Science verification of the new FlashCam-based camera in the 28m telescope of H.E.S.S
Gerd P\"uhlhofer, Konrad Bernl\"ohr, Baiyang Bi, German Hermann, Jim, Hinton, Ira Jung-Richardt, Fabian Leuschner, Vincent Marandon, Alison, Mitchell, Lars Mohrmann, Daniel Parsons, Simon Sailer, Heiko Salzmann, Simon, Steinmassl, Felix Werner, for the H.E.S.S. collaboration
TL;DR
This paper reports on the successful science verification of a new FlashCam-based camera installed in the 28m H.E.S.S. telescope, demonstrating its readiness for scientific observations and its alignment with CTA development goals.
Contribution
It provides the first validation of the FlashCam camera's performance in a real telescope environment, confirming its suitability for future CTA applications.
Findings
Camera and software pipelines operate as expected
Performance meets scientific requirements
Successful integration in the H.E.S.S. telescope
Abstract
In October 2019 the central 28m telescope of the H.E.S.S. experiment has been upgraded with a new camera. The camera is based on the FlashCam design which has been developed in view of a possible future implementation in the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). We report here on the results of the science verification program that has been performed after commissioning of the new camera, to show that the camera and software pipelines are working up to expectations.
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