FADC signal reconstruction for the MAGIC telescope

J. Albert; E. Aliu; H. Anderhub; P. Antoranz; A. Armada; M. Asensio; C. Baixeras; J. A. Barrio; H. Bartko; D. Bastieri; J. Becker; W. Bednarek; K. Berger; C. Bigongiari; A. Biland; R. K. Bock; P. Bordas; V. Bosch-Ramon; T. Bretz; I. Britvitch; M. Camara; E. Carmona; A. Chilingarian; S. Ciprini; J. A. Coarasa; S. Commichau; J. L. Contreras; J. Cortina; M. T. Costado; V. Curtef; V. Danielyan; F. Dazzi; A. De Angelis; C. Delgado; R. de los Reyes; B. De Lotto; E. Domingo-Santamaría; D. Dorner; M. Doro; M. Errando; M. Fagiolini; D. Ferenc; E. Fernández; R. Firpo; J. Flix; M. V. Fonseca; L. Font; M. Fuchs; N. Galante; R. J. García-López; M. Garczarczyk; M. Gaug; M. Giller; F. Goebel; D. Hakobyan; M. Hayashida; T. Hengstebeck; A. Herrero; D. Höhne; J. Hose; C. C. Hsu; P. Jacon; T. Jogler; R. Kosyra; D. Kranich; R. Kritzer; A. Laille; E. Lindfors; S. Lombardi; F. Longo; J. López; M. López; E. Lorenz; P. Majumdar; G. Maneva; K. Mannheim; O. Mansutti; M. Mariotti; M. Martínez; D. Mazin; C. Merck; M. Meucci; M. Meyer; J. M. Miranda; R. Mirzoyan; S. Mizobuchi; A. Moralejo; D. Nieto; K. Nilsson; J. Ninkovic; E. Oña-Wilhelmi; N. Otte; I. Oya; M. Panniello; R. Paoletti; J. M. Paredes; M. Pasanen; D. Pascoli; F. Pauss; R. Pegna; M. Persic; L. Peruzzo; A. Piccioli; N. Puchades; E. Prandini; A. Raymers; W. Rhode; M. Ribó; J. Rico; M. Rissi; A. Robert; S. Rügamer; A. Saggion; T. Saito; A. Sánchez; P. Sartori; V. Scalzotto; V. Scapin; R. Schmitt; T. Schweizer; M. Shayduk; K. Shinozaki; S. N. Shore; N. Sidro; A. Sillanpää; D. Sobczynska; A. Stamerra; L. S. Stark; L. Takalo; P. Temnikov; D. Tescaro; M. Teshima; D. F. Torres; N. Turini; H. Vankov; V. Vitale; R. M. Wagner; T. Wibig; W. Wittek; F. Zandanel; R. Zanin; J. Zapatero

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FADC signal reconstruction for the MAGIC telescope

J. Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub, P. Antoranz, A. Armada, M. Asensio, C. Baixeras, J. A. Barrio, H. Bartko, D. Bastieri, J. Becker, W. Bednarek, K. Berger, C. Bigongiari, A. Biland, R. K. Bock, P. Bordas, V. Bosch-Ramon, T. Bretz, I. BritvitchM. Camara, E. Carmona, A. Chilingarian, S. Ciprini, J. A. Coarasa, S. Commichau, J. L. Contreras, J. Cortina, M. T. Costado, V. Curtef, V. Danielyan, F. Dazzi, A. De Angelis, C. Delgado, R. de los Reyes, B. De Lotto, E. Domingo-Santamaría, D. Dorner, M. Doro, M. Errando, M. Fagiolini, D. Ferenc, E. Fernández, R. Firpo, J. Flix, M. V. Fonseca, L. Font, M. Fuchs, N. Galante, R. J. García-López, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, M. Giller, F. Goebel, D. Hakobyan, M. Hayashida, T. Hengstebeck, A. Herrero, D. Höhne, J. Hose, C. C. Hsu, P. Jacon, T. Jogler, R. Kosyra, D. Kranich, R. Kritzer, A. Laille, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, F. Longo, J. López, M. López, E. Lorenz, P. Majumdar, G. Maneva, K. Mannheim, O. Mansutti, M. Mariotti, M. Martínez, D. Mazin, C. Merck, M. Meucci, M. Meyer, J. M. Miranda, R. Mirzoyan, S. Mizobuchi, A. Moralejo, D. Nieto, K. Nilsson, J. Ninkovic, E. Oña-Wilhelmi, N. Otte, I. Oya, M. Panniello, R. Paoletti, J. M. Paredes, M. Pasanen, D. Pascoli, F. Pauss, R. Pegna, M. Persic, L. Peruzzo, A. Piccioli, N. Puchades, E. Prandini, A. Raymers, W. Rhode, M. Ribó, J. Rico, M. Rissi, A. Robert, S. Rügamer, A. Saggion, T. Saito, A. Sánchez, P. Sartori, V. Scalzotto, V. Scapin, R. Schmitt, T. Schweizer, M. Shayduk, K. Shinozaki, S. N. Shore, N. Sidro, A. Sillanpää, D. Sobczynska, A. Stamerra, L. S. Stark, L. Takalo, P. Temnikov, D. Tescaro, M. Teshima, D. F. Torres, N. Turini, H. Vankov, V. Vitale, R. M. Wagner, T. Wibig, W. Wittek, F. Zandanel, R. Zanin, J. Zapatero

