Performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Werner F, Bauer C, Bernhard S, Capasso M, Diebold S, Eisenkolb F, Eschbach S, Florin D, Foehr C, Funk S, Gadola A, Garrecht F, Hermann G, Jung I, Kalekin O, Kalkuhl C, Kasperek J, Kihm T, Lahmann R, Marszalek A, Pfeifer M, Principe G, Puhlhofer G, Puerckhauer S, Rajda PJ, Reimer O, Santangelo A, Schanz T, Schwab T, Steiner S, Straumann U, Tenzer C, Vollhardt A, Wolf D, Zietara K (2017)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Elsevier

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Book Volume: 876

Pages Range: 31-34

DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.12.056

Abstract

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a future gamma-ray observatory that is planned to significantly improve upon the sensitivity and precision of the current generation of Cherenkov telescopes. The observatory will consist of several dozens of telescopes with different sizes and equipped with different types of cameras. Of these, the FlashCam camera system is the first to implement a fully digital signal processing chain which allows for a traceable, configurable trigger scheme and flexible signal reconstruction. As of autumn 2016, a prototype FlashCam camera for the medium-sized telescopes of CTA nears completion. First results of the ongoing system tests demonstrate that the signal chain and the readout system surpass CTA requirements. The stability of the system is shown using long-term temperature cycling.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stefan Eschbach Lehrstuhl für Physik Stefan Funk Lehrstuhl für Physik Oleg Kalekin Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Astroteilchenphysik) Robert Lahmann Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Astroteilchenphysik) Marc Pfeifer Lehrstuhl für Physik Giacomo Principe Lehrstuhl für Physik

Involved external institutions

Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck AT Austria (AT) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics DE Germany (DE) University of Zurich / Universität Zürich (UZH) CH Switzerland (CH) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen DE Germany (DE) Jagiellonian University / Uniwersytet Jagielloński (UJ) PL Poland (PL) University of Science and Technology (AGH) / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza PL Poland (PL)

How to cite

APA:

Werner, F., Bauer, C., Bernhard, S., Capasso, M., Diebold, S., Eisenkolb, F.,... Zietara, K. (2017). Performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. (pp. 31-34). ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV.

MLA:

Werner, F., et al. "Performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array." ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017. 31-34.

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