Calibration of cameras of the HESS detector

Aharonian, F; Akhperjanian, AG; Aye, KM; Bazer-Bachi, AR; Beilicke, M; Benbow, W; Berge, D; Berghaus, P; Bernlohr, K; Bolz, O; Boisson, C; Borgmeier, C; Breitling, F; Brown, AM; Chadwick, PM; Chitnis, VR; Chounet, LM; Cornils, R; Costamante, L; Degrange, B; de Jager, OC; Djannati-Atai, A; Drury, LOC; Ergin, TÜLÜN; Espigat, P; Feinstein, F; Fleury, P; Fontaine, G; Funk, S; Gallant, YA; Giebels, B; Gillessen, S; Goret, P; Guy, J; Hadjichristidis, C; Hauser, M; Heinzelmann, G; Henri, G; Hermann, G; Hinton, J; Hofmann, W; Holleran, M; Horns, D; Jung, I; Khelifi, B; Komin, N; Konopelko, A; Latham, IJ; Le Gallou, R; Lemoine, M; Lemiere, A; Leroy, N; Lohse, T; Marcowith, A; Masterson, C; McComb, TJL; de Naurois, M; Nolan, SJ; Noutsos, A; Orford, KJ; Osborne, JL; Ouchrif, M; Panter, M; Pelletier, G; Pita, S; Pohl, M; Puhlhofer, G; Punch, M; Raubenheimer, BC; Raue, M; Raux, J; Rayner, SM; Redondo, I; Reimer, A; Reimer, O; Ripken, J; Rivoal, M; Rob, L; Rolland, L; Rowell, G; Sahakian, V; Sauge, L; Schlenker, S; Schlickeiser, R; Schuster, C; Schwanke, U; Siewert, M; Sol, H; Steenkamp, R; Stegmann, C; Tavernet, JP; Theoret, CG; Tluczykont, M; van der Walt, DJ; Vasileladis, G; Vincent, P; Visser, B; Volk, HJ; Wagner, SJ

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.06.006

Calibration of cameras of the HESS detector

Aharonian F., Akhperjanian A., Aye K., Bazer-Bachi A., Beilicke M., Benbow W., ...Daha Fazla

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.109-125, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2004
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.06.006
Dergi Adı: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-125
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

H.E.S.S.-the high energy stereoscopic system-is a new system of large atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes for GeV/ TeV astronomy. Each of the four telescopes of 107 m(2) mirror area is equipped with a 960-pixel photomultiplier-tube camera. This paper describes the methods used to convert the photomultiplier signals into the quantities needed for Cherenkov image analysis. Two independent calibration techniques have been applied in parallel to provide an estimation of uncertainties. Results on the long-term stability of the H.E.S.S. cameras are also presented. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.