Status and Performance of the First VERITAS telescope
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J. Holder, R.W. Atkins, H. M. Badran, G. Blaylock, I.H. Bond, P.J. Boyle, S.M. Bradbury, J.H. Buckley, D.A. Carter-Lewis, O. Celik, Y.C.K. Chow, P. Cogan, W. Cui, M.K. Daniel, I. de la Calle Perez, C. Dowdall, P. Dowkontt, C. Duke, T. Ergin, A.D. Falcone, D.J. Fegan, S.J. Fegan, J.P. Finley, L. Fortson, S. Gammell, K. Gibbs, G.H. Gillanders, J. Grube, J. Hall, D. Hanna, E. Hays, D. Horan, S.B. Hughes, T.B. Humensky, P. Kaaret, G.E. Kenny, M. Kertzmann, D. Kieda, J. Kildea, J. Knapp, K. Kosack, H. Krawczynski, F. Krennrich, M.J. Lang, S. LeBohec, E. Linton, J. Lloyd-Evans, G. Maier, H. Manseri, A. Milovanovic, P. Moriarty, R. Mukherjee, T.N. Nagai, P.A. Ogden, M. Olevitch, R.A. Ong, J.S. Perkins, D. Petry, F. Pizlo, M. Pohl, B. Power-Mooney, J. Quinn, M. Quinn, K. Ragan, P.T. Reynolds, P. Rebillot, H.J. Rose, M. Schroedter, G.H. Sembroski, D. Steele, S.P. Swordy, A. Syson, L. Valcarcel, V.V. Vassiliev, R.G. Wagner, S.P. Wakely, G. Walker, T.C. Weekes, R. J. White, D.A. Williams, J. Zweerink
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تاریخ انتشار 2005