Muon rings enable precise calibration of telescopes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

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What happened

Research initiated as part of a bachelor's thesis in physics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has culminated in a new analytical description of the muon-based calibration of dual-mirror Cherenkov telescopes.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:50:01 UTC.

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