This website is dedicated to industries. Its aim is to inform companies about current developments and future R&D needs to get ready before the publication of calls within the Cherenkov Telescope Array consortium.
Design study phase
Definition of the layout of the arrays , specifying telescope types, design of the telescopes and small-scale prototyping.
Preparatory phase
2010 - 2013
Supported by the European Commission
. Prototyping and deployment of full-scale telescopes
. Preparation of the construction and installation
. Solving technical, organisational and legal issues
. Definition of CTA host-sites, in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
. About 150M euros total investment cost
. Some 150 telescopes and 2 sites :
Northern & Southern hemispheres
. Over 800 scientists working in 25 countries
. Construction phase: 2014 - 2018
CTA - Cherenkov Telescope Array is an initiative to build next generation ground-based very high energy gamma-ray instrument.
It will serve as an open observatory to a wide astrophysics community and will provide a deep insight into the non-thermal high-energy universe.
The aim is to build 2 arrays of telescopes , one at a site in the Northern hemisphere and the other in the Southern hemisphere, for full-sky coverage .
Together they will consist of some 150 telescopes providing scientists with a new view of the universe .
The CTA consortium consists of over 800 scientists working in 25 countries : Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA.
Construction phase
2014 - 2018
CTA construction and site infrastructure means a total cost of about 50M€ for CTA-North and 100M€ from which 80M€ remain for CTA-South telescope construction.
Download the Design concepts for the Cherenkov telescope array: (p.64 "CTA telescope technology")
http://www.springerlink.com/content/0922-6435/?k=design+concepts
More scientific details on www.cta-observatory.org
Aspera Workshop
ASPERA is a network of national government agencies responsible for coordinating and funding national research efforts in Astroparticle Physics. They also organized Workshop with industries .
Next Workshop on 13-14 March, 2012: Vaccum & Cryogenics, Darmstadt - Germany
More details on http://www.aspera-eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=6&Itemid=190
Research Infrastructures for Industrial Innovation
Workshop, Brussels, 20 October 2011
The slides and a summary report are available since January 2012 on http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/index_en.cfm?pg=innovation
. High-speed & high-efficiency light detection Photomultipliers, SiPMs,...
. Information and Communication Technologies
Network, data transmission, communication and computing)
. Mechanical & electrical engineering
. Mechatronics
Automation, servo-mechanics, sensing and control systems, microcontrollers,...
. Optics
Mirror structure, reflective surfaces, light concentrators,...
. High-speed electronics
. Power
. Safety system
Telesurveillance, safety control, fire detection,...
. Transport & handling
Lorry, crane, handling vehicle, plane, boat,...
. Assembly & test
. Civil engineering
Installation and water-processing, electrical system, electricity generator, ventilation installation, air conditioner, building, roads and excavation, safety fence, water tank,...
. Weather central
Pluviometer, IR radars,...
Please click on this link to download the Design concepts for the Cherenkov telescope array:
(p.64 "CTA telescope technology")
Industrial R&D workshop is a great opportunity to meet CTA researchers and discuss about current developments and futur R&D needs.
All the pictures are available in Archives
CTA_IRD_WorkshopMadrid2011.pdf
CTA Workshop in Madrid , November 30th 2011
Many thanks to all industries for their participation in our first Workshop in Madrid.
Thanks for your great oral presentation and also thanks to registrants which opted for a stand and showed us their expertise:
AGILENT , Bte Bedampfungstechnik GmbH , CAEN , Electron Tubes , HAMAMATSU , INSA , KERDRY , PHILIPS DIGITAL PHOTON COUNTING & THARSIS TECHNOLOGY .
Please send us your comment or request to fillin.martino_llr.in2p3.fr
WorkshopEvaluation.pdf
CTA Workshop
Madrid (Spain)
November, 30th 2011
Call for tender not open yet.
If you are an industry and you need more information about CTA, do not hesitate to communicate with us:
Mathieu de Naurois
Industrial R&D - Coordinator
denauroi_in2p3.fr
Elodie Fillin-Martino
Industrial R&D Outreach
fillin.martino_llr.in2p3.fr
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3 years position as Project Manager for the GATE project (prototyping for CTA) - France
CTA's recruitment:
Please click on http://www.cta-observatory.org/?q=node/339 and discover our Job offer.
Profil_2_poste_chef_projet-1.pdf
Event website :
http://ctamadrid2011.es/meeting/
This workshop is a great opportunity to meet CTA researchers and discuss about current developments and futur R&D needs!
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