Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data

Aleksić, Jelena; ...; Dominis Prester, Dijana; ...; Ferenc, Daniel; ...; Godinović, Nikola; ...; Hrupec, Dario; ...; Lelas, Damir; ...; Puljak, Ivica; ...; Surić, Tihomir; ...; Šnidarić, Iva; ...; Terzić, Tomislav; ...; Zanin, R.

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.11.007

Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 523028

Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data

Aleksić, Jelena; ...; Dominis Prester, Dijana; ...; Ferenc, Daniel; ...; Godinović, Nikola; ...; Hrupec, Dario; ... et al.

Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data // Astroparticle physics, 35 (2012), 7; 435-448 doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.11.007 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)

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Naslov
Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data

Autori
Aleksić, Jelena ; ... ; