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DTSTART:20201013T193000Z
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LOCATION:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/93632998756
SUMMARY:PGSC phenomeNal Open Graduate Seminar\, Brent Mode\, Physics G
 raduate Student
DESCRIPTION:Developing the Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope fo
 r the Cherenkov Telescope Array<br>
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\nAs they speed through the
  Earth’s atmosphere\, very high energy gamma rays have the potential
  to collide with an air molecule\, setting off cascades of particle in
 teractions which are detectable from a characteristic blue glow called
  Cherenkov light. While these interactions occur on much too short a t
 ime scale and produce light too faint for the human eye to observe\, a
  breadth of science analyses become possible using a specially designe
 d telescope with a powerful camera. My work at UW-Madison is focused o
 n the development and commissioning of one such camera for the prototy
 pe Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT) as part of the upcoming Chere
 nkov Telescope Array. I will describe the specifications of this novel
  instrument\, the contributions I’ve made to the pSCT’s developmen
 t\, and touch on the science that will be possible once the pSCT is co
 mpleted.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=6167
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