The Upgrade of VERITAS with High Efficiency Photomultipliers
A. Nepomuk Otte (for the VERITAS Collaboration)
TL;DR
This paper discusses the upgrade of the VERITAS Cherenkov telescopes with high efficiency photomultipliers, aiming to lower the energy threshold and enhance sensitivity, with performance results and project status.
Contribution
It introduces the implementation of high efficiency photomultipliers in VERITAS, improving its detection capabilities and providing performance evaluation.
Findings
Lowered energy threshold achieved
Enhanced sensitivity of the telescope array
Successful installation and performance of new PMTs
Abstract
We are in the process of upgrading the VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes with new, high efficiency photomultipliers (PMT) that will considerably lower the energy threshold of the instrument and improve the overall sensitivity. The upgrade will be finished in Summer 2012 when the PMTs will be installed in the existing cameras. We discuss the performance of the new photon detectors and the status of the project.
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TopicsRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies · Atmospheric Ozone and Climate