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Nuisances of SiPMs and how to deal with them in ... - KICP Workshops

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Operational Requirements<br />

Purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>strument is <strong>to</strong> detect air s<strong>how</strong>ers <strong>and</strong> reconstruct primary particle:<br />

Stable operation -> no drift <strong>of</strong> camera response (ga<strong>in</strong>, pulse shapes, PDE, ...)<br />

due <strong>to</strong><br />

Ambient environment (temperature, humidity, ...)<br />

Brightness <strong>of</strong> sky (NSB, stars)<br />

Ag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

...<br />

particle type, arrival direction, energy<br />

<strong>with</strong> as little uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties as possible or <strong>in</strong> other words<br />

the <strong>in</strong>strument should not be the limit<strong>in</strong>g fac<strong>to</strong>r <strong>in</strong> the reconstruction<br />

Uniform camera response (ga<strong>in</strong>, PDE)<br />

Additional practical requirements<br />

Reliability, durability, low costs, ...<br />

Nepomuk Otte<br />

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