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most citedDesign and Operation of FACT -- The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope

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physics.ins-det2025

Performance of the front-end electronics of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter barrel for the High-Luminosity LHC

The CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter Group

The performance of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter upgraded readout electronics, developed for the High-Luminosity phase of the LHC, is discussed. Data collected in two beam te…

hep-ex2025

Radiation Testing of New Readout Electronics for the CMS ECAL Barrel

Nico Härringer, Günther Dissertori, Tomasz Gadek +7

In preparation of the operation of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) barrel at the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) the entire on-detector electronics will b…

physics.ins-det2024

Beam Test Performance Studies of CMS Phase-2 Outer Tracker Module Prototypes

The Tracker Group of the CMS Collaboration

A new tracking detector will be installed as part of the Phase-2 upgrade of the CMS detector for the high-luminosity LHC era. This tracking detector includes the Inner Tracker, equ…

physics.ins-det2023

CMS ECAL VFE design, production and testing

W. Lustermann, D. Abadjiev, G. Dissertori +4

Maintaining the required performance of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) barrel at the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) requires the replacement of the enti…

physics.ins-det2023★ 23 cited

Autoencoder-based Anomaly Detection System for Online Data Quality Monitoring of the CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter

The CMS ECAL Collaboration

The CMS detector is a general-purpose apparatus that detects high-energy collisions produced at the LHC. Online Data Quality Monitoring of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter is a…

physics.ins-det2023

Evaluation of Planar Silicon Pixel Sensors with the RD53A Readout Chip for the Phase-2 Upgrade of the CMS Inner Tracker

The Tracker Group of the CMS Collaboration

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN will undergo an upgrade in order to increase its luminosity to cms. The increased luminosity during this…

physics.ins-det2023★ 15 cited

Integration of thermo-electric coolers into the CMS MTD SiPM arrays for operation under high neutron fluence

A. Bornheim, W. Lustermann, K. Stachon +27

The barrel section of the novel MIP Timing Detector (MTD) will be constructed as part of the upgrade of the CMS experiment to provide a time resolution for single charged tracks in…

physics.ins-det2022

Test beam performance of a CBC3-based mini-module for the Phase-2 CMS Outer Tracker before and after neutron irradiation

The Tracker Group of the CMS Collaboration

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN will undergo major upgrades to increase the instantaneous luminosity up to 5-7.5 cms. This High Luminosity upgr…

physics.ins-det2021★ 14 cited

Test beam characterization of sensor prototypes for the CMS Barrel MIP Timing Detector

R. Abbott, A. Abreu, F. Addesa +196

The MIP Timing Detector will provide additional timing capabilities for detection of minimum ionizing particles (MIPs) at CMS during the High Luminosity LHC era, improving event re…

physics.ins-det2017★ 8 cited

Test Beam Performance Measurements for the Phase I Upgrade of the CMS Pixel Detector

M. Dragicevic, M. Friedl, J. Hrubec +481

A new pixel detector for the CMS experiment was built in order to cope with the instantaneous luminosities anticipated for the Phase~I Upgrade of the LHC. The new CMS pixel detecto…

cs.DC2016★ 6 cited

Real-Time Computation of Parameter Fitting and Image Reconstruction Using Graphical Processing Units

Uldis Locans, Andreas Adelmann, Andreas Suter +4

In recent years graphical processing units (GPUs) have become a powerful tool in scientific computing. Their potential to speed up highly parallel applications brings the power of…

physics.ins-det2015★ 3 cited

Performance of a Tungsten-Cerium Fluoride Sampling Calorimeter in High-Energy Electron Beam Tests

R. Becker, L. Bianchini, G. Dissertori +29

A prototype for a sampling calorimeter made out of cerium fluoride crystals interleaved with tungsten plates, and read out by wavelength-shifting fibres, has been exposed to beams…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 5 cited

FACT -- Operation of the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope

T. Bretz, A. Biland, J. Buß +33

Since more than two years, the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is operating successfully at the Canary Island of La Palma. Apart from its purpose to serve as a monitoring fa…

physics.ins-det2014★ 10 cited

Proof-of-principle of a new geometry for sampling calorimetry using inorganic scintillator plates

R. Becker, G. Dissertori, A. Gendotti +10

A novel geometry for a sampling calorimeter employing inorganic scintillators as an active medium is presented. To overcome the mechanical challenges of construction, an innovative…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 5 cited

FACT -- The G-APD revolution in Cherenkov astronomy

T. Bretz, H. Anderhub, M. Backes +53

Since two years, the FACT telescope is operating on the Canary Island of La Palma. Apart from its purpose to serve as a monitoring facility for the brightest TeV blazars, it was bu…

astro-ph.IM2014★ 69 cited

Calibration and performance of the photon sensor response of FACT -- The First G-APD Cherenkov telescope

A. Biland, T. Bretz, J. Buß +33

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is the first in-operation test of the performance of silicon photo detectors in Cherenkov Astronomy. For more than two years it is operat…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 7 cited

FACT - Long-term Monitoring of Bright TeV-Blazars

D. Dorner, A. Biland, T. Bretz +21

Since October 2011, the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is operated successfully on the Canary Island of La Palma. Apart from the proof of principle for the use of G-APDs in…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 5 cited

FACT - Threshold prediction for higher duty cycle and improved scheduling

T. Bretz, A. Biland, J. Buß +22

The First G-APD Cherenkov telescope (FACT) is the first telescope using silicon photon detectors (G-APD aka. SiPM). The use of Silicon devices promise a higher photon detection eff…

astro-ph.IM2013

FACT - How stable are the silicon photon detectors?

T. Bretz, A. Biland, J. Buß +22

The First G-APD Cherenkov telescope (FACT) is the first telescope using silicon photon detectors (G-APD aka. SiPM). The use of Silicon devices promise a higher photon detection eff…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 8 cited

FACT - The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope: Status and Results

T. Bretz, H. Anderhub, M. Backes +51

The First G-APD Cherenkov telescope (FACT) is the first telescope using silicon photon detectors (G-APD aka. SiPM). It is built on the mount of the HEGRA CT3 telescope, still locat…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 4 cited

FACT: Towards Robotic Operation of an Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope

A. Biland, H. Anderhub, M. Backes +51

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) became operational at La Palma in October 2011. Since summer 2012, due to very smooth and stable operation, it is the first telescope of…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 25 cited

FACT - Long-term stability and observations during strong Moon light

M. L. Knoetig, A. Biland, T. Bretz +22

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is the first Cherenkov telescope equipped with a camera made of silicon photon detectors (G-APD aka. SiPM). Since October 2011, it is reg…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 235 cited

Design and Operation of FACT -- The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope

H. Anderhub, M. Backes, A. Biland +51

The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is designed to detect cosmic gamma-rays with energies from several hundred GeV up to about 10 TeV using the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 65 cited

Isotopic Composition of Light Nuclei in Cosmic Rays: Results from AMS-01

01 Collaboration

The variety of isotopes in cosmic rays allows us to study different aspects of the processes that cosmic rays undergo between the time they are produced and the time of their arriv…