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Performance and first measurements of the MAGIC Stellar Intensity Interferometer

In recent years, a new generation of optical intensity interferometers has emerged, leveraging the existing infrastructure of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs). The MAGIC telescopes host the MAGIC-SII system (Stellar…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-15 MAGIC Collaboration , S. Abe , J. Abhir , V. A. Acciari , A. Aguasca-Cabot , I. Agudo , T. Aniello , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , C. Arcaro , M. Artero , K. Asano , A. Babić , A. Baquero , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , I. Batković , A. Bautista , J. Baxter , J. Becerra González , E. Bernardini , M. Bernardos , J. Bernete , A. Berti , J. Besenrieder , C. Bigongiari , A. Biland , O. Blanch , Ž. Bošnjak , I. Burelli , G. Busetto , A. Campoy-Ordaz , A. Carosi , R. Carosi , M. Carretero-Castrillo , G. Ceribella , Y. Chai , A. Cifuentes , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , G. D'Amico , V. D'Elia , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , R. de Menezes , A. Del Popolo , M. Delfino , J. Delgado , C. Delgado Mendez , F. Di Pierro , L. Di Venere , D. Dominis Prester , A. Donini , D. Dorner , M. Doro , D. Elsaesser , G. Emery , J. Escudero , L. Fari na , A. Fattorini , L. Foffano , L. Font , S. Fröse , S. Fukami , Y. Fukazawa , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , S. Gasparyan , M. Gaug , J. G. Giesbrecht Paiva , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , P. Gliwny , T. Gradetzke , R. Grau , D. Green , J. G. Green , P. Günther , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , T. Hassan , L. Heckmann , J. Herrera , D. Hrupec , M. Hütten , R. Imazawa , K. Ishio , I. Jiménez Martínez , J. Jormanainen , T. Kayanoki , D. Kerszberg , G. W. Kluge , Y. Kobayashi , P. M. Kouch , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , M. Láinez , A. Lamastra , F. Leone , E. Lindfors , L. Linhoff , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , R. López-Coto , M. López-Moya , A. López-Oramas , S. Loporchio , A. Lorini , E. Lyard , B. Machado de Oliveira Fraga , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , N. Mang , M. Manganaro , S. Mangano , K. Mannheim , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , M. Martínez-Chicharro , A. Mas-Aguilar , D. Mazin , S. Menchiari , S. Mender , D. Miceli , T. Miener , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , M. Molero González , E. Molina , H. A. Mondal , A. Moralejo , D. Morcuende , T. Nakamori , C. Nanci , V. Neustroev , L. Nickel , M. Nievas Rosillo , C. Nigro , L. Nikolić , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , T. Njoh Ekoume , K. Noda , S. Nozaki , Y. Ohtani , A. Okumura , J. Otero-Santos , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , M. Peresano , M. Persic , M. Pihet , G. Pirola , F. Podobnik , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , G. Principe , C. Priyadarshi , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , C. Righi , N. Sahakyan , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , F. G. Saturni , B. Schleicher , K. Schmidt , F. Schmuckermaier , J. L. Schubert , T. Schweizer , A. Sciaccaluga , G. Silvestri , J. Sitarek , V. Sliusar , D. Sobczynska , A. Spolon , A. Stamerra , J. Strišković , D. Strom , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , T. Surić , S. Suutarinen , H. Tajima , M. Takahashi , R. Takeishi , P. Temnikov , K. Terauchi , T. Terzić , M. Teshima S. Truzzi , A. Tutone , S. Ubach , J. van Scherpenberg , M. Vazquez Acosta , S. Ventura , I. Viale , C. F. Vigorito , V. Vitale , R. Walter , M. Will , C. Wunderlich , T. Yamamoto , G. Chon C. Díaz , M. Fiori , M. Lobo , G. Naletto , M. Polo , J. J. Rodríguez-Vázquez , P. Saha , L. Zampieri

First measurements and upgrade plans of the MAGIC intensity interferometer

The two MAGIC 17-m diameter Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes have been equipped to work also as an intensity interferometer with a deadtime-free, 4-channel, GPU-based, real-time correlator. Operating with baselines between approx.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-30 Juan Cortina , V. A. Acciari , A. Biland , E. Colombo , C. da Costa , C. Delgado , C. Diaz , M. Fiori , D. Fink , T. Hassan , I. Jimenez-Martinez , E. Lyard , M. Mariotti , G. Martinez , R. Mirzoyan , G. Naletto , M. Polo , N. Produit , J. J. Rodriguez , T. Schweizer , R. Walter , C. W. Wunderlich , L. Zampieri , the MAGIC , LST collaborations

