Abstract
The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) is an atmospheric Cherenkov detector that detects astrophysical gamma rays using the shower-front-sampling technique. STACEE is a fully operational detector utilizing 1 GS/s Flash ADCs on all channels, providing important pulse height and timing information for discriminating between γ-ray and hadron events. We discuss shower-front reconstruction methodologies and gamma/hadron separation techniques that utilize the nanosecond timing and pulse height information provided by STACEE’s Flash ADCs.
Type
Publication
In Proceedings, 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference
