THE MAGIC EXPERIMENT AND ITS FIRST RESULTS

D. Bastieri,R. Bavikadi,C. Bigongiari,E. Bisesi,Praveen Boinee,A. De Angelis,B. De Lotto,A. Forti,T. Lenisa,F. Longo,O. Mansutti,M. Mariotti,A. Moralejo,D. Pascoli,L. Peruzzo,A. Saggion,P. Sartori,V. Scalzotto

THE MAGIC EXPERIMENT AND ITS FIRST RESULTS

2006

D. Bastieri
R. Bavikadi
C. Bigongiari
E. Bisesi
Praveen Boinee
A. De Angelis
B. De Lotto
A. Forti
T. Lenisa
F. Longo
O. Mansutti
M. Mariotti
A. Moralejo
D. Pascoli
L. Peruzzo
A. Saggion
P. Sartori
V. Scalzotto

With its diameter of 17m, the MAGIC telescope is the largest Cherenkov detector for gamma ray astrophysics. It is sensitive to photons above an energy of 30 GeV. MAGIC started operations in October 2003 and is currently taking data. This report summarizes its main characteristics, its first results and its potential for physics.

Keywords:

Astronomy
Astrophysics
Magic (paranormal)
Cherenkov detector
Gamma ray
Physics
Telescope
Crab Nebula
Photon
gamma ray astrophysics

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