Prandini, E. (2013) Highlight results from the MAGIC telescopes. Il nuovo cimento C, 36 (1). pp. 105-110. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
The MAGIC telescopes are a couple of IACT (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes) located in the Canary island of La Palma. The first telescope, named MAGIC I, has operated since 2004, while the second telescope, MAGIC II, was inaugurated in September 2009. Since then the two instruments have worked simultaneously and have taken data in stereoscopic mode. The telescopes are characterized by a reflective surface of 17 meters of diameter and by an ultra-fast electronics. A key feature of MAGIC is the energy threshold of ∼ 50 GeV, the lowest among the existing IACT. This peculiar threshold allows a superposition of the energy spectra observed by MAGIC with those obtained with gamma-ray satellites, observing up to several hundred GeV. In this contribution we present the main scientific achievements recently obtained by MAGIC in the observation of both galactic and extragalactic objects. The future perspectives are also discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | X- and γ-ray telescopes and instrumentation ; γ-ray |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2020 14:33 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2020 14:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18070 |
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