MCP-TimePix3 at OARPAF: a pathfinder for an imaging detector with high time resolution for astronomy

L. Cabona; M. Cecconi; R. Caravita; F. Ambrosino; A. Casale; D. Ricci; L. T. Glöggler; S. Tosi

doi:10.1117/12.3018332

27 August 2024 MCP-TimePix3 at OARPAF: a pathfinder for an imaging detector with high time resolution for astronomy

L. Cabona, M. Cecconi, R. Caravita, F. Ambrosino, A. Casale, D. Ricci, L. T. Glöggler, S. Tosi

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Proceedings Volume 13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI; 131030P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018332
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

We present a project aiming at evaluating a novel hybrid imaging/timing detector concept comprising a photocathode, a chevron-stack micro-channel plate, and a TimePix3 readout ASIC for the detection of visible photons with high time resolution and good quantum efficiency and spatial resolution. Due to these attributes, this detector holds significant promise for time-domain astronomy. The evaluation and data collection for this project will primarily occur at the OARPAF observatory (80cm primary mirror) with the objective of pioneering this technology in the astronomical domain and gathering essential information to advance toward developing an instrument based on this technology for the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo at a later stage.

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L. Cabona, M. Cecconi, R. Caravita, F. Ambrosino, A. Casale, D. Ricci, L. T. Glöggler, and S. Tosi "MCP-TimePix3 at OARPAF: a pathfinder for an imaging detector with high time resolution for astronomy", Proc. SPIE 13103, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XI, 131030P (27 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018332

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