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FlashCam: A fully digital camera for CTA telescopes

The future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will consist of several tens of telescopes of different mirror sizes. CTA will provide next generation sensitivity to very high energy photons from few tens of GeV to >100 TeV. Several focal plane…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 G. Pühlhofer , C. Bauer , A. Biland , D. Florin , C. Föhr , A. Gadola , G. Hermann , C. Kalkuhl , J. Kasperek , T. Kihm , J. Koziol , A. Manalaysay , A. Marszalek , P. J. Rajda , T. Schanz , S. Steiner , U. Straumann , C. Tenzer , P. Vogler , A. Vollhardt , Q. Weitzel , K. Winiarski , K. Zietara

Performance Verification of the FlashCam Prototype Camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

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…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-02 F. Werner , C. Bauer , S. Bernhard , M. Capasso , S. Diebold , F. Eisenkolb , S. Eschbach , D. Florin , C. Föhr , S. Funk , A. Gadola , F. Garrecht , G. Hermann , I. Jung , O. Kalekin , C. Kalkuhl , J. Kasperek , T. Kihm , R. Lahmann , A. Marszalek , M. Pfeifer , G. Principe , G. Pühlhofer , S. Pürckhauer , P. J. Rajda , O. Reimer , A. Santangelo , T. Schanz , T. Schwab , S. Steiner , U. Straumann , C. Tenzer , A. Vollhardt , D. Wolf , K. Zietara

An Efficient Test Facility For The Cherenkov Telescope Array FlashCam Readout Electronics Production

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the planned next-generation instrument for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, currently under preparation by a world-wide consortium. The FlashCam group is preparing a photomultiplier-based camera for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 F. Eisenkolb , S. Diebold , C. Kalkuhl , G. Pühlhofer , A. Santangelo , T. Schanz , C. Tenzer , the FlashCam team , the CTA consortium

FlashCam: A fully digital camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

FlashCam is a Cherenkov camera development project centered around a fully digital trigger and readout scheme with smart, digital signal processing, and a "horizontal" architecture for the electromechanical implementation. The fully digital…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 G. Pühlhofer , C. Bauer , F. Eisenkolb , D. Florin , C. Föhr , A. Gadola , G. Hermann , C. Kalkuhl , J. Kasperek , T. Kihm , J. Koziol , A. Manalaysay , A. Marszalek , P. J. Rajda , W. Romaszkan , M. Rupinski , T. Schanz , S. Steiner , U. Straumann , C. Tenzer , A. Vollhardt , Q. Weitzel , K. Winiarski , K. Zietara

DigiCam - Fully Digital Compact Read-out and Trigger Electronics for the SST-1M Telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The SST-1M is one of three prototype small-sized telescope designs proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array, and is built by a consortium of Polish and Swiss institutions. The SST-1M will operate with DigiCam - an innovative, compact…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-26 P. Rajda , K. Ziętara , W. Bilnik , J. Błocki , L. Bogacz , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , A. Christov , M. Curyło , D. della Volpe , M. Dyrda , Y. Favre , A. Frankowski , Ł. Grudnik , M. Grudzińska , M. Heller , B. Idźkowski , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , A. Marszałek , J. Michałowski , R. Moderski , M. Rameez , T. Montaruli , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Paśko , M. Pech , A. Porcelli , E. Prandini , E. jr Schioppa , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowiński , Ł. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , S. Toscano , I. Troyano Pujadas , R. Walter , M. Więcek , A. Zagdański , P. Żychowski

Performance of the New FlashCam-based Camera in the 28\,m Telescope of H.E.S.S

In October 2019, the central 28 m telescope of the H.E.S.S. experiment has been upgraded with a new camera. The camera is based on the FlashCam design which has been developed in view of a possible future implementation in the Medium-Sized…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Baiyang Bi , Miquel Barcelo , Christian Bauer , Faical Ait Benkhali , Jacqueline Catalano , Sebastian Diebold , Christian Föhr , Stefan Funk , Gianluca Giavitto , German Hermann , Jim Hinton , Ira Jung-Richardt , Oleg Kalekin , Ruben Kankanyan , Thomas Kihm , Fabian Leuschner , Marc Pfeifer , Gerd Pühlhofer , Olaf Reimer , Simon Sailer , Heiko Salzmann , Andrea Santangelo , Simon Steinmassl , Thomas Schanz , Chris Tenzer , Felix Werner

The SST-1M camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The prototype camera of the single-mirror Small Size Telescopes (SST-1M) proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project has been designed to be very compact and to deliver high performance over thirty years of operation. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 E. J. Schioppa , F. Cadoux , A. Christov , D. della Volpe , Y. Favre , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , A. Porcelli , M. Rameez , I. Troyano Pujadas , W. Bilnik , J. Blocki , L. Bogacz , T. Bulik , M. Curylo , M. Dyrda , A. Frankowski , L. Grudniki , M. Grudzinska , B. Idzkowski , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , J. Kasperek , K. Lalik , E. Lyard , E. Mach , D. Mandat , A. Marszalek , J. Michaowski , R. Moderski , A. Neronov , J. Niemiec , M. Ostrowski , P. Pasko , M. Pech , E. Prandini , P. Rajda , P. Schovanek , K. Seweryn , K. Skowron , V. Sliusar , M. Sowinski , L. Stawarz , M. Stodulska , M. Stodulski , S. Toscano , R. Walter , M. Wiecek , A. Zagdanski , K. Zietara , P. Zychowski

