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##
High Altitude Water-Cherenkov Observat
or
y
(
HAWC's Eye / FAMOUS
)
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Semi conductor photo sens
or
s
(
SiPM
)


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<sup>
The HAWC Observatory (J. Goodman, Nov. 2016)
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Image credits: L. Middendorf
</sup>
<details>
<summary>
Physics
</summary>
<summary>
Overview
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Astronomy at TeV energies
<li>
First all-sky detector (first all-sky map)
<li>
Ideal to monitor the sky for transient events
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
<details>
<summary>
Detector and Technology
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Huge Water tanks located near Puebla (Mexico)
<li>
Compact imaging air-Cherenkov Telescopes (HAWC's Eye / FAMOUS)
<li>
Improvements expected from the combination of both technologies
<li>
First hybrid detector of this kind
<li>
Semi conductor based photo sensors
<li>
Novel technology
<li>
Very robust
<li>
High photo detection efficiency
</ul>
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<summary>
Possible topics for Bachelor- and Master-theses
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
First measurements with a digital SiPM
<li>
Measurements of the recovery time of single G-APD cell on the sensor
<li>
Unfolding of high light yield traces
<li>
Simulation of SiPM properties
</ul>
</blockquote>
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