FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs
FlashCam is an advanced camera developed for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs), aiming to significantly enhance ground-based astronomical observations. FlashCam has delivered exceptional performance within the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) for over 5 years. Its design has...
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| author | Escañuela Nieves Clara Barcelo Miquel Bauer Christian Bi Baiyang Diebold Sebastian Föhr Christian Funk Stefan Haist Fabian Hermann German Heß Bastian Hinton Jim Jung-Richardt Ira Kalekin Oleg Kihm Thomas Pühlhofer Gerd Reimer Olaf Sailer Simon Santangelo Andrea Schanz Thomas Silva Batista Pedro Steinmassl Simon Tenzer Christoph Werner Felix |
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| description | FlashCam is an advanced camera developed for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs), aiming to significantly enhance ground-based astronomical observations. FlashCam has delivered exceptional performance within the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) for over 5 years. Its design has been thoroughly studied using laboratory data as well as accurate simulations, all of which show good agreement between simulated and observed results. Minor adjustments are being made to the camera design in preparation for its integration with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO).
Calibration is a critical aspect of any detector, and muons provide an effective means to calibrate the telescope’s full optical throughput. For FlashCam, a specialized muon detection method achieves over 95% efciency in identifying muons, with a low background acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-beba295014d74099b98ec0ec322fda792025-08-20T03:07:01ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2025-01-013191200610.1051/epjconf/202531912006epjconf_ricap2024_12006FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTsEscañuela Nieves Clara0Barcelo Miquel1Bauer Christian2Bi Baiyang3Diebold Sebastian4Föhr Christian5Funk Stefan6Haist Fabian7Hermann German8Heß Bastian9Hinton Jim10Jung-Richardt Ira11Kalekin Oleg12Kihm Thomas13Pühlhofer Gerd14Reimer Olaf15Sailer Simon16Santangelo Andrea17Schanz Thomas18Silva Batista Pedro19Steinmassl Simon20Tenzer Christoph21Werner Felix22Max-Planck-Institut für KernphysikMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikErlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, FAU Erlangen-NürnbergMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikErlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, FAU Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, FAU Erlangen-NürnbergMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzUniversität InnsbruckMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzErlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, FAU Erlangen-NürnbergMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikEberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Geschwister-Scholl-PlatzMax-Planck-Institut für KernphysikFlashCam is an advanced camera developed for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs), aiming to significantly enhance ground-based astronomical observations. FlashCam has delivered exceptional performance within the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) for over 5 years. Its design has been thoroughly studied using laboratory data as well as accurate simulations, all of which show good agreement between simulated and observed results. Minor adjustments are being made to the camera design in preparation for its integration with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). Calibration is a critical aspect of any detector, and muons provide an effective means to calibrate the telescope’s full optical throughput. For FlashCam, a specialized muon detection method achieves over 95% efciency in identifying muons, with a low background acceptance.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/04/epjconf_ricap2024_12006.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Escañuela Nieves Clara Barcelo Miquel Bauer Christian Bi Baiyang Diebold Sebastian Föhr Christian Funk Stefan Haist Fabian Hermann German Heß Bastian Hinton Jim Jung-Richardt Ira Kalekin Oleg Kihm Thomas Pühlhofer Gerd Reimer Olaf Sailer Simon Santangelo Andrea Schanz Thomas Silva Batista Pedro Steinmassl Simon Tenzer Christoph Werner Felix FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs |
| title_full | FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs |
| title_fullStr | FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs |
| title_full_unstemmed | FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs |
| title_short | FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs |
| title_sort | flashcam a high performance camera for iacts |
| url | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/04/epjconf_ricap2024_12006.pdf |
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