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most citedFACT -- The G-APD revolution in Cherenkov astronomy

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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.IM2013

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

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

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.HE2010★ 1 cited

FACT -- the First Cherenkov Telescope using a G-APD Camera for TeV Gamma-ray Astronomy (HEAD 2010)

H. Anderhub, M. Backes, A. Biland +33

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 Firs…