• Title of article

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

  • Author/Authors

    Braun، نويسنده , , I، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    400
  • To page
    403
  • Abstract
    We present a project for a novel camera using Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiodes (G-APDs), to be installed in a small telescope (former HEGRA CT3) on the MAGIC site in La Palma (Canary Island, Spain). This novel type of semiconductor photon detector provides several superior features compared to conventional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). The most promising one is a much higher Photon Detection Efficiency.
  • Keywords
    Extensive air showers , Gamma-Ray , Geiger-mode Avalanche-photodiodes , Solid-state photon detectors , Air Cherenkov telescope
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Record number

    2210377