The single mirror small size telescope (SST-1M) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. A. Aguilar; W. Bilnik; J. Borkowski; F. Cadoux; A. Christov; D. della Volpe; Y. Favre; M. Heller; J. Kasperek; E. Lyard; A. Marszałek; R. Moderski; T. Montaruli; A. Porcelli; E. Prandini; P. Rajda; M. Rameez; E.jr Schioppa; I. Troyano Pujadas; K. Ziętara; J. Blocki; L. Bogacz; T. Bulik; A. Frankowski; M. Grudzinska; B. Idźkowski; M. Jamrozy; M. Janiak; K. Lalik; E. Mach; D. Mandat; J. Michałowski; A. Neronov; J. Niemiec; M. Ostrowski; P. Paśko; M. Pech; P. Schovanek; K. Seweryn; K. Skowron; V. Sliusar; L. Stawarz; M. Stodulska; M. Stodulski; S. Toscano; R. Walter; M. Wiȩcek; A. Zagdański

doi:10.1117/12.2233362

27 July 2016 The single mirror small size telescope (SST-1M) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. A. Aguilar, W. Bilnik, J. Borkowski, F. Cadoux, A. Christov, D. della Volpe, Y. Favre, M. Heller, J. Kasperek, E. Lyard, A. Marszałek, R. Moderski, T. Montaruli, A. Porcelli, E. Prandini, P. Rajda, M. Rameez, E.jr Schioppa, I. Troyano Pujadas, K. Ziętara, J. Blocki, L. Bogacz, T. Bulik, A. Frankowski, M. Grudzinska, B. Idźkowski, M. Jamrozy, M. Janiak, K. Lalik, E. Mach, D. Mandat, J. Michałowski, A. Neronov, J. Niemiec, M. Ostrowski, P. Paśko, M. Pech, P. Schovanek, K. Seweryn, K. Skowron, V. Sliusar, L. Stawarz, M. Stodulska, M. Stodulski, S. Toscano, R. Walter, M. Wiȩcek, A. Zagdański

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Proceedings Volume 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI; 990636 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233362
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Small Size Telescope with Single Mirror (SST-1M) is one of the proposed types of Small Size Telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The CTA south array will be composed of about 100 telescopes, out of which about 70 are of SST class, which are optimized for the detection of gamma rays in the energy range from 5 TeV to 300 TeV. The SST-1M implements a Davies-Cotton optics with a 4 m dish diameter with a field of view of 9°. The Cherenkov light produced in atmospheric showers is focused onto a 88 cm wide hexagonal photo-detection plane, composed of 1296 custom designed large area hexagonal silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) and a fully digital readout and trigger system. The SST-1M camera has been designed to provide high performance in a robust as well as compact and lightweight design. In this contribution, we review the different steps that led to the realization of the telescope prototype and its innovative camera.

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J. A. Aguilar, W. Bilnik, J. Borkowski, F. Cadoux, A. Christov, D. della Volpe, Y. Favre, M. Heller, J. Kasperek, E. Lyard, A. Marszałek, R. Moderski, T. Montaruli, A. Porcelli, E. Prandini, P. Rajda, M. Rameez, E.jr Schioppa, I. Troyano Pujadas, K. Ziętara, J. Blocki, L. Bogacz, T. Bulik, A. Frankowski, M. Grudzinska, B. Idźkowski, M. Jamrozy, M. Janiak, K. Lalik, E. Mach, D. Mandat, J. Michałowski, A. Neronov, J. Niemiec, M. Ostrowski, P. Paśko, M. Pech, P. Schovanek, K. Seweryn, K. Skowron, V. Sliusar, L. Stawarz, M. Stodulska, M. Stodulski, S. Toscano, R. Walter, M. Wiȩcek, and A. Zagdański "The single mirror small size telescope (SST-1M) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 990636 (27 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233362

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