| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8173104 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The design of the focal plane of the mid-size Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is described. For the camera under development for the prototype telescope, novel Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPCs) from Hamamatsu with Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology are used. The photon-detectors are integrated into an insulated environment that is actively temperature stabilized to avoid gain and photon detection efficiency fluctuations due to temperature variations.
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Authors
A.N. Otte, K. Meagher, T. Nguyen, M. Carroll, S. Hooper, K. McKinney, S. Peet,