NectarCAM: A camera for the medium size telescopes of the cherenkov telescope array

J. F. Glicenstein; O. Abril; J. A. Barrio; O. Blanch Bigas; J. Bolmont; F. Bouyjou; P. Brun; E. Chabanne; C. Champion; S. Colonges; P. Corona; E. Delagnes; C. Delgado; C. Diaz Ginzo; D. Durand; J. P. Ernenwein; S. Fegan; O. Ferreira; M. Fesquet; A. Fiasson; G. Fontaine; N. Fouque; D. Gascon; B. Giebels; F. Henault; R. Hermel; D. Hoffmann; D. Horan; J. Houles; P. Jean; L. Jocou; S. Karkar; J. Knödlseder; R. Kossakowski; G. Lamanna; T. Le Flour; J. P. Lenain; A. Leveque; F. Louis; G. Martinez; Y. Moudden; E. Moulin; P. Nayman; F. Nunio; J. F. Olive; J. L. Panazol; S. Pavy; P. O. Petrucci; E. Pierre; J. Prast; M. Punch; P. Ramon; S. Rateau; T. Ravel; S. Rosier-Lees; A. Sanuy; M. Shayduk; P. Y. Sizun; K. H. Sulanke; J. P. Tavernet; L. A. Tejedor Alvarez; F. Toussenel; G. Vasileiadis; V. Voisin; V. Waegebert; R. Wischnewski

NectarCAM: A camera for the medium size telescopes of the cherenkov telescope array

J. F. Glicenstein
, O. Abril
, J. A. Barrio
, O. Blanch Bigas
, J. Bolmont
, F. Bouyjou
, P. Brun
, E. Chabanne
, C. Champion
, S. Colonges
, P. Corona
, E. Delagnes
, C. Delgado
, C. Diaz Ginzo
, D. Durand
, J. P. Ernenwein
, S. Fegan
, O. Ferreira
, M. Fesquet
, A. Fiasson

G. Fontaine, N. Fouque, D. Gascon, B. Giebels, F. Henault, R. Hermel, D. Hoffmann, D. Horan, J. Houles, P. Jean, L. Jocou, S. Karkar, J. Knödlseder, R. Kossakowski, G. Lamanna, T. Le Flour, J. P. Lenain, A. Leveque, F. Louis, G. Martinez, Y. Moudden, E. Moulin, P. Nayman, F. Nunio, J. F. Olive, J. L. Panazol, S. Pavy, P. O. Petrucci, E. Pierre, J. Prast, M. Punch, P. Ramon, S. Rateau, T. Ravel, S. Rosier-Lees, A. Sanuy, M. Shayduk, P. Y. Sizun, K. H. Sulanke, J. P. Tavernet, L. A. Tejedor Alvarez, F. Toussenel, G. Vasileiadis, V. Voisin, V. Waegebert, R. Wischnewski

Universite Paris-Saclay
The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
Complutense University
Universités Paris VI and VII
Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Laboratoire de Probabilités et Modèles Aléatoires
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Aix Marseille Université
Ip Paris
University of Barcelona
Université Grenoble Alpes
IRAP/CNRS
c/o DESY

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Abstract

NectarCAM is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) covering the central energy range of 100 GeV to 30 TeV. It has a modular design and is based on the NECTAr chip, at the heart of which is a GHz sampling Switched Capacitor Array and a 12-bit Analog to Digital converter. The camera will be equipped with 265 7-photomultiplier modules, covering a field of view of 8 degrees. Each module includes the photomultiplier bases, high voltage supply, pre-amplifier, trigger, readout and Ethernet transceiver. The recorded events last between a few nanoseconds and tens of nanoseconds. The camera trigger will be flexible so as to minimize the read-out dead-time of the NECTAr chips. NectarCAM is designed to sustain a data rate of more than 4 kHz with less than 5% dead time. The camera concept, the design and tests of the various subcomponents and results of thermal and electrical prototypes are presented. The design includes the mechanical structure, cooling of the electronics, read-out, clock distribution, slow control, data-acquisition, triggering, monitoring and services.

Original language	English
Article number	937
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	30-July-2015
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2015 - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: 30 Jul 2015 → 6 Aug 2015

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Glicenstein, J. F., Abril, O., Barrio, J. A., Blanch Bigas, O., Bolmont, J., Bouyjou, F., Brun, P., Chabanne, E., Champion, C., Colonges, S., Corona, P., Delagnes, E., Delgado, C., Diaz Ginzo, C., Durand, D., Ernenwein, J. P., Fegan, S., Ferreira, O., Fesquet, M., ... Wischnewski, R. (2015). NectarCAM: A camera for the medium size telescopes of the cherenkov telescope array. Proceedings of Science, 30-July-2015, Article 937.

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NectarCAM: A camera for the medium size telescopes of the cherenkov telescope array

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