FACT - The first Cherenkov telescope using a G-APD camera for TeV gamma-ray astronomy

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dc.contributor.authorAnderhub, H.
dc.contributor.authorBackes, M.
dc.contributor.authorBiland, A.
dc.contributor.authorBoller, A.
dc.contributor.authorBraun, I.
dc.contributor.authorBretz, T.
dc.contributor.authorCommichau, S.
dc.contributor.authorCommichau, V.
dc.contributor.authorDomke, M.
dc.contributor.authorDorner, D.
dc.contributor.authorGendotti, A.
dc.contributor.authorGrimm, O.
dc.contributor.authorHildebrand, D.
dc.contributor.authorHorisberger, U.
dc.contributor.authorKöhne, J.-H.
dc.contributor.authorKrähenbühl, T.
dc.contributor.authorKranich, D.
dc.contributor.authorKrumm, B.
dc.contributor.authorLorenz, E.
dc.contributor.authorLustermann, W.
dc.contributor.authorMannheim, K.
dc.contributor.authorNeise, D.
dc.contributor.authorPauss, F.
dc.contributor.authorRenker, D.
dc.contributor.authorRhode, W.
dc.contributor.authorRibordy, M.
dc.contributor.authorRissi, M.
dc.contributor.authorRöser, U.
dc.contributor.authorStark, L. S.
dc.contributor.authorStucki, J.-P.
dc.contributor.authorTibolla, O.
dc.contributor.authorViertel, G.
dc.contributor.authorVogler, P.
dc.contributor.authorvon Gunten, H.
dc.contributor.authorWarda, K.
dc.contributor.authorWeitzela, Q.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-05T15:55:54Z
dc.date.available2012-03-05T15:55:54Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractGeiger-mode Avalanche Photodiodes (G-APD) bear the potential to significantly improve the sensitivity of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). We are currently building the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) by refurbishing an old IACT with a mirror area of 9.5 square meters and are constructing a new, fine-pixelized camera using novel G-APDs. The main goal is to evaluate the performance of a complete system by observing very high energy gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula. This is an important field test to check the feasibility of G-APD-based cameras to replace at some time the PMT-based cameras of planned future IACTs like AGIS and CTA. In this article, we present the basic design of such a camera as well as some important details.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/29371
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-4294
dc.identifier.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.081
dc.language.isoende
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A ; Volume 639, Issue 1en
dc.subjectCherenkov telescopeen
dc.subjectGeiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD)en
dc.subjectground-based gamma-ray astronomyen
dc.subjectinstrumentationen
dc.subject.ddc004
dc.titleFACT - The first Cherenkov telescope using a G-APD camera for TeV gamma-ray astronomyen
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