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arxiv: 1307.6313 · v1 · pith:WURXEGF7new · submitted 2013-07-24 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM · astro-ph.HE

The Formation of Condensation on Cherenkov Telescope Mirrors

P.M.Chadwick (1) , S.A. Cleaver (1 , 5) , M.Dyrda (2) , A. F\"orster (3) , J. Michalowski (2) , J. Niemiec (2) , C. Schultz (4)
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M. Stodulski (2) (for the CTA Consortium) ((1) University of Durham UK (2) Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS Krakow Poland (3) Max Planck Institut f\"ur Kernphysik Heidelberg Germany (4) Universita di Padova INFN Italy (5) now at Astrium Ltd.)
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The mirrors of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes are different from those of conventional astronomical telescopes in several ways, not least in that they are exposed to the elements. One of the issues which may arise is condensation forming on the mirrors during observing under certain atmospheric conditions, which has important consequences for the operation of the telescopes. This contribution discusses why telescope mirrors suffer condensation and describes the atmospheric conditions and mirror designs which are likely to be problematic.

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