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Design, optimization and characterization of the light concentrators of the single-mirror small size telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
J. A. Aguilar, A. Basili, V. Boccone +6
The focal-plane camera of -ray telescopes frequently uses light concentrators in front of light sensors. The purpose of these concentrators is to increase the effective area of…
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…
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…
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…
4 m Davies-Cotton telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
R. Moderski, J. A. Aguilar, A. Barnacka +39
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation very high energy gamma-ray observatory. It will consist of three classes of telescopes, of large, medium and small sizes.…
The Photodetector Plane of the 4m Davies Cotton Small Size Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
V. Boccone, J. A. Aguilar, A. Basili +4
Photomultipliers (PMTs) are currently adopted for the photodetector plane of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs). Even though PMT quantum efficiency has improved impre…