Real-time data acquisition and control system for the 349-pixel TACTIC atmospheric Cherenkov imaging telescope

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

Volumn 527, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 411-422

  Yadav, K K ^a   Koul, R ^a   Kanda, A ^b   Kaul, S R ^a   Tickoo, A K ^a   Rannot, R C ^a   Chandra, P ^a   Bhatt, N ^a   Chouhan, N ^a   Venugopal, K ^a   Kothari, M ^a   Goyal, H C ^a   Dhar, V K ^a   Kaul, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b CNT Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

ray astronomy; Data acquisition and Control system; TACTIC telescope

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

Γ-RAY ASTRONOMY; DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS; TACTIC TELESCOPES;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 17644443608     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.03.195     Document Type: Article

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