A novel camera type for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy based on Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Anderhub, H ^a   Backes, M ^b   Biland, A ^a   Boller, A ^a   Braun, I ^a   Bretz, T ^c   Commichau, S ^a   Commichau, V ^a   Dorner, D ^a,d   Gendotti, A ^a   Grimm, O ^a   Von Gunten, H ^a   Hildebrand, D ^a   Horisberger, U ^a   Krahenbuhl T ^a   Kranich, D ^a   Lorenz, E ^a,e   Lustermann, W ^a   Mannheim, K ^c   Neise, D ^b   Pauss, F ^a   Renker, D ^f   Rhode, W ^b   Rissi, M ^a   Roser U ^a   Rollke, S ^b   Stark, L S ^a   Stucki, J P ^a   Viertel, G ^a   Vogler, P ^a   Weitzel, Q ^a   more..

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^f PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gamma telescopes; Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid state)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; GEIGERMODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES (GAPD); PHOTON DETECTOR; SUB NANOSECONDS; TIME RESOLUTION; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; GEIGER COUNTERS; PHOTONS; TELESCOPES;

CAMERAS;

EID: 70449411161     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/10/P10010     Document Type: Article

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