The upgraded camera for the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

0552446 - FZÚ 2022 RIV US eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Paoletti, R.
The upgraded camera for the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array.
Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 11116. Bellingham: SPIE, 2019 - (Hull, T.; Kim, D.; Hallibert, P.), s. 1-8, č. článku 1111609. ISBN 9781510629257. ISSN 0277-786X. E-ISSN 1996-756X.
[SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications. San Diego, California (US), 11.08.2019-15.08.2019]
Research Infrastructure: CTA-CZ - 90046
Keywords : Cherenkov Telescope * TARGET * SiPM
OECD category: Particles and field physics
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530431

The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a mid-size telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. In order to substantially improve the field of view and image resolution compared to i traditional Davies-Cotton telescopes, innovative solutions are foreseen in the design, like the use of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) as light sensors and waveform digitizers for recording the fast light signals from atmospheric showers. A project is now underway to upgrade the camera by increasing its pixel count to 11, 328 pixels and field of view of 8:0 degrees. The camera electronics has been completely redesigned by using new waveform digitizer and trigger ASICs with the final goal of lowering the gamma-ray energy threshold and therefore provide an excellent instrument tailored for extended sources investigations and multi-messenger astronomy.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0327578