First Avalanche-photodiode camera test (FACT): A novel camera using G-APDs for the observation of very high-energy γ-rays with Cherenkov telescopes

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

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 400-403

  Braun, I ^a   Commichau, S C ^a   Rissi, M ^a   Backes, M ^b   Biland, A ^a   Bretz, T ^c   Britvitch, I ^a   Commichau, V ^a   von Gunten, H ^a   Hildebrand, D ^a   Horisberger, U ^a   Kranich, D ^a   Lorenz, E ^a,d   Lustermann, W ^a   Mannheim, K ^c   Neise, D ^b   Pauss, F ^a   Pohl, M ^e   Renker, D ^f   Rhode, W ^b   Roser U ^a   Straumann, U ^g   Viertel, G ^a   more..

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^f PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air Cherenkov telescope; Extensive air showers; Gamma ray; Geiger mode Avalanche photodiodes; Solid state photon detectors

Indexed keywords

AIR-CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; GEIGER MODES; GEIGER-MODE AVALANCHE-PHOTODIODES; PHOTON DETECTOR;

CAMERAS; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; GEIGER COUNTERS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; TELESCOPES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 71749107344     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.082     Document Type: Article

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