Calibration of cameras of the HESS detector

被引：116

作者：

Aharonian, F

Akhperjanian, AG

Aye, KM

Bazer-Bachi, AR

Beilicke, M

Benbow, W

Berge, D

Berghaus, P

Bernlöhr, 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-Ataï, A

Drury, LOC

Ergin, T

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

Khélifi, B

Komin, N

Konopelko, A

Latham, IJ

Le Gallou, R

Lemoine, M

机构：

[1] Univ Paris 06, CNRS, IN2P3, Phys Theor & Hautes Energies Lab, F-75252 Paris 05, France

[2] Univ Paris 07, CNRS, IN2P3, Phys Theor & Hautes Energies Lab, F-75252 Paris 05, France

[3] UPS, CNRS, CESR, F-31029 Toulouse, France

[4] Univ Hamburg, Inst Expt Phys, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany

[5] Coll France, CNRS, IN2P3, F-75231 Paris 05, France

[6] Humboldt Univ, Inst Phys, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[7] Observ Paris, INSU, CNRS, Meudon Sect, F-92195 Meudon, France

[8] Ecole Polytech, CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Leprince Ringuet, F-91128 Palaiseau, France

[9] NW Univ, Unit Space Phys, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa

[10] Dublin Inst Adv Studies, Dublin 2, Ireland

[11] Univ Montpellier 2, CNRS, IN2P3, Grp Astroparticules, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France

[12] CE Saclay, CEA, DSM, DAPNIA,Serv Astrophys, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France

[13] Landessternwarte Konigstuhl, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany

[14] Univ Grenoble 1, Lab Astrophys Grenoble, F-38041 Grenoble 9, France

[15] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Inst Theoret Phys, Lehrsthul WEltraum & Astrophys 4, D-44780 Bochum, Germany

[16] Charles Univ, Inst Nucl & Particle Phys, Prague 18000 8, Czech Republic

[17] Univ Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

[18] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany

[19] Yerevan Phys Inst, Yerevan 375036, Armenia

[20] Univ Durham, Dept Phys, Durham DH1 3LE, England

来源：

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS | 2004年 / 22卷 / 02期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

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D O I：

10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.06.006

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

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.

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