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| Award | PUBDB-2020-00382 |
2019
The H.E.S.S. collaboration
Abstract: Thomas was awarded the H.E.S.S. prize for his numerous and highly valuable contributions to H.E.S.S. in the past few years. He played, in particular, a major role in the maintenance of the H.E.S.S. data acquisition system (DAQ), and contributed to the development and implementation of a mono classification scheme for the large telescope (CT5), which is the basis of the low-energy real-time analysis (RTA). This classification provides the fast and reliable backbone for the mono RTA, used to trigger follow-up observations of known variable sources like Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) or the recently detected Gamma Ray Burst GRB 190829A, and to search for emission from new transients. In addition to his technical contributions to the H.E.S.S. collaboration, he participated in the data analysis and interpretation of several astrophysical sources, such as the binary system PSR B1259-63 with H.E.S.S.-I and H.E.S.S.-II data. His most significant achievement in the past months was his role in the successful implementation of the HESS DAQ cluster upgrade, which will ensure continued stable and reliable operation of H.E.S.S. in the coming years.
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