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Data compression for the First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope
M. L. Ahnen, M. Balbo, M. Bergmann +27
The First Geiger-mode Avalanche photodiode (G-APD) Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) has been operating on the Canary island of La Palma since October 2011. Operations were automated so t…
FACT - Monitoring Blazars at Very High Energies
D. Dorner, M. L. Ahnen, M. Bergmann +26
The First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) was built on the Canary Island of La Palma in October 2011 as a proof of principle for silicon based photosensors in Cherenkov Astronomy.…
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…
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…
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…
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…