A compact and light-weight refractive telescope for the observation of extensive air showers
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378271%3A_____%2F18%3A00547014" target="_blank" >RIV/68378271:_____/18:00547014 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07024" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07024</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07024" target="_blank" >10.1088/1748-0221/13/07/P07024</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A compact and light-weight refractive telescope for the observation of extensive air showers
Original language description
A general purpose instrument for imaging of Cherenkov light or fluorescence light emitted by extensive air showers is presented. Its refractive optics allows for a compact and light-weight design with a wide field-of-view of 12 degrees. The optical system features a 0.5 m diameter Fresnel lens and a camera with 61 pixels composed of Winston cones and large-sized 6 x 6 mm(2) photo sensors. As photo sensors, semi conductor light sensors (SiPMs) are utilized. The camera provides a high photon detection efficiency together with robust operation. The enclosed optics permit operation in regions of harsh environmental conditions. The low price of the telescope allows the production of a large number of telescopes and the application of the instrument in various projects, such as FAMOUS for the Pierre Auger Observatory, HAWC's Eye for HAWC or IceAct for IceCube. In this paper the novel design of this telescope and first measurements are presented.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10303 - Particles and field physics
Result continuities
Project
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Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Instrumentation
ISSN
1748-0221
e-ISSN
1748-0221
Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
July
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
25
Pages from-to
P07024
UT code for WoS article
000439769300002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85051484607