FlashCam: A fully digital camera for CTA telescopes
G. P\"uhlhofer (1), C. Bauer (2), A. Biland (3), D. Florin (4), C., F\"ohr (2), A. Gadola (4), G. Hermann (2), C. Kalkuhl (1), J. Kasperek (5),, T. Kihm (2), J. Koziol (6), A. Manalaysay (4), A. Marszalek (6), P. J. Rajda, (5), T. Schanz (1), S. Steiner (4), U. Straumann (4)
TL;DR
FlashCam is a fully digital camera system designed for CTA telescopes, offering advanced photon detection and signal processing capabilities to enhance high-energy photon observations.
Contribution
This paper presents the development status of FlashCam, a novel fully digital camera with separated detection and electronics, tailored for CTA telescope requirements.
Findings
Prototype demonstrates effective digital readout and triggering.
Separation of photon detection and electronics improves flexibility.
Supports CTA's goal of high-energy photon sensitivity.
Abstract
The future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will consist of several tens of telescopes of different mirror sizes. CTA will provide next generation sensitivity to very high energy photons from few tens of GeV to >100 TeV. Several focal plane instrumentation options are currently being evaluated inside the CTA consortium. In this paper, the current status of the FlashCam prototyping project is described. FlashCam is based on a fully digital camera readout concept and features a clean separation between photon detector plane and signal digitization/triggering electronics.
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