Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aps..aprb17073z&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, April Meeting, Jointly Sponsored with the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American As
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) detects 50-500 GeV gamma rays by sampling the Cherenkov light wavefront generated as the gamma rays interact with the atmosphere. Using steerable heliostat mirrors and stationary secondary optics at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility in New Mexico, the Cherenkov light is recorded using fast electronics with good timing. One significant improvement of the full 64 channel STACEE detector over earlier prototypes is the addition of GHz flash ADCs on each channel. We are developing analysis techniques to extract timing and other pulse information from the flash ADCs in order to 1.) discriminate against the abundant cosmic ray background, and 2.) understand how well the shower direction and energy can be reconstructed. We describe the techniques and present results from data taken during the 2001-2002 observing season.
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