Status of the NectarCAM camera project

J. F. Glicenstein; M. Barcelo; J. A. Barrio; O. Blanch; J. Boix; J. Bolmont; C. Boutonnet; P. Brun; E. Chabanne; C. Champion; S. Colonges; P. Corona; B. Courty; E. Delagnes; C. Delgado; C. Diaz; J. P. Ernenwein; S. Fegan; O. Ferreira; M. Fesquet; G. Fontaine; N. Fouque; F. Henault; D. Gascón; B. Giebels; D. Herranz; R. Hermel; D. Hoffmann; D. Horan; J. Houles; P. Jean; S. Karkar; J. Knödlseder; G. Martinez; G. Lamanna; T. Leflour; A. Lévêque; R. Lopez-Coto; F. Louis; Y. Moudden; E. Moulin; P. Nayman; F. Nunio; J. F. Olive; J. L. Panazol; S. Pavy; P. O. Petrucci; M. Punch; Julie Prast; P. Ramon; S. Rateau; M. Ribó; S. Rosier-Lees; A. Sanuy; P. Sizun; J. Sieiro; K. H. Sulanke; J. P. Tavernet; L. A. Tejedor; F. Toussenel; G. Vasileiadis; V. Voisin; V. Waegebert; C. Zurbach

doi:10.1117/12.2056277

Status of the NectarCAM camera project

J. F. Glicenstein
, M. Barcelo
, J. A. Barrio
, O. Blanch
, J. Boix
, J. Bolmont
, C. Boutonnet
, P. Brun
, E. Chabanne
, C. Champion
, S. Colonges
, P. Corona
, B. Courty
, E. Delagnes
, C. Delgado
, C. Diaz
, J. P. Ernenwein
, S. Fegan
, O. Ferreira
, M. Fesquet

G. Fontaine, N. Fouque, F. Henault, D. Gascón, B. Giebels, D. Herranz, R. Hermel, D. Hoffmann, D. Horan, J. Houles, P. Jean, S. Karkar, J. Knödlseder, G. Martinez, G. Lamanna, T. Leflour, A. Lévêque, R. Lopez-Coto, F. Louis, Y. Moudden, E. Moulin, P. Nayman, F. Nunio, J. F. Olive, J. L. Panazol, S. Pavy, P. O. Petrucci, M. Punch, Julie Prast, P. Ramon, S. Rateau, M. Ribó, S. Rosier-Lees, A. Sanuy, P. Sizun, J. Sieiro, K. H. Sulanke, J. P. Tavernet, L. A. Tejedor, F. Toussenel, G. Vasileiadis, V. Voisin, V. Waegebert, C. Zurbach

Universite Paris-Saclay
The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology
Complutense University
Université Paris-Sud
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Université Grenoble Alpes
ICC-UB
IRAP/CNRS
c/o DESY

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Abstract

NectarCAM is a camera designed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) covering the central energy range 100 GeV to 30 TeV. It has a modular design based on the NECTAr chip, at the heart of which is a GHz sampling Switched Capacitor Array and 12-bit Analog to Digital converter. The camera will be equipped with 265 7-photomultiplier modules, covering a field of view of 7 to 8 degrees. Each module includes the photomultiplier bases, High Voltage supply, pre-amplifier, trigger, readout and Thernet transceiver. Events recorded last between a few nanoseconds and tens of nanoseconds. A flexible trigger scheme allows to read out very long events. NectarCAM can sustain a data rate of 10 kHz. 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, the cooling of electronics, read-out, clock distribution, slow control, data-acquisition, trigger, monitoring and services. A 133-pixel prototype with full scale mechanics, cooling, data acquisition and slow control will be built at the end of 2014.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VI
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9780819496225
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056277
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VI - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 25 Jun 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9154
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VI
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	22/06/14 → 25/06/14

Keywords

CTA
Camera for Cherenkov telescopes
Gamma-ray astronomy
NectarCAM

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Glicenstein, J. F., Barcelo, M., Barrio, J. A., Blanch, O., Boix, J., Bolmont, J., Boutonnet, C., Brun, P., Chabanne, E., Champion, C., Colonges, S., Corona, P., Courty, B., Delagnes, E., Delgado, C., Diaz, C., Ernenwein, J. P., Fegan, S., Ferreira, O., ... Zurbach, C. (2014). Status of the NectarCAM camera project. In High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VI Article 91541D (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9154). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056277

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