Trigger performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera

FlashCam is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). We compare camera trigger rates obtained from measurements with the camera prototype in the laboratory and Monte-Carlo simulations, when…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-23 S. Sailer , F. Werner , G. Hermann , M. Barcelo , C. Bauer , S. Bernhard , M. Biegger , F. Canelli , M. Capasso , S. Diebold , F. Eisenkolb , S. Eschbach , D. Florin , C. Föhr , S. Funk , A. Gadola , F. Garrecht , I. Jung , O. Kalekin , C. Kalkuhl , T. Kihm , R. Lahmann , M. Pfeifer , G. Principe , G. Pühlhofer , S. Pürckhauer , O. Reimer , A. Santangelo , M. Scalici , T. Schanz , T. Schwab , S. Steiner , U. Straumann , C. Tenzer , A. Vollhardt , D. Wolf

The Medium Size Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the planned next-generation instrument for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, covering a photon energy range of ~20 GeV to above 100 TeV. CTA will consist of the order of 100 telescopes of three sizes,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 G. Pühlhofer

Status of the Medium-Sized Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), is an international project for the next generation ground- based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range from 20 GeV to 300 TeV. The sensitivity in the core energy range will be…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-07 Markus Garczarczyk , Stefan Schlenstedt , Louise Oakes , Ullrich Schwanke , the MST Team

Building Medium Size Telescope Structures for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the future instrument in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range from 20 GeV to 300 TeV. Its sensitivity will surpass that of current generation experiments by a factor $\sim$10,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 A. Schulz , M. Garczarczyk , L. Oakes , S. Schlenstedt , U. Schwanke , the CTA Consortium

NectarCAM : a camera for the medium size telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

NectarCAM is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) covering the central energy range of ~100 GeV to ~30 TeV. It has a modular design and is based on the NECTAr chip, at the heart of which…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 J-F. Glicenstein , O. Abril , J-A. Barrio , O. Blanch~Bigas , J. Bolmont , F. Bouyjou , P. Brun , E. Chabanne , C. Champion , S. Colonges , P. Corona , E. Delagnes , C. Delgado , C. Diaz Ginzov , D. Durand , J-P. Ernenwein , S. Fegan , O. Ferreira , M. Fesquet , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , N. Fouque , D. Gascon , B. Giebels , F. Henault , R. Hermel , D. Hoffmann , D. Horan , J. Houles , P. Jean , L. Jocou , S. Karkar , J. Knoedlseder , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , T. LeFlour , J-P. Lenain , A. Leveque , F. Louis , G. Martinez , Y. Moudden , E. Moulin , P. Nayman , F. Nunio , J-F. Olive , J-L. Panazol , S. Pavy , P-O. Petrucci , E. Pierre , J. Prast , M. Punch , P. Ramon , S. Rateau , T. Ravel , S. Rosier-Lees , A. Sanuy , M. Shayduk , P-Y. Sizun , K-H. Sulanke , J-P. Tavernet , L-A. Tejedor~Alvarez , F. Toussenel , G. Vasileiadis , V. Voisin , V. Waegebert , R. Wischnewski

Calibration and performance of the readout system based on switched capacitor arrays for the Large-Sized Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next-generation ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray observatory. The Large-Sized Telescope (LST) of CTA is designed to detect gamma rays between 20 GeV and a few TeV with a 23-meter diameter…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-15 Seiya Nozaki , Kyosuke Awai , Aya Bamba , Juan Abel Barrio , Maria Isabel Bernardos , Oscar Blanch , Joan Boix , Franca Cassol , Yuki Choushi , Carlos Delgado , Carlos Diaz , Nadia Fouque , Lluis Freixas , Pawel Gliwny , Shunichi Gunji , Daniela Hadasch , Dirk Hoffmann , Julien Houles , Yusuke Inome , Yuki Iwamura , Léa Jouvin , Hideaki Katagiri , Kiomei Kawamura , Daniel Kerszberg , Yusuke Konno , Hidetoshi Kubo , Junko Kushida , Yukiho Kobayashi , Rubén López-Coto , Gustavo Martinez , Shu Masuda , Daniel Mazin , Abelardo Moralejo , Elena Moretti , Tsutomu Nagayoshi , Takeshi Nakamori , Kyoshi Nishijima , Yuto Nogami , Leyre Nogués , Hideyuki Ohoka , Tomohiko Oka , Nao Okazaki , Akira Okumura , Reiko Orito , Jean-Luc Panazol , Riccardo Paoletti , Cristobal Pio , Miguel Polo , Julie Prast , Takayuki Saito , Shunsuke Sakurai , Julian Sitarek , Yuji Sunada , Megumi Suzuki , Mitsunari Takahashi , Kenji Tamura , Manobu Tanaka , Luis Angel Tejedor , Yukikatsu Terada , Masahiro Teshima , Yusuke Tsukamoto , Tokonatsu Yamamoto

