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most citedA NECTAr-based upgrade for the Cherenkov cameras of the H.E.S.S. 12-meter telescopes

34 citations · 129 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

astro-ph.IM2022★ 17 cited

Design and Performance of the Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope Camera

Colin B. Adams, Giovanni Ambrosi, Michelangelo Ambrosio +86

The prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT) is a candidate for a medium-sized telescope in the Cherenkov Telescope Array. The pSCT is based on a novel dual mirror optics de…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 10 cited

Design and performance of the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope camera

C. B. Adams, G. Ambrosi, M. Ambrosio +71

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next-generation ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. An innovative 9.7 m aperture, dual-mirror Schwarzschil…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 33 cited

Detection of the Crab Nebula with the 9.7 m Prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope

C. B. Adams, R. Alfaro, G. Ambrosi +105

The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a telescope concept proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. It employs a dual-mirror optical design to remove comatic aberrations ov…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 34 cited

A NECTAr-based upgrade for the Cherenkov cameras of the H.E.S.S. 12-meter telescopes

Terry Ashton, Michael Backes, Arnim Balzer +41

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is one of the three arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) currently in operation. It is composed of four 12-mete…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 11 cited

Performance of the upgraded H.E.S.S. cameras

S. Bonnefoy, T. Ashton, M. Backes +37

The 14 years old cameras of the H.E.S.S. 12-m telescopes have been upgraded in 2015/2016, with the goals of reducing the system failure rate, reducing the dead time and improving t…

astro-ph.IM2017

Hardware and software architecture of the upgraded H.E.S.S. cameras

S. Klepser, T. Ashton, M. Backes +37

In 2015/16, the photomultiplier cameras of the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes CT1-4 have undergone a major upgrade. The entire electronics has been replaced, using NECTAr chips for…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 1 cited

Inauguration and First Light of the GCT-M Prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. J. Watson, A. De Franco, A. Abchiche +66

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is a candidate for the Small Size Telescopes (SSTs) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). Its purpose is to extend the sensitivity of CTA…

astro-ph.IM2016

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

L. Tibaldo, A. Abchiche, D. Allan +67

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a forthcoming ground-based observatory for very-high-energy gamma rays. CTA will consist of two arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov teles…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 3 cited

The GCT camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Anthony M. Brown, A. Abchiche, D. Allan +63

The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is proposed for the Small-Sized Telescope component of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). GCT's dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder (SC) opti…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 18 cited

The first GCT camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. De Franco, R. White, D. Allan +32

The Gamma Cherenkov Telescope (GCT) is proposed to be part of the Small Size Telescope (SST) array of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The GCT dual-mirror optical design allows…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 2 cited

A major electronics upgrade for the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes 1-4

G. Giavitto, T. Ashton, A. Balzer +31

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is an array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) located in the Khomas Highland in Namibia. It consists of four 12-m t…