9th International Workshop on Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detectors (RICH 2016)

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

8 Sept 2016, 14:45

25m

Bled, Slovenia

Oral presentation Cherenkov detectors in astroparticle physics Cherenkov detectors in astroparticle physics

Speaker

Felix Werner (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)

Description

The gamma ray observatory Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is planned to significantly improve upon the sensitivity and precision of the current generation of Cherenkov telescopes. The observatory will consist of several dozens of telescopes with varying sizes and different types of cameras. Of these, the FlashCam camera system is the first to implement a fully digital signal processing chain which allows for a traceable, configurable trigger scheme and flexible signal reconstruction. As of spring 2016, a prototype FlashCam camera for the middle-sized telescopes of CTA nears completion. The camera system and first results of the ongoing stability tests and performance verifications are presented.

Presentation materials

FW_RICH2016_FlashCam_Performance_Verification_v2_compressed.pdf

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