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Saito, Takayuki
Referencia bibliográfica
Proceedings of the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2011), held 11-18 August, 2011 in Beijing, China. Vol. 9 OG2.5: Cosmic Ray Origin and Galactic Phenomena, p.214
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2011
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Descripción
The hybrid photodetector (HPD) R9792U-40 has very high peak quantum
efficiency ($>50$% at 500 nm), excellent charge resolution and very
low after-pulsing probability (500 times less than that of currently
used photomultipliers (PMTs)). These features will improve the
sensitivity, the energy resolution and the energy threshold of the MAGIC
telescope. On the other hand, its high photocathode voltage (-8 to -6
kV), relatively short photocathode lifetime, and relatively large
temperature dependence of the gain need to be taken care of. In February
2010, 6 HPDs were installed in a corner of the MAGIC-II camera for a
field test. Here we report the results of the field test and our future
plans.