MAGIC Telescope Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Bibcode
2010AIPC.1279..312G
DOI
10.1063/1.3509294
Garczarczyk, M.; Antonelli, A.; Bastieri, D.; Becerra-González, J.; Carosi, A.; Covino, S.; Dominguez, A.; Gaug, M.; La Barbera, A.; Longo, F.; Scapin, V.; Spiro, S.
Referencia bibliográfica

DECIPHERING THE ANCIENT UNIVERSE WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1279, pp. 312-314 (2010).

Fecha de publicación:
10
2010
Número de autores
12
Número de autores del IAC
3
Número de citas
3
Número de citas referidas
2
Descripción
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 γ-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) γ-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.
Tipo
Sin árbitro
Fuentes de rayos gamma
Estallidos de rayos gamma

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