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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…
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…
Charting the European Course to the High-Energy Frontier
U. Amaldi, E. Aslanides, R. Barate +50
We review the capabilities of two projects that have been proposed as the next major European facility, for consideration in the upcoming update of the European Strategy for Partic…
Mirror Position Determination for the Alignment of Cherenkov Telescopes
J. Adam, M. L. Ahnen, D. Baack +27
Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) need imaging optics with large apertures to map the faint Cherenkov light emitted in extensive air showers onto their image sensors…
Bokeh Mirror Alignment for Cherenkov Telescopes
M. L. Ahnen, D. Baack, M. Balbo +29
Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) need imaging optics with large apertures and high image intensities to map the faint Cherenkov light emitted from cosmic ray air sh…
Normalized and Asynchronous Mirror Alignment for Cherenkov Telescopes
M. L. Ahnen, D. Baack, M. Balbo +29
Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) need imaging optics with large apertures and high image intensities to map the faint Cherenkov light emitted from cosmic ray air sh…
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…
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…
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…
Results on damage induced by high-energy protons in LYSO calorimeter crystals
G. Dissertori, D. Luckey, F. Nessi-Tedaldi +4
Lutetium-Yttrium Orthosilicate doped with Cerium (LYSO:Ce), as a bright scintillating crystal, is a candidate for calorimetry applications in strong ionizing-radiation fields and l…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Performance studies of scintillating ceramic samples exposed to ionizing radiation
G. Dissertori, D. Luckey, F. Nessi-Tedaldi +2
Scintillating ceramics are a promising, new development for various applications in science and industry. Their application in calorimetry for particle physics experiments is expec…
A visualization of the damage in Lead Tungstate calorimeter crystals after exposure to high-energy hadrons
G. Dissertori, D. Luckey, F. Nessi-Tedaldi +5
The anticipated performance of calorimeter crystals in the environment expected after the planned High-Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) at CERN has to be we…
Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 with the MAGIC telescopes
The MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +156
We study the non-thermal jet emission of the BL Lac object B3 2247+381 during a high optical state. The MAGIC telescopes observed the source during 13 nights between September 30th…
Detection of the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303 in a low flux state at Very High Energy gamma-rays with the MAGIC Telescopes in 2009
MAGIC Collaboration, J. Aleksić, E. A. Alvarez +153
We present very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) γ-ray observations of the γ-ray binary system LS I+61 303 obtained with the MAGIC stereo system between 2009 October and 2010 January…
The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87
The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +442
Abridged: The giant radio galaxy M 87 with its proximity, famous jet, and very massive black hole provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of very high energy (VHE;…
MAGIC observations of the giant radio galaxy M87 in a low emission state between 2005 and 2007
Karsten Berger, Dijana Dominis Prester, Fabrizio Tavecchio +1
We present the results of a long M87 monitoring campaign in very high energy -rays with the MAGIC-I Cherenkov telescope. A total of 150 hours of data was gathered between 2005 a…