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Physics performance of the upgraded MAGIC telescopes obtained with Crab Nebula data

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located at the Canary Island of La Palma, designed to observe gamma rays with energies above 50 GeV. Recently it has undergone an upgrade of the camera, digital trigger and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Julian Sitarek , Emiliano Carmona , Pierre Colin , Katharina Frantzen , Markus Gaug , Marcos Lopez , Saverio Lombardi , Abelardo Moralejo , Konstancja Satalecka , Valeria Scapin , Victor Stamatescu , Roberta Zanin , Daniel Mazin , Diego Tescaro

Status of the second phase of the MAGIC telescope

The MAGIC 17m diameter Cherenkov telescope will be upgraded with a second telescope with advanced photon detectors and ultra fast readout within the year 2007. The sensitivity of MAGIC-II, the two telescope system, will be improved by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Florian Goebel

Performance of the MAGIC Stereo System

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes sensitive above ~60 GeV, and located on the Canary Island of La Palma at the height of 2200 m.a.s.l. Since Autumn 2009 both telescopes are working together in stereoscopic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 E. Carmona , J. Sitarek , P. Colin , M. Doert , S. Klepser , S. Lombardi , M. Lo Pez , A. Moralejo , S. Pardo , V. Scalzotto , R. Zanin

Performance of the MAGIC telescopes in stereoscopic mode

The MAGIC gamma-ray observatory has recently been upgraded by a second Cherenkov telescope at a distance of 85 m from the first one. Simultaneous observation of air showers with the two MAGIC telescopes (stereoscopic mode) will improve the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-07 P. Colin , D. Borla Tridon , E. Carmona , F. De Sabata , M. Gaug , S. Lombardi , P. Majumdar , A. Moralejo , V. Scalzotto , J. Sitarek

Performance studies of the new stereoscopic Sum-Trigger-II of MAGIC after one year of operation

MAGIC is a stereoscopic system of two Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) located at La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) and working in the field of very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. It makes use of a traditional digital trigger with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-24 F. Dazzi , D. Herranz Lazaro , M. Lopez , D. Nakajima , J. Rodriguez Garcia , T. Schweizer

The major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part I: The hardware improvements and the commissioning of the system

The MAGIC telescopes are two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) located on the Canary island of La Palma. The telescopes are designed to measure Cherenkov light from air showers initiated by gamma rays in the energy regime…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-01 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Aleksic , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , M. Barcelo , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra Gonzalez , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , M. Bitossi , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , R. Cecchi , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , D. Corti , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , B. De Lotto , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , C. Delgado Mendez , A. Dettlaff , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , D. Fidalgo , D. Fink , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. Garcia Lopez , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , G. Giavitto , N. Godinovic , A. Gonzalez Munoz , S. R. Gozzini , W. Haberer , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , D. Hildebrand , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , W. Idec , J. M. Illa , V. Kadenius , H. Kellermann , M. L. Knoetig , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , J. Krause , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , J. L. Lemus , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. Lopez , R. Lopez-Coto , A. Lopez-Oramas , A. Lorca , E. Lorenz , I. Lozano , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martinez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nakajima , M. Negrello , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , M. Persic , J. Poutanen , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribo , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , S. Rugamer , T. Saito , K. Saito , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , J. Schlammer , S. Schmidl , T. Schweizer , A. Sillanpaa , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , J. Storz , M. Strzys , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , L. A. Tejedor , P. Temnikov , T. Terzic , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , P. Vogler , H. Wetteskind , M. Will , R. Zanin

Upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes

The MAGIC telescopes are two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) located on the Canary island of La Palma. With 17m diameter mirror dishes and ultra-fast electronics, they provide an energy threshold as low as 50 GeV for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Daniel Mazin , Diego Tescaro , Markus Garczarczyk , Gianluca Giavitto , Julian Sitarek

