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Title: The upgraded camera for the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) is a mid-size telescope proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. In order to substantially improve the eld 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. 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.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1828168
NSF-PAR ID:
10172541
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The upgraded camera for the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Volume:
11116
Page Range / eLocation ID:
8
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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