Gamma Air Watch (GAW): the electronics and trigger concept

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dc.creatorAssis, P.
dc.creatorAgnetta, G.
dc.creatorBrogueira, P.
dc.creatorCatalano, O.
dc.creatorCusumano, G.
dc.creatorGalli, N.
dc.creatorGiarrusso, S.
dc.creatorla Rosa, G.
dc.creatorPimenta, M.
dc.creatorPires, G.
dc.creatorRusso, F.
dc.creatorSacco, B.
dc.date2007-07-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:21:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:21:06Z
dc.descriptionGAW proposes a new approach for the detection and measurement of the Cherenkov light produced by GeV/TeV gamma rays traversing the Earth atmosphere which imposes specific requirements on the electronics design. The focal surface of the GAW telescope consists of a matrix of multi-anode photomultipliers. The large number of active channels (of the order of 10^5) makes it basically a large UV sensitive digital camera with high resolution imaging capability. The limited amount of space available, due to the large number of channels, requires a compact design with minimal distance between the elements of the focal surface. The front-end electronics uses the single photoelectron counting technique to capture the Cherenkov light. The data acquisition is based on free-running data taking method. Self-triggering capability for each telescope is assured by detecting an excess of active pixels, in a 10ns time frame, inside overlapping trigger areas covering the whole focal surface. In this paper we describe the GAW electronics, as well as the trigger concept and implementation.
dc.description30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Merida, Mexico
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.4462
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.4462
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/135256
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleGamma Air Watch (GAW): the electronics and trigger concept
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