Aachen 2019 – scientific programme

Parts | Days | Selection | Search | Updates | Downloads | Help

T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 60: Astroteilchenphysik: Methoden III

T 60.1: Talk

Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 16:00–16:15, S12

IceAct, SiPM based Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes for IceCube — •Jan Auffenberg, Pascal Backes, Thomas Bretz, Erik Ganster, Maurice Günder, Merlin Schaufel, Johannes Schumacher, and Aatif Waza for the IceCube collaboration — RWTH Aachen University

The development of cost effective and compact Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) based Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes enables new measurements using a hybrid configuration with ground based detectors. IceAct is a proposed surface array of such telescopes above IceCube. During January 2019, two new versions of IceAct telescope demonstrators featuring 61 SiPM pixels and improved optics were installed in the center of the IceTop surface detector at the geographic South Pole. Combining information from these telescopes and IceCube, it is possible to test the performance in primary particle discrimination, energy calibration, and veto capabilities. We present the status of the project and the prospects of the upcoming data taking season during the antarctic winter.