{"id":4318,"date":"2025-05-26T16:02:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astri.me.oa-brera.inaf.it\/index.php\/new-science\/new-astri-mini-array-performance-eng\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:57:11","slug":"new-astri-mini-array-performance-eng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/new-science\/new-astri-mini-array-performance-eng\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"ASTRI Mini-Array Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbi3zyv8-62ed9c84a1bf869f86e1fcd83385144d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mbi3zyv8-62ed9c84a1bf869f86e1fcd83385144d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mbi3zyv8-62ed9c84a1bf869f86e1fcd83385144d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mbi3zyv8-62ed9c84a1bf869f86e1fcd83385144d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mbi3zyv8-62ed9c84a1bf869f86e1fcd83385144d av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >ASTRI Mini-Array Performance<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mbi406t2-69b78d916078638672b9faafbb539de2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Main characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The ASTRI Mini-Array consists of nine ASTRI dual-mirror small-sized (SSTs) Cherenkov telescopes, currently being deployed at the Observatorio del Teide (Spain), which will commence its scientific operations in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, the ASTRI Mini-Array will provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a large field of view (FoV) of about 10\u00b0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a wide energy range from 0.5 TeV to 200 TeV,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an angular resolution of \u223c3\u2032<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an energy resolution of \u223c10%.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following Tables compare the ASTRI Mini-Array main performance with that of the current IACTs and PSAs, respectively [<em>Credits,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2218-1997\/10\/2\/94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">IACTs<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbi537z2-2ecb7a57cb60d4a1eab01e20f816dc96\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi537z2-2ecb7a57cb60d4a1eab01e20f816dc96 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi537z2-2ecb7a57cb60d4a1eab01e20f816dc96 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mbi537z2-2ecb7a57cb60d4a1eab01e20f816dc96 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4142 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4142 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IACTs.png\" alt='Figure shows a comparison of IACT properties, location, altitude, FoV, Angular resolution, Energy resolution and range' title='IACTs'  height=\"327\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Credits: Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mbi56bv9-4cd151ebb026bca95f5d0b100432bbb4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">PSAs<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbi58avb-5a0a8d15baa5ca8ab2130884d8cf2957\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi58avb-5a0a8d15baa5ca8ab2130884d8cf2957 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi58avb-5a0a8d15baa5ca8ab2130884d8cf2957 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mbi58avb-5a0a8d15baa5ca8ab2130884d8cf2957 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4147 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4147 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PSAs.png\" alt='' title='PSAs'  height=\"293\" width=\"835\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Credits: Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mbi5a2km-2c908a6a70c36883b50559af52dc75b2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Differential sensitivity curves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-47ch15-116843e0032d3fe99cf2b5a2b0e366d0 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbi5bk5t-d577464c3a7b733f016e62017036056c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi5bk5t-d577464c3a7b733f016e62017036056c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi5bk5t-d577464c3a7b733f016e62017036056c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mbi5bk5t-d577464c3a7b733f016e62017036056c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4151 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4151 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensitivity_curve_1.png\" alt='' title='Sensitivity_curve_1'  height=\"734\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Credits: Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94, and references therein. Adapted from Lombardi et al., 2022, PoS(ICRC21), 884<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-29medl-1acc8da5f768d05e05ff9645ca0f0c15 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbi5c40d-d687e5ad43868643508fc010bb934417\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi5c40d-d687e5ad43868643508fc010bb934417 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mbi5c40d-d687e5ad43868643508fc010bb934417 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mbi5c40d-d687e5ad43868643508fc010bb934417 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4154 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4154 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sensitivity_curve_2.png\" alt='Figures show the ASTRI Mini-Array differential sensitivity compared with those of other IACTs and extended air showers arrays, respectively' title='Sensitivity_curve_2'  height=\"734\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Credits: Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94, and references therein. Adapted from Lombardi et al., 2022, PoS(ICRC21), 884<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mbi42a7q-76bab1325fff7688a284e10f6d91719c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The\u00a0<strong>left plot<\/strong>\u00a0shows the ASTRI Mini-Array differential sensitivity for 50 h integration compared with those of MAGIC, H.E.S.S., VERITAS, and CTAO North. The\u00a0<strong>right plo<\/strong>t shows the ASTRI Mini-Array differential sensitivity for 200 h (turquoise squares) and 500 h (turquoise triangles) integration times compared with those of HAWC (507 d), Tibet AS-\u03b3 (1 yr), and LHAASO (1 yr).\u00a0 [<em>Credits:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2218-1997\/10\/2\/94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94<\/em><\/a><em>, and references therein. Adapted from\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pos.sissa.it\/395\/884\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Lombardi et al., 2022, PoS(ICRC21), 884<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Angular and energy resolution curves<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mbj6zij8-44aabb3e9b919bd7ae99d3f9f9612f0e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mbj6zij8-44aabb3e9b919bd7ae99d3f9f9612f0e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mbj6zij8-44aabb3e9b919bd7ae99d3f9f9612f0e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mbj6zij8-44aabb3e9b919bd7ae99d3f9f9612f0e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4167 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4167 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Energy_Angular_Resolution.png\" alt='Figures show the ASTRI Mini-Array angular and energy resolutions, respectively' title='Energy_Angular_Resolution'  height=\"391\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Credits: Lombardi et al., 2022, PoS(ICRC21), 884<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mbj702yd-527945b21de6b9514de7333b23fff8d1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The\u00a0<strong>left plot<\/strong>\u00a0shows the ASTRI Mini-Array differential sensitivity for 50 h integration compared with those of MAGIC, H.E.S.S., VERITAS, and CTAO North. The\u00a0<strong>right plo<\/strong>t shows the ASTRI Mini-Array differential sensitivity for 200 h (turquoise squares) and 500 h (turquoise triangles) integration times compared with those of HAWC (507 d), Tibet AS-\u03b3 (1 yr), and LHAASO (1 yr).\u00a0 [<em>Credits:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2218-1997\/10\/2\/94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vercellone S. for the ASTRI Project, 2024, Universe, 10, 94<\/em><\/a><em>, and references therein. Adapted from\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pos.sissa.it\/395\/884\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Lombardi et al., 2022, PoS(ICRC21), 884<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":4292,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4318","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4318"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4407,"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4318\/revisions\/4407"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}