The camera of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

• DOI: 10.1117/12.2055099
• Publication Date: 2014-07-08T22:42:32Z
• Authors: Osvaldo Catalano; Maria C. Maccarone; Carmelo Gargano; Giovanni La Rosa; Alberto Segreto; Giuseppe Sottile; Vincenzo De Caprio; Francesco Russo; Milvia Capalbi; Pierluca Sangiorgi; Giovanni Bonanno; Alessandro Grillo; Salvatore Garozzo; Davide Marano; Sergio Billotta; Giuseppe Romeo; Luca Stringhetti; Mauro Fiorini; Nicola La Palombara; Salvatore Incorvaia; Giorgio Toso; Domenico Impiombato; Salvatore Giarrusso
• Keywords: Cherenkov Telescope Array

In the context of Cherenkov Telescope Array observatory project, ASTRI SST-2M end-to-end prototype telescope, entirely supported by Italian National Institute Astrophysics, is designed to detect cosmic primary gamma ray energies from few TeV up hundreds TeV. The camera part challenging synergy novel optical design, sensors, front-end electronics and telescope structure design. devoted imaging recording images air showers induced particles into Earth's atmosphere. order match energy range mentioned above, must be able trigger events within a tens nanoseconds with high detection efficiency. This obtained combining silicon photo-multiplier sensors suitable electronics. Due characteristic imprint image that function shower core distance, signal dynamic pixels consequently span three orders magnitude (1:1000 photo-electrons). These many other features will reported in this contribution together complete overview mechanical thermodynamic system.