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The Large-Sized Telescope Sub-Array is Inaugurated on CTAO-North
La Palma, Spain, 15 October 2026 – Two hundred and fifty scientists and representatives from leading research institutions around the world celebrated the inauguration of the Large-Sized Telescope (LST) sub-array at the CTAO-North site at the Roque de los Muchachos...
ASTRI-Horn is back in the spotlight
After a major upgrade and calibration phase, the ASTRI-Horn prototype on Mount Etna has proven to be a highly successful instrument. In addition to the scientific results achieved, the telescope has confirmed the validity of the technologies employed, which are also used by the ASTRI Mini-Array and the SST telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). It will soon be used as a testbed for the study of volcanoes through Cherenkov muon observations.
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Giovanni Bonanno, Filomena Bufano, Adriano Ingallinera, Francesco Leone, Giuseppe Leto, Sara Loru, Davide Marano, Isabella Pagano, Maria Letizia Pumo, Simone Riggi, Giuseppe Romeo, Corrado Trigilio, Grazia Umana
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