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arxiv 1404.2734 v1 pith:QQ3HSPAN submitted 2014-04-10 astro-ph.IM physics.ins-det

Design, optimization and characterization of the light concentrators of the single-mirror small size telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

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The focal-plane camera of $\gamma$-ray telescopes frequently uses light concentrators in front of light sensors. The purpose of these concentrators is to increase the effective area of the camera as well as to reduce the stray light coming at large incident angles. These light concentrators are usually based on the Winston cone design. In this contribution we present the design of an hexagonal hollow light concentrator with a lateral profile optimized using a cubic B\'ezier function to achieve a higher collection efficiency in the angular region of interest. The design presented here is optimized for a Davies-Cotton telescope with primary mirror of about 4 meters of diameter and focal length of 5.6 m. The described concentrators are part of an innovative camera made up of silicon-photomultipliers sensors, although a similar approach can be used for other sizes of single-mirror telescopes with different camera sensors, including photomultipliers. The challenge of our approach is to achieve a cost-effective design suitable for standard industrial productions of both the plastic concentrator substrate and the reflective coating. At the same time we maximize the optical performance. In this paper we also describe the optical set-up to measure the absolute collection efficiency of the light guides and demonstrate our good understanding of the measured data using a professional light tracing simulation.

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