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

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

Volumn 639, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-61

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

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cherenkov telescope; Geiger mode avalanche photodiode (G APD); Ground based gamma ray astronomy; Instrumentation

Indexed keywords

CHERENKOV TELESCOPE; COMPLETE SYSTEM; CRAB NEBULA; FIELD TEST; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; GEIGER MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE; GEIGER-MODE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODE (G-APD); GROUND-BASED GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; IMAGING AIR CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; INSTRUMENTATION; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

ASTRONOMY; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; CAMERAS; GEIGER COUNTERS; INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTODIODES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79955687597     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.081     Document Type: Article

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