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FACT

(First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope)
(imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope at ORM)

FACT (for First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope) is an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT) located at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM). It detects Cherenkov radiation in the atmosphere generated by relativistic particles produced by the interaction of incoming high-energy gamma-ray photons interacting with atmospheric molecules, then processes the collected data to produce images. It makes use of Geiger-avalanche photodiode (G-APD) sensors.

(telescope,gamma rays,Cherenkov)
Further reading:
https://www.iac.es/en/observatorios-de-canarias/telescopes-and-experiments/first-g-apd-cherenkov-telescope
https://www.miguelclaro.com/wp/portfolio/fact-cherenkov-telescope-dragged-milky-way/
https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.2397
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ICRC....9...18V/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ICRC....9..203B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ICRC...33.1128B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013JInst...8P6008A/abstract
https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.1988
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014JInst...9P0012B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ICRC...34..707T/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016APh....82....1A/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ICRC...35..790N/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ICRC...35..791N/abstract
https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.06712
https://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/fileadmin/11030400/Forschung/FACT-Kapitel.2014.05.19.pdf
WaveLFreqPhoton
Energy		  
25×10-21m12×1027Hz50TeVbeginFACT
25×10-18m12YHz50GeVendFACT

Referenced by pages:
HEGRA
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM)
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