The first GCT camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Gamma Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is proposed to be part of the Small Size Telescope (SST) array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The GCT dual-mirror optical design allows the use of a compact camera of diameter roughly 0.4 m. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-07 A. De Franco , R. White , D. Allan , T. Armstrong , T. Ashton , A. Balzer , D. Berge , R. Bose , A. M. Brown , J. Buckley , P. M. Chadwick , P. Cooke , G. Cotter , M. K. Daniel , S. Funk , T. Greenshaw , J. Hinton , M. Kraus , J. Lapington , P. Molyneux , P. Moore , S. Nolan , A. Okumura , D. Ross , C. Rulten , J. Schmoll , H. Schoorlemmer , M. Stephan , P. Sutcliffe , H. Tajima , J. Thornhill , L. Tibaldo , G. Varner , J. Watson , A. Zink

The NectarCAM camera project

In the framework of the next generation of Cherenkov telescopes, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), NectarCAM is a camera designed for the medium size telescopes covering the central energy range of 100 GeV to 30 TeV. NectarCAM will be…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 J-F. Glicenstein , M. Barcelo , J-A. Barrio , O. Blanch , J. Boix , J. Bolmont , C. Boutonnet , S. Cazaux , E. Chabanne , C. Champion , F. Chateau , S. Colonges , P. Corona , S. Couturier , B. Courty , E. Delagnes , C. Delgado , J-P. Ernenwein , S. Fegan , O. Ferreira , M. Fesquet , G. Fontaine , N. Fouque , F. Henault , D. Gascón , D. Herranz , R. Hermel , D. Hoffmann , J. Houles , S. Karkar , B. Khelifi , J. Knödlseder , G. Martinez , K. Lacombe , G. Lamanna , T. LeFlour , R. Lopez-Coto , F. Louis , A. Mathieu , E. Moulin , P. Nayman , F. Nunio , J-F. Olive , J-L. Panazol , P-O. Petrucci , M. Punch , J. Prast , P. Ramon , M. Riallot , M. Ribó , S. Rosier-Lees , A. Sanuy , J. Siero , J-P. Tavernet , L. A. Tejedor , F. Toussenel , G. Vasileiadis , V. Voisin , V. Waegebert , C. Zurbach

Improved performances of the NectarCAM, a Medium-Sized Telescope Camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

NectarCAM is a camera developed to detect Cherenkov light between 80 GeV and 30 TeV. It will equip the medium-sized telescopes (MST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). The camera comprises 265 modules, covering a field of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-28 F. Bradascio

Construction of a Medium-Sized Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Implementation of the Cherenkov-Camera Data Acquisition System

A medium-sized Schwarzchild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is being developed as a possible extension for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The Cherenkov camera of the telescope is designed to have 11328 silicon photomultiplier pixels capable of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Santander , J. Buckley , B. Humensky , R. Mukherjee

Towards the Deployment of the First NectarCAM, a Medium-Sized-Telescope Camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

NectarCAM is a Cherenkov camera designed to detect gamma rays with energies between 80 GeV and 50 TeV. It will equip nine medium-sized telescopes (MSTs) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory. NectarCAM consists of 1855 pixels…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-19 Pablo Correa , CTAO NectarCAM Collaboration

NectarCAM, a camera for the medium sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

NectarCAM is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) which covers the core energy range of ~100 GeV to ~30 TeV. It has a modular design and is based on the NECTAr chip, at the heart of which…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 J-F. Glicenstein , M. Shayduk

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a forthcoming ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma rays. CTA will consist of two arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and will…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-26 L. Tibaldo , A. Abchiche , D. Allan , J. -P. Amans , T. P. Armstrong , A. Balzer , D. Berge , C. Boisson , J. -J. Bousquet , A. M. Brown , M. Bryan , G. Buchholtz , P. M. Chadwick , H. Costantini , G. Cotter , M. K. Daniel , A. De Franco , F. De Frondat , J. -L. Dournaux , D. Dumas , J. -P. Ernenwein , G. Fasola , S. Funk , J. Gironnet , J. A. Graham , T. Greenshaw , O. Hervet , N. Hidaka , J. A. Hinton , J. -M. Huet , D. Jankowsky , I. Jegouzo , T. Jogler , M. Kraus , J. S. Lapington , P. Laporte , J. Lefaucheur , S. Markoff , T. Melse , L. Mohrmann , P. Molyneux , S. J. Nolan , A. Okumura , J. P. Osborne , R. D. Parsons , S. Rosen , D. Ross , G. Rowell , C. B. Rulten , Y. Sato , F. Sayede , J. Schmoll , H. Schoorlemmer , M. Servillat , H. Sol , V. Stamatescu , M. Stephan , R. Stuik , J. Sykes , H. Tajima , J. Thornhill , C. Trichard , J. Vink , J. J. Watson , R. White , N. Yamane , A. Zech , A. Zink , J. Zorn , the CTA Consortium