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gptkbp:instanceOf
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imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith
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over 100 scientists
VERITAS Collaboration
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:detects
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Cherenkov radiation
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gptkbp:elevation
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1268 meters
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gptkbp:firstLight
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2007
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gptkbp:fullArrayOperational
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2007
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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VERITAS telescope
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gptkbp:latitude
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31.675 degrees N
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Fred_Lawrence_Whipple_Observatory
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gptkbp:longitude
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110.952 degrees W
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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detection of gamma rays from IC 443
detection of gamma rays from Markarian 421
detection of gamma rays from Markarian 501
detection of gamma rays from the Crab Nebula
detection of gamma rays from Tycho's Supernova Remnant
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gptkbp:numberOfSatellites
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4
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Harvard-Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics
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gptkbp:primaryMirrorDiameter
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12 meters
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gptkbp:purpose
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gamma-ray astronomy
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gptkbp:range
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85 GeV to >30 TeV
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Cherenkov_Telescope_Array
gptkb:H.E.S.S._telescope
gptkb:MAGIC_telescope
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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public data available
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkb:pulsar_wind_nebulae
supernova remnants
binary star systems
active galactic nuclei
dark matter searches
blazars
cosmic ray origin
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gptkbp:status
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operational
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gptkbp:telescopeType
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imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
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gptkbp:troopContributingCountries
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:wavelengthRange
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very high energy gamma rays
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gptkbp:website
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https://veritas.sao.arizona.edu/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cherenkov_Telescope_Array
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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