An Efficient Test Facility For The Cherenkov Telescope Array FlashCam Readout Electronics Production

摘要

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the planned next-generation instrumentfor ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, currently under preparation by aworld-wide consortium. The FlashCam group is preparing a photomultiplier-basedcamera for the Medium Size Telescopes of CTA, with a fully digital ReadoutSystem (ROS). For the forthcoming mass production of a substantial number ofcameras, efficient test routines for all components are currently underdevelopment. We report here on a test facility for the ROS components. A testsetup and routines have been developed and an early version of that setup hassuccessfully been used to test a significant fraction of the ROS for theFlashCam camera prototype in January 2016. The test setup with its componentsand interface, as well as first results, are presented here.