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[25.03] The Keck Solar Two gamma-ray telescope, and its observations of the Crab Nebula

S. M. Tripathi (Dept. of Physics, University of California, Davis), D. Bhattacharya (IGPP, University of California, Riverside), J. Lizarazo, P. Marleau (Dept. of Physics, University of California, Davis), G. Mohanty, U. Mohideen (IGPP, University of California, Riverside), P. Murray (Dept. of Physics, University of California, Davis), H. Tom, T. Tumer (IGPP, University of California, Riverside), G. Xing (Dept. of Physics, University of California, Davis), J. Zweerink (IGPP, University of California, Riverside)

The Keck Solar Two gamma-ray observatory in Barstow, CA is a 32-channel, heliostat array detector. Data taken in the spring of 2002 indicate a statistically unambiguous gamma-ray signal from the Crab Nebula. Details of the detector and its performance are discussed here, as are observations of the Crab. Future prospects for the detector, after a planned expansion and upgrade, are also described.

The author(s) of this abstract have provided an email address for comments about the abstract: mani@physics.ucdavis.edu

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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 34
© 2002. The American Astronomical Soceity.