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Until April 2007 the Major Atmospheric Gamma ray Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) telescope used a 300 MSamples/s flash analog-to-digital converter (FADC) system to sample the shaped photomultiplier tube (PMT) signals produced by the captured Cherenkov photons of air showers. Different algorithms to reconstruct the signal from the read-out samples (extractors) have been implemented and are described and compared. Criteria based on the obtained charge and time resolution/bias are defined and used to judge the different extractors, by applying them to calibration, cosmic and pedestal signals. The achievable charge and time resolution have been derived as functions of the number of incident photo-electrons.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-419
Number of pages	13
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	594
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.06.043
State	Published - Sep 11 2008

Keywords

Cherenkov imaging telescopes
Digital filter
FADC
Fast digitization
γ-Ray astronomy

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Albert, J., Aliu, E., Anderhub, H., Antoranz, P., Armada, A., Asensio, M., Baixeras, C., Barrio, J. A., Bartko, H., Bastieri, D., Becker, J., Bednarek, W., Berger, K., Bigongiari, C., Biland, A., Bock, R. K., Bordas, P., Bosch-Ramon, V., Bretz, T., ... Zapatero, J. (2008). FADC signal reconstruction for the MAGIC telescope. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 594(3), 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.06.043

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AU - Aliu, E.

AU - Anderhub, H.

AU - Antoranz, P.

AU - Armada, A.

AU - Asensio, M.

AU - Baixeras, C.

AU - Barrio, J. A.

AU - Bartko, H.

AU - Bastieri, D.

AU - Becker, J.

AU - Bednarek, W.

AU - Berger, K.

AU - Bigongiari, C.

AU - Biland, A.

AU - Bock, R. K.

AU - Bordas, P.

AU - Bosch-Ramon, V.

AU - Bretz, T.

AU - Britvitch, I.

AU - Camara, M.

AU - Carmona, E.

AU - Chilingarian, A.

AU - Ciprini, S.

AU - Coarasa, J. A.

AU - Commichau, S.

AU - Contreras, J. L.

AU - Cortina, J.

AU - Costado, M. T.

AU - Curtef, V.

AU - Danielyan, V.

AU - Dazzi, F.

AU - De Angelis, A.

AU - Delgado, C.

AU - de los Reyes, R.

AU - De Lotto, B.

AU - Domingo-Santamaría, E.

AU - Dorner, D.

AU - Doro, M.

AU - Errando, M.

AU - Fagiolini, M.

AU - Ferenc, D.

AU - Fernández, E.

AU - Firpo, R.

AU - Flix, J.

AU - Fonseca, M. V.

AU - Font, L.

AU - Fuchs, M.

AU - Galante, N.

AU - García-López, R. J.

AU - Garczarczyk, M.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Giller, M.

AU - Goebel, F.

AU - Hakobyan, D.

AU - Hayashida, M.

AU - Hengstebeck, T.

AU - Herrero, A.

AU - Höhne, D.

AU - Hose, J.

AU - Hsu, C. C.

AU - Jacon, P.

AU - Jogler, T.

AU - Kosyra, R.

AU - Kranich, D.

AU - Kritzer, R.

AU - Laille, A.

AU - Lindfors, E.

AU - Lombardi, S.

AU - Longo, F.

AU - López, J.

AU - López, M.

AU - Lorenz, E.

AU - Majumdar, P.

AU - Maneva, G.

AU - Mannheim, K.

AU - Mansutti, O.

AU - Mariotti, M.

AU - Martínez, M.

AU - Mazin, D.

AU - Merck, C.

AU - Meucci, M.

AU - Meyer, M.

AU - Miranda, J. M.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Mizobuchi, S.

AU - Moralejo, A.

AU - Nieto, D.

AU - Nilsson, K.

AU - Ninkovic, J.

AU - Oña-Wilhelmi, E.

AU - Otte, N.

AU - Oya, I.

AU - Panniello, M.

AU - Paoletti, R.

AU - Paredes, J. M.

AU - Pasanen, M.

AU - Pascoli, D.

AU - Pauss, F.

AU - Pegna, R.

AU - Persic, M.

AU - Peruzzo, L.

AU - Piccioli, A.

AU - Puchades, N.

AU - Prandini, E.

AU - Raymers, A.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribó, M.

AU - Rico, J.

AU - Rissi, M.

AU - Robert, A.

AU - Rügamer, S.

AU - Saggion, A.

AU - Saito, T.

AU - Sánchez, A.

AU - Sartori, P.

AU - Scalzotto, V.

AU - Scapin, V.

AU - Schmitt, R.

AU - Schweizer, T.

AU - Shayduk, M.

AU - Shinozaki, K.

AU - Shore, S. N.

AU - Sidro, N.

AU - Sillanpää, A.

AU - Sobczynska, D.

AU - Stamerra, A.

AU - Stark, L. S.

AU - Takalo, L.

AU - Temnikov, P.

AU - Tescaro, D.

AU - Teshima, M.

AU - Torres, D. F.

AU - Turini, N.

AU - Vankov, H.

AU - Vitale, V.

AU - Wagner, R. M.

AU - Wibig, T.

AU - Wittek, W.

AU - Zandanel, F.

AU - Zanin, R.

AU - Zapatero, J.

PY - 2008/9/11

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KW - Digital filter

KW - FADC

KW - Fast digitization

KW - γ-Ray astronomy

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