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The MAGIC telescope
No full textMAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov telescope) is presently the largest
ground-based gamma ray telescope. MAGIC has been taking data regularly since October 2004
at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma. In this paper the MAGIC
telescope status, its performances and some preliminary results on observed gamma ray sources
are presented
Status of the 17 m diameter telescope
No full textThe 17m ∅ MAGIC telescope for ground-based gamma-ray (γ) astronomy is currently commissioned at the Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma. The status, with emphasis on some specific technical solutions, and the plans for the near future will be reviewed
Observations of Extragalactic Sources with the MAGIC Telescope.
No full textMAGIC is currently the world's largest single dish ground based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope. During the first year of operation, more than 20 extragalactic sources have been observed and several of them detected. Here we present results of analyzed data, including discussion about spectral and temporal properties of the detected sources. In addition, we discuss implications of the measured energy spectra of distant sources for our knowledge of the extragalactic background light
Gamma-Ray Astronomy with MAGIC above 25 GeV
No full textThe MAGIC telescopes are 17m diameter
Cherenkov telescopes, located on the Canarian island
La Palma (Spain), with an optimal view on the
Northern sky. It is nowadays the only ground-based
instrument able to measure high-energy °-rays below
100 GeV. A recent upgrade of the trigger system
allows to extend the sensitivity down to 25 GeV, which
resulted in the detection of pulsed emission from the
Crab pulsar. The construction of the second telescope
MAGIC-II has been completed and commissioning is
in its final phase phase. We review some recent experimental
results obtained with the single telescope
MAGIC-I
Highlights of MAGIC results
No full textMAGIC is the largest Cherenkov telescope currently operating and is in full operation since September 2004. Since then, it is providing a full wealth of exciting new physics results from its observations in the very high energy (VHE) region of galactic and extragalactic locations. Among the main results obtained, the discoveries of new sources and even of entire new classes of sources, as well as the observation of fast variability down to an unprecedented level of precision. Recent results for distant extragalactic sources are also shown: observations that are important for the development of new models of extragalactic background and to evaluate the systematic uncertainties of the imaging Cherenkov technique
Results of MAGIC galactic sources
No full textMAGIC is a single‐dish Cherenkov telescope located on La Palma (Spain), hence with an optimal view on the Northern sky. Sensitive in the 30 GeV—30 TeV energy band, it is nowadays the only ground‐based instrument being able to measure high‐energy γ‐rays below 100 GeV. We review the most recent experimental results on Galactic sources obtained using MAGIC. These include pulsars, binary systems, supernova remnants and unidentified sources
VHE gamma ray Astronomy with the MAGIC Telescope
No full textMAGIC is the largest of the new generation of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes and has started regular
data-taking end of 2004. In this report I will give an overview about the status of the experiment and ongoing
upgrades, as well as the already rich harvest of galactic and extragalactic data taken so far
The MAGIC Experiment
No full textThe Magic Cherenkov Telescope is located at the Observatory of the Roque de los
Muchachos (ORM) and since 2004 is operative, in may 2005 was started the first yearly
campaign of data taking named Cycle I. During this period the telescope reported signals
from galactic and extragalactic AGN sources. In this report we will describe the
technique for the detection of Very High Energy (VHE) gammas by this class o
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