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A novel camera type for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy based on Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes

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arxiv 0911.4920 v1 pith:54WAOZXC submitted 2009-11-25 astro-ph.IM

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Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (G-APD) are promising new sensors for light detection in atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. In this paper, the design and commissioning of a 36-pixel G-APD prototype camera is presented. The data acquisition is based on the Domino Ring Sampling (DRS2) chip. A sub-nanosecond time resolution has been achieved. Cosmic-ray induced air showers have been recorded using an imaging mirror setup, in a self-triggered mode. This is the first time that such measurements have been carried out with a complete G-APD camera.

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