$\texttt{nectarchain}$, the scientific software for the Cherenkov Telescope Array -- NectarCAM
Guillaume Grolleron, Halim Ashkar, Fran\c{c}ois Brun, Heide, Costantini, Denis Dumora, Pierre Jean, Daniel Kerszberg, Jean-Philippe, Lenain, Vincent Marandon, Sonal Ramesh Patel, Luigi Tibaldo (for the CTA, NectarCAM Project)

TL;DR
The paper introduces 'nectarchain', a scientific software pipeline designed for the NectarCAM camera on the Cherenkov Telescope Array, detailing its structure, data processing modules, validation tests, and future prospects.
Contribution
It presents the design, implementation, and validation of the 'nectarchain' software, a new pipeline for calibrating and quality-checking data from the NectarCAM instrument.
Findings
Effective calibration and data quality checks demonstrated
Software integration with CTA framework achieved
Validation tests confirm reliability and readiness
Abstract
The NectarCAM is a camera that will be mounted on the Medium-Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory. Along with the hardware integration of the camera, the scientific software, , is being developed. The software is responsible for transforming the raw data from the camera into analysis-ready calibrated data. In this contribution, we present the structure of the software, which consists of two modules: the calibration pipeline and the data quality check pipeline. The calibration pipeline reduces the data, performs flat fielding, and determines the gain for the analysis. The data quality monitoring pipeline is used to select the data that meets the necessary standards for analysis. Additionally, we discuss the format of the downstream data and the integration of the modules in the general software framework of CTA.…
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TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Particle Detector Development and Performance · Neutrino Physics Research