Optical intensity interferometry observations using the MAGIC imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) currently in operation feature large mirrors and order of 1 ns time response to signals of a few photo-electrons produced by optical photons. This means that they are ideally suited for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-15 V. A. Acciari , M. I. Bernardos , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , C. Delgado , C. Diaz , D. Fink , M. Mariotti , S. Mangano , R. Mirzoyan , M. Polo , T. Schweizer , M. Will

Performance of the upgraded VERITAS Stellar Intensity Interferometer (VSII)

The VERITAS Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope array (IACT) was augmented in 2019 with high-speed focal plane electronics to create a new Stellar Intensity Interferometry (SII) observational capability (VERITAS-SII, or VSII). VSII…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-09 David B. Kieda , VERITAS Collaboration

Astrophysical measurements with the VERITAS Stellar Intensity Interferometer

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes have long been viewed as potential light collectors to be used for long baseline optical intensity interferometry observations. Intensity interferometry, as implemented with Cherenkov telescopes, is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 N. Matthews , S. LeBohec

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

The VERITAS-Stellar Intensity Interferometry (VSII) survey of Stellar Diameters

The VERITAS Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) array was augmented in 2019 with high-speed focal plane electronics to allow its use for Stellar Intensity Interferometry (SII) observations. Since January 2019, the VERITAS Stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-24 David Kieda , Jonathan Davis , Tugdual LeBohec , Mike Lisa , Nolan K. Matthews

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

Monte Carlo Studies of Combined MAGIC and LST1 Observations

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation very high energy gamma-ray observatory covering the 20 GeV - 300 TeV energy range with unprecedented sensitivity, angular and energy resolution. With a site in each hemisphere, CTA…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-18 F. Di Pierro , L. Arrabito , A. Baquero Larriva , A. Berti , J. Bregeon , D. Depaoli , D. Dominis Prester , R. Lopez Coto , M. Manganaro , S. Mićanović , A. Moralejo , Y. Ohtani , L. Saha , J. Sitarek , Y. Suda , T. Terzić , I. Vovk , T. Vuillaume

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

Towards optical intensity interferometry for high angular resolution stellar astrophysics

Most neighboring stars are still detected as point sources and are beyond the angular resolution reach of current observatories. Methods to improve our understanding of stars at high angular resolution are investigated. Air Cherenkov…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-07 Paul D. Nunez

Recent Results from the MAGIC Telescopes

MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope) is a system of two 17 meters Cherenkov telescopes, sensitive to very high energy (VHE; $> 10^{11}$ eV) gamma radiation above an energy threshold of 50 GeV. The first telescope…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 O. Tibolla

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

Recent results from MAGIC

MAGIC is a system of two 17-m diameter Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, located at an altitude of 2200 m in Roque de los Muchachos on the Canary island of La Palma, exploring the gamma-ray sky above a few tens of GeV and up to tens…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-28 S. Mangano

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

Status of the VERITAS Stellar Intensity Interferometry (VSII) System

The VERITAS Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope array (IACT) was augmented in 2019 with high-speed focal plane electronics to allow the use of VERITAS for Stellar Intensity Interferometry (SII) observations. Since that time, several…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-23 D. B Kieda , Jonathan Davis , Tugdual LeBohec , Mike Lisa , Nolan K. Matthews

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

Technical Performance of the MAGIC Telescopes

The MAGIC-I telescope is the largest single-dish Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescope in the world. A second telescope, MAGIC-II, will operate in coincidence with MAGIC-I in stereoscopic mode. MAGIC-II is a clone of MAGIC-I, but with a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 Juan Cortina , Florian Goebel , Thomas Schweizer

Cross-calibration and combined analysis of the CTA-LST prototype and the MAGIC telescopes

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the next generation gamma-ray observatory, which will consist of three kinds of telescopes of different sizes. Among those, the Large Size Telescope (LST) will be the most sensitive in the low…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-23 Y. Ohtani , A. Berti , D. Depaoli , F. Di Pierro , D. Green , L. Heckmann , M. Hütten , T. Inada , R. López-Coto , E. Medina , A. Moralejo , D. Morcuende , G. Pirola , M. Strzys , Y. Suda , I. Vovk