes are also sensitive to the atmospheric fluorescence produced by the extensive air showers. However this contribution is neglected by the reconstruction algorithms of imaging air Cherenkov telescopes IACTs and wide-angle Cherenkov detectors WACDs. In this paper we evaluate the fluorescence contamination in the Cherenkov signals from MC simulations in both kinds of Cherenkov telescopes and for some typical observational situations. Results for an observation level of 2200 m a.s.l. are shown. In addition, the feasibility and capabilities of IACTs working as fluorescence telescopes are discussed with the assistance of some geometrical calculations.
5 pages, 8 figures. Contribution to 26th Extended European Cosmic Ray Symposium and 35th Russian Cosmic Ray Conference (26th E+CRS / 35th RCRC), 6-10 July, 2018
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Multidisciplinary, 539.1, Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Física nuclear, 2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Multidisciplinary, 539.1, Physics, FOS: Physical sciences, Física nuclear, 2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), High Energy Physics - Experiment
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