Performance of the MAGIC telescopes after the major upgrade

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain. During summer 2011 and 2012 it underwent a major upgrade. The main subsystems upgraded were the MAGIC-I camera and its…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Julian Sitarek , Emiliano Carmona , Pierre Colin , Daniel Mazin , Diego Tescaro

Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma. Since autumn 2009 both telescopes have been working together in stereoscopic mode, providing a significant improvement with respect…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-31 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Aleksić , E. A. Alvarez , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , M. Asensio , M. Backes , J. A. Barrio , D. Bastieri , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , A. Berdyugin , K. Berger , E. Bernardini , A. Biland , O. Blanch , R. K. Bock , A. Boller , G. Bonnoli , D. Borla Tridon , I. Braun , T. Bretz , A. Cañellas , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , L. Cossio , S. Covino , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , E. De Cea del Pozo , B. De Lotto , C. Delgado Mendez , A. Diago Ortega , M. Doert , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , D. Ferenc , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido , G. Giavitto , N. Godinović , D. Hadasch , D. Häfner , A. Herrero , D. Hildebrand , D. Höhne-Mönch , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , T. Jogler , H. Kellermann , S. Klepser , T. Krähenbühl , J. Krause , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , E. Leonardo , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , M. López , A. López-Oramas , E. Lorenz , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , M. Meucci , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , J. Moldón , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nieto , K. Nilsson , R. Orito , I. Oya , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , S. Pardo , J. M. Paredes , S. Partini , M. A. Perez-Torres , M. Persic , L. Peruzzo , M. Pilia , J. Pochon , F. Prada , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puerto Gimenez , I. Puljak , I. Reichardt , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , S. Rügamer , A. Saggion , K. Saito , T. Y. Saito , M. Salvati , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , M. Shayduk , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , S. Spiro , V. Stamatescu , A. Stamerra , B. Steinke , J. Storz , N. Strah , T. Surić , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , A. Treves , M. Uellenbeck , H. Vankov , P. Vogler , R. M. Wagner , Q. Weitzel , V. Zabalza , F. Zandanel , R. Zanin

The major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part II: A performance study using observations of the Crab Nebula

MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma, Spain. During summer 2011 and 2012 it underwent a series of upgrades, involving the exchange of the MAGIC-I camera and its trigger…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-23 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Aleksic , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , M. Barcelo , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra Gonzalez , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , M. Bitossi , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , R. Cecchi , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , D. Corti , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , B. De Lotto , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , C. Delgado Mendez , A. Dettlaff , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , D. Fidalgo , D. Fink , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. Garcia Lopez , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , G. Giavitto , N. Godinovic , A. Gonzalez Munoz , S. R. Gozzini , W. Haberer , D. Hadasch , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , D. Hildebrand , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , W. Idec , J. M. Illa , V. Kadenius , H. Kellermann , M. L. Knoetig , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , J. Krause , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , J. L. Lemus , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. Lopez , R. Lopez-Coto , A. Lopez-Oramas , A. Lorca , E. Lorenz , I. Lozano , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martinez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nakajima , M. Negrello , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , M. Persic , J. Poutanen , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribo , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , S. Rugamer , T. Saito , K. Saito , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , J. Schlammer , S. Schmidl , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpaa , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , J. Storz , M. Strzys , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , L. A. Tejedor , P. Temnikov , T. Terzic , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , P. Vogler , H. Wetteskind , M. Will , R. Zanin

The MAGIC Telescopes - Status and Recent Results

The MAGIC telescopes are two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located on the canary island of La Palma. They provide the lowest energy threshold among existing instruments of the kind, reaching down to 50 GeV in standard trigger…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-02 S. Klepser

Design studies for a European Gamma-ray Observatory

We discuss preliminary studies concerning a large-diameter gamma-ray telescope, to be part of an array of telescopes installed at the existing observation site on the Canary island of La Palma. One of the telescopes in the array will be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Carmen Baixeras