Second large-scale Monte Carlo study for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Understand

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground based instruments for Very High Energy gamma-ray astronomy.

• It is expected to improve on the sensitivity of current instruments by an order of magnitude and provide energy coverage from 20 GeV to more than 200 TeV.
• In order to achieve these ambitious goals Monte Carlo (MC) simulations play a crucial role, guiding the design of CTA.
• Here, results of the second large-scale MC production are reported, providing a realistic estimation of feasible array candidates for both Northern and Sourthern Hemisphere sites performance, placing CTA capabilities into the context of the current generation of High Energy $\gamma$-ray detectors.