Night of Scientists 2024 at Ondrejov Observatory

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[ Astronomický ústav AV ČR, Ondrejov 2024-09-27] As part of the Night of Scientists 2024, the Cherenkov telescopes located at the Ondřejov Observatory were also presented to the public. Jakub Juryšek and Dušan Mandát showcased the SST-1M project to attendees and explained related physical phenomena (the formation of particle showers, methods of observation, processing, and more). Last but not least, they answered curious questions from both young and adult visitors from the general public. Night of Scientists 2024 at Ondrejov Observatory Night of Scientists 2024 at Ondrejov Observatory ( read the corresponding article on Facebook in czech … )

Observation of Astrophysical Sources with SST-1M Telescopes – First Results

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[ Jakub Jurysek (Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences), Gamma 2024 – Milano, 2.-6. September 2024 ] The Single-Mirror Small Size Cherenkov Telescope (SST-1M) was developed by a consortium of institutes in Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The SST-1M design is based on the DaviesCotton concept, featuring a 4-meter mirror and an innovative SiPM-based camera. It is most sensitive to gamma rays in the TeV and multi-TeV energy bands. Since 2021, two SST-1M prototypes have been commissioned at the Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic, where their performance in both mono and stereo observation modes is being tested....

Commissioning and Operation of the SST-1M Stereoscopic Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

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[ Matthieu Heller (University of Geneva), Gamma 2024 – Milano, 2.-6. September 2024 ] The small-size single mirror telescopes, SST-1Ms, are two Cherenkov telescope prototypes developed by a consortium of Czech, Polish, and Swiss institutions. Featuring a 9.42 m² multi-segment mirror and a 5.6 m focal length, the SST-1Ms offer a broad 9-degree field of view and have proven capable of detecting gamma rays with energies starting from several hundred GeV. The innovative cameras incorporate a compact photo-detector plane with 1296 hexagonal silicon photomultiplier pixels and a fully digital readout and trigger system utilizing 250 MSps FADCs. Currently undergoing commissioning at...