Performance characterization of the camera integrated modules for the MACE telescope

IF 1.5 3区物理与天体物理 Q3 INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170258

K. Venugopal , S. Godambe , J. Hariharan , S. Godiyal , N. Mankuzhyil , D. Sarkar , K.K. Singh , C.P. Kushwaha , A. Tolamatti , S. Norlha , R. Thubstan , S.V. Kotwal , Keshavanand , N. Chouhan , V.K. Dhar , K.K. Yadav

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MACE (Major atmospheric Cherenkov experiment) is an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope situated at an altitude of 4270 m above sea level in the Himalayan desert region at Hanle, India. It deploys a large light collector of 21 m diameter and an imaging camera with 0.125° pixel resolution at the focal plane. The imaging camera has been designed as a modular structure comprising of 68 camera integrated modules (CIMs). Each CIM contains 16 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) along with associated electronics and a data acquisition system. In this study, we evaluated the performance of 74 CIMs using an in-house developed test setup and data analysis software. Long-term monitoring of various system health parameters, based on telemetry and event data, indicates steady and consistent performance of CIMs in the camera.

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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 物理-光谱学

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期刊介绍： Section A of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research publishes papers on design, manufacturing and performance of scientific instruments with an emphasis on large scale facilities. This includes the development of particle accelerators, ion sources, beam transport systems and target arrangements as well as the use of secondary phenomena such as synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers. It also includes all types of instrumentation for the detection and spectrometry of radiations from high energy processes and nuclear decays, as well as instrumentation for experiments at nuclear reactors. Specialized electronics for nuclear and other types of spectrometry as well as computerization of measurements and control systems in this area also find their place in the A section. Theoretical as well as experimental papers are accepted.