A new fast photometer based on SiPM technology was developed at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" starting from 2009. A first prototype was successfully tested observing the Crab pulsar at the Loiano telescope of the Bologna Observatory. In this paper we illustrate the improvements we applied to our instrument, concerning new cooled commercial sensors, a new version of our custom dedicated electronics and an upgraded control timing software. Finally we report the results obtained with this instrument on December 2012 on the Crab pulsar at the Loiano telescope to show its goodness and capabilities.
SiFAP: a simple sub-millisecond astronomical photometer / Ambrosino, Filippo; Meddi, Franco; Nesci, Roberto; Rossi, Corinne; Sclavi, Silvia; I., Bruni. - In: JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 2251-1725. - ELETTRONICO. - 2:1(2013), p. 1350006. [10.1142/s2251171713500062]
SiFAP: a simple sub-millisecond astronomical photometer
AMBROSINO, FILIPPO;MEDDI, Franco;NESCI, Roberto;ROSSI, Corinne;SCLAVI, SILVIA;
2013
Abstract
A new fast photometer based on SiPM technology was developed at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" starting from 2009. A first prototype was successfully tested observing the Crab pulsar at the Loiano telescope of the Bologna Observatory. In this paper we illustrate the improvements we applied to our instrument, concerning new cooled commercial sensors, a new version of our custom dedicated electronics and an upgraded control timing software. Finally we report the results obtained with this instrument on December 2012 on the Crab pulsar at the Loiano telescope to show its goodness and capabilities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
