FACT - Status and Experience from Three Years Operation of the First SiPM Camera

A. Biland∗a, M. L. Ahnena, M. Balbob, M. Bergmannc, T. Bretza,1, K. A. Brugged , J. Bussd , D. Dornerc, S. Einecked , J. Freiwaldd , C. Hempflingc, D. Hildebranda, G. Hughesa, W. Lustermanna, K. Mannheimc, K. Meierc, S. Mullera, D. Neisea, A. Neronovb, M. Nothed , A.-K. Overkempingd , A. Paravacc, F. Paussa, W. Rhoded , F. Temmed , J. Thaeled , S. Toscanob, P. Voglera, R. Walterb, and A. Wilbertc aETH Zurich, Institute for Particle Physics Otto-Stern-Weg 5, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland bUniversity of Geneva, ISDC Data Center for Astrophysics Chemin d’Ecogia 16, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland cUniversitat Wurzburg, Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics Emil-Fischer-Str. 31, 97074 Wurzburg, Germany dTU Dortmund, Experimental Physics 5 Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44221 Dortmund, Germany 1also at RWTH Aachen E-mail: biland@phys.ethz.ch