MAGIC Telescope Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Journal Article · Fri Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3509294· OSTI ID:21439595

Garczarczyk, M; Becerra-Gonzalez, J; Gaug, M ^[1]; Antonelli, A; Carosi, A; La Barbera, A; Spiro, S ^[2]; Bastieri, D ^[3]; Covino, S ^[4]; Dominguez, A ^[5]; Longo, F ^[6]; Scapin, V ^[7]

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1. Instituto Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife (Spain)
2. Osservatorio Astr. di Roma and INAF, Rome (Italy)
3. Universita di Padova and INFN, Padova (Italy)
4. Osservatorio Astr. di Brera and INAF, Merate (Italy)
5. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)
6. Universita di Trieste and INFN, Trieste (Italy)
7. Universita di Udine and INFN, Udine (Italy)

MAGIC is built to perform observations of prompt and early afterglow emission from Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) above 25 GeV. The instrument is designed to have the lowest possible energy threshold among the ground based {gamma}-ray detectors and the fastest reaction time to alerts distributed over the GRB Coordinates Network (GCN). The MAGIC-I telescope observed 57 GRBs during the first six years. In no cases Very High Energy (VHE){gamma}-ray emission above the threshold energy could be detected. The telescope has undergone several major improvements in sensitivity and repositioning performance. The biggest improvement in sensitivity was achieved with the installation of the second MAGIC-II telescope. Since more than one year both telescopes are observing in stereo mode. MAGIC are the only telescopes fast and sensitive enough to extend the observational energy range of satellite detectors, while GRB prompt and early afterglow emission is still ongoing.

• OSTI ID: 21439595
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1279; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
AFTERGLOW
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
BOSONS
COORDINATES
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RADIATION
DETECTION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GAMMA DETECTION
GEV RANGE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
PERFORMANCE
PHOTON EMISSION
PHOTONS
PHYSICS
PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
RED SHIFT
SATELLITES
SENSITIVITY
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
THRESHOLD ENERGY