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

Braun, I.; Commichau, S.C.; Rissi, M.; Backes, M.; Biland, A.; Bretz, T.; Britvitch, I.; Commichau, V.; von Gunten, H.; Hildebrand, D.; Horisberger, U.; Kranich, D.; Lorenz, E.; Lustermann, W.; Mannheim, K.; Neise, D.; Pauss, F.; Pohl, Martin; Renker, D.; Rhode, W.; Röser, U.; Straumann, U.; Viertel, G.

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Title		First Avalanche-photodiode camera test (FACT): A novel camera using G-APDs for the observation of very high-energy ɣ-rays with Cherenkov telescopes
Authors		Braun, I. Commichau, S.C. Rissi, M. Backes, M. Biland, A. Bretz, T. Britvitch, I. Commichau, V. von Gunten, H. Hildebrand, D. Horisberger, U. Kranich, D. Lorenz, E. Lustermann, W. Mannheim, K. Neise, D. Pauss, F. Pohl, Martin Renker, D. Rhode, W. Röser, U. Straumann, U. Viertel, G. show all authors [1 - 23]
Published in		Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. A. 2009, vol. 610, no. 1, p. 400-403
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
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.082
Full text		Article (Published version) (895 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168900209011334
Structures		Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire
Citation (ISO format)		BRAUN, I. et al. First Avalanche-photodiode camera test (FACT): A novel camera using G-APDs for the observation of very high-energy ɣ-rays with Cherenkov telescopes. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. A, 2009, vol. 610, n° 1, p. 400-403. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:41458