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Performance Verification of the FlashCam Prototype Camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

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arxiv 1612.09528 v1 pith:X35TH4A7 submitted 2016-12-30 astro-ph.IM physics.ins-det

Performance Verification of the FlashCam Prototype Camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

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keywords systemcameracherenkovflashcamsignaltelescopesarraychain
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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a future gamma-ray observatory that is planned to significantly improve upon the sensitivity and precision of the current generation of Cherenkov telescopes. The observatory will consist of several dozens of telescopes with different sizes and equipped with different types of cameras. Of these, the FlashCam camera system is the first to implement a fully digital signal processing chain which allows for a traceable, configurable trigger scheme and flexible signal reconstruction. As of autumn 2016, a prototype FlashCam camera for the medium-sized telescopes of CTA nears completion. First results of the ongoing system tests demonstrate that the signal chain and the readout system surpass CTA requirements. The stability of the system is shown using long-term temperature cycling.

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