Heidelberg 2022 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 45: Gamma Astronomy 2

T 45.5: Vortrag

Dienstag, 22. März 2022, 17:15–17:30, T-H30

Science verification and highlights of the new FlashCam-based camera in the 28m telescope of H.E.S.S. — •Simon Steinmassl for the H.E.S.S. collaboration — Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany

In October 2019, the 28m telescope in the centre of the H.E.S.S. array was upgraded with a new camera. The camera itself is a prototype based on the FlashCam design, which was originally developed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). We report here the results of the validation and science verification programme that has been performed after the commissioning period. From that, we conclude that the camera, analysis and simulation pipelines are working up to expectations. Finally, we discuss some highlights of the scientific results obtained during the first two years of science operation with the new camera, as well as possible future science cases.