Atmospheric Cherenkov experiments

Telescopes and telescope systems:

• CANGAROO [Collaboration of Australia and Nippon (Japan) for a GAmma Ray Observatory in the Outback] at Woomera, Australia
• H.E.S.S. [High Energy Stereoscopic System] at Namibia (see also French group page.)
• MAGIC [Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope] at La Palma, Canary Islands
• PACT [Pachmarhi Array of Cerenkov telescopes] at the High Energy Gamma Ray Observatory at Pachmarhi, India
• TACTIC [TeV Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope with Imaging Camera] at Mt. Abu, India
• VERITAS [Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System] at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
  (see also Natinal Univ. of Ireland, Galaway, Iowa State Univ. UCLA, Univ.Massachusetts, Washington Univ. pages)
  [was: Whipple Gamma-Ray Observatory on Mt. Hopkins, Arizona]

New telescope projects:

• CTA [Cherenkov Telescope Array] New! (old page)
• AGIS [Advanced Gamma-ray Imaging System] New!
• MACE [Major Atmospheric Cerenkov Telescope Experiment]
• GAW [Gamma Air Watch]
• Ashra [All-sky Survey High Resolution Air-shower detector] at Hawaii
• HAGAR [High-Altitude GAmma-Ray telescope]

Telescopes which ceased operation:

• CAT [Cherenkov Array at Thémis]
• CLUE [Cerenkov Light Ultraviolet Experiment] at La Palma, Canary Islands
• HEGRA Cherenkov Telescopes at La Palma, Canary Islands
• Narrabri, Australia: telescopes of the University of Durham
• Subaru-Gamma [Cherenkov light detecting System on Subaru] (in Japanese)

Solar power facilities as light collectors:

• CELESTE [CErenkov Low Energy Sampling and Timing Experiment] at Thémis, France
• STACEE [Solar Tower Air Cherenkov Experiment] at Albuquerque, New Mexico
• CACTUS [Converted Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Using Solar-2] at Barstow, California
• GRAAL [Gamma-Ray Astronomy at ALmeria] Almeria, Spain

Cherenkov counter arrays:

• AIROBICC (non-imaging counters in the HEGRA array)
• BLANCA [Broad LAteral Non-imaging Cerenkov Array] at Dugway, Utah
• TUNKA-25 (array of non-imaging counters near Lake Baikal)