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

Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiodes (G-APD) bear the potential to significantly improve the sensitivity of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). We are currently building the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) by refurbishing an old IACT with a mirror area of 9.5 square meters and are construct...

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Published in:	Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2011-05, Vol.639 (1), p.58-61
Main Authors:	Anderhub, H., Backes, M., Biland, A., Boller, A., Braun, I., Bretz, T., Commichau, S., Commichau, V., Domke, M., Dorner, D., Gendotti, A., Grimm, O., von Gunten, H., Hildebrand, D., Horisberger, U., Köhne, J.-H., Krähenbühl, T., Kranich, D., Krumm, B., Lorenz, E., Lustermann, W., Mannheim, K., Neise, D., Pauss, F., Renker, D., Rhode, W., Rissi, M., Ribordy, M., Röser, U., Stark, L.S., Stucki, J.-P., Tibolla, O., Viertel, G., Vogler, P., Warda, K., Weitzel, Q.
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Cherenkov telescope Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD) Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy Instrumentation
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