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View article: FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs
FlashCam: A high-performance camera for IACTs Open
FlashCam is an advanced camera developed for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs), aiming to significantly enhance ground-based astronomical observations. FlashCam has delivered exceptional performance within the High Energy St…
View article: Using SRG/eROSITA to predict soft proton induced ATHENA backgrounds
Using SRG/eROSITA to predict soft proton induced ATHENA backgrounds Open
Soft protons populating the space environment have affected the performance of the X-ray detectors on board Chandra and XMM-Newton, and they pose a threat for future high energy astrophysics missions with larger aperture, such as ATHENA. I…
View article: Quality Assurance of Actuators for the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Quality Assurance of Actuators for the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a future ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy providing unparalleled sensitivity in the energy range from $20\\,$GeV up to $300\\,$TeV. CTA will consist of telescopes with three different …
View article: Quality assurance of actuators for the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Quality assurance of actuators for the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a future ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy providing unparalleled sensitivity in the energy range from 20 GeV up to 300 TeV. CTA will consist of telescopes with three different sizes. T…
View article: Using SRG/eROSITA to estimate soft proton fluxes at the ATHENA detectors
Using SRG/eROSITA to estimate soft proton fluxes at the ATHENA detectors Open
Context: Environmental soft protons have affected the performance of the X-ray detectors on board Chandra and XMM-Newton, and they pose a threat for future high energy astrophysics missions with larger aperture, such as ATHENA. Aims: We ai…
View article: Multi-technique investigation of silicon nitride/aluminum membranes as optical blocking filters for high-energy space missions
Multi-technique investigation of silicon nitride/aluminum membranes as optical blocking filters for high-energy space missions Open
X-ray detectors for space astrophysics missions are susceptible to noise caused by photons with energies outside the operating energy range; for this reason, efficient external optical blocking filters are required to shield the detector f…
View article: Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to TeV photon emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud
Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to TeV photon emission from the Large Magellanic Cloud Open
A deep survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud at ∼0.1–100 TeV photon energies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array is planned. We assess the detection prospects based on a model for the emission of the galaxy, comprising the four known TeV emi…
View article: Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to spectral signatures of hadronic PeVatrons with application to Galactic Supernova Remnants
Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to spectral signatures of hadronic PeVatrons with application to Galactic Supernova Remnants Open
View article: Design and performance simulation studies of a breast PET insert integrable into a clinical whole-body PET/MRI scanner
Design and performance simulation studies of a breast PET insert integrable into a clinical whole-body PET/MRI scanner Open
Objective . Three different breast positron emission tomography (PET) insert geometries are proposed for integration into an existing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast coil (Breast Biopsy Coil, NORAS MRI products) to be used inside a…
View article: Proportional counters and microchannel plates
Proportional counters and microchannel plates Open
Developed right at the beginning of the space age in the 1940s, the proportional counter was the first detector used in X-ray astronomy and stayed its workhorse for almost four decades. Although the principle of such a detector seems to be…
View article: A photon counting imaging detector for UV space missions
A photon counting imaging detector for UV space missions Open
We present the status of our imaging and photon counting UV-MCP detector versions, sensitive in the ultraviolet wavelength range. The detectors have a spatial resolution of 2k pixels per axis, are photon counting, have no readout noise and…
View article: Status, flight preparation, and future instrument opportunities of the STUDIO balloon-borne telescope platform
Status, flight preparation, and future instrument opportunities of the STUDIO balloon-borne telescope platform Open
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX (2022), Montreal, Jul 17-22, 2022.--Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering vol. 12182 Article number 121822N.-- Full list of authors: Bougueroua, S.; Ångerman, M.; Ba…
View article: Mirror production for the Cherenkov telescopes of the ASTRI mini-array and the MST project for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Mirror production for the Cherenkov telescopes of the ASTRI mini-array and the MST project for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next ground-based γ-ray observatory in the TeV γ-ray spectral region operating with the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique. It is based on almost 70 telescopes of different class diameters - …
View article: Scattering efficiencies measurements of soft protons at grazing incidence from an Athena Silicon Pore Optics sample
Scattering efficiencies measurements of soft protons at grazing incidence from an Athena Silicon Pore Optics sample Open
View article: Performance of the new FlashCam-based camera in the 28m telescope of H.E.S.S.
Performance of the new FlashCam-based camera in the 28m telescope of H.E.S.S. Open
In October 2019, the central 28 m telescope of the H.E.S.S. experiment has\nbeen upgraded with a new camera. The camera is based on the FlashCam design\nwhich has been developed in view of a possible future implementation in the\nMedium-Si…
View article: Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform
Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform Open
Stratospheric balloons offer accessible and affordable platforms for observations in atmosphere-constrained wavelength ranges. At the same time, they can serve as an effective step for technology demonstration towards future space applicat…
View article: Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions
Microchannel-Plate Detector Development for Ultraviolet Missions Open
The Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Tübingen (IAAT) has a long-term experience in developing and building space-qualified imaging and photon counting microchannel-plate (MCP) detectors, which are sensitive in the ultraviolet wa…
View article: Mapping Diffuse Emission in Lyman UV band
Mapping Diffuse Emission in Lyman UV band Open
The CAFE (Census of warm-hot intergalactic medium, Accretion, and Feedback Explorer) and LyRIC (Lyman UV Radiation from Interstellar medium and Circum-galactic medium) have been proposed to the space agencies in China respectively. CAFE wa…
View article: MCP detector development for UV space missions
MCP detector development for UV space missions Open
The Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Tübingen (IAAT) has a long-term experience in developing and building space-qualified imaging and photon counting microchannel-plate (MCP) detectors, which are sensitive in the ultraviolet wa…
View article: Mapping Lyman UV emission for diffuse sources
Mapping Lyman UV emission for diffuse sources Open
The CAFE (Census of warm-hot intergalactic medium, Accretion, and Feedback Explorer) and LyRIC (Lyman UV Radiation from Interstellar medium and Circum-galactic medium) have been proposed to the space agencies in China respectively. CAFE wa…
View article: Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform
Status of the STUDIO UV balloon mission and platform Open
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VIII 2020; Virtual, Online; United States; 14 December 2020 through 22 December 2020; Code 166573.--Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering\nVolume 11445, 2020, Article n…
View article: Front Matter: Volume 11119
Front Matter: Volume 11119 Open
View article: The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP
The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP Open
View article: Trigger performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera
Trigger performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera Open
View article: A revision of soft proton scattering at grazing incidence and its implementation in the geant4 toolkit
A revision of soft proton scattering at grazing incidence and its implementation in the geant4 toolkit Open
View article: An efficient test facility for the Cherenkov telescope array FlashCam readout electronics production
An efficient test facility for the Cherenkov telescope array FlashCam readout electronics production Open
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the planned next-generation instrument for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, currently under preparation by a world-wide consortium. The FlashCam group is preparing a photomultiplier-based camera for …
View article: Performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Performance verification of the FlashCam prototype camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
View article: Recent developments for testing of Cherenkov Telescope Array mirrors and actuators in Tuebingen
Recent developments for testing of Cherenkov Telescope Array mirrors and actuators in Tuebingen Open
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation Cherenkov telescope facility.It will consist of a large number of segmented-mirror telescopes of three different diameters, placed in two locations, one in the northern and one in …
View article: FlashCam: a fully-digital camera for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
FlashCam: a fully-digital camera for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
View article: FlashCam: a fully-digital camera for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
FlashCam: a fully-digital camera for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Open
The FlashCam group is currently preparing photomultiplier-tube based cameras proposed for the medium-sized telescopes (MST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The cameras are designed around the FlashCam readout concept which is the f…