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Normalized and asynchronous mirror alignment for Cherenkov telescopes
(2016)Astroparticle PhysicsJournal Article -
Data compression for the first G-APD Cherenkov Telescope
(2015)Astronomy and ComputingJournal Article -
Design and operation of FACT - The first G-APD Cherenkov telescope
(2013)Journal of InstrumentationThe First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT) is designed to detect cosmic gamma-rays with energies from several hundred GeV up to about 10 TeV using the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique. In contrast to former or existing telescopes, the camera of the FACT telescope is comprised of solid-state Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiodes (G-APD) instead of photomultiplier tubes for photo detection. It is the first full-scale device of its kind ...Journal Article