Development and Performance of FlashCam
Timmermans A, Barcelo M, Bauer C, Bi B, Diebold S, Nieves CE, Föhr C, Funk S, Haist F, Hermann G, Heß B, Hinton J, Jung-Richardt I, Kalekin O, Kihm T, Pühlhofer G, Reimer O, Sailer S, Santangelo A, Schanz T, Silva Batista P, Steinmassl S, Tenzer C, Werner F (2025)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2025
Journal
Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl
Book Volume: 501
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science
Event location: Genf
DOI: 10.22323/1.501.0865
Abstract
FlashCam is a high-performance, fully digital camera system developed for use in imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, particularly for the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the upcoming Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). The camera features a fully digital trigger and readout architecture, enabling high event rates and precise control over the trigger system. A novel front-end electronics design provides a wide dynamic range of over 3,000 photoelectrons per pixel using a single readout channel, simplifying hardware without compromising performance. This contribution presents an overview of the development and performance of FlashCam, focusing on time reconstruction, charge reconstruction and temperature stability.
Authors with CRIS profile
Stefan Funk
Lehrstuhl für Physik
Ira Jung-Richardt
Lehrstuhl für Physik
Oleg Kalekin
Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Astroteilchenphysik)
Pedro Silva Batista
Lehrstuhl für Physik
Involved external institutions
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK) / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Germany (DE)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck
Austria (AT)
Germany (DE)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck / University of Innsbruck
Austria (AT)
How to cite
APA:
Timmermans, A., Barcelo, M., Bauer, C., Bi, B., Diebold, S., Nieves, C.E.,... Werner, F. (2025). Development and Performance of FlashCam. In Proceedings of Science. Genf, CH: Sissa Medialab Srl.
MLA:
Timmermans, Anne, et al. "Development and Performance of FlashCam." Proceedings of the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025, Genf Sissa Medialab Srl, 2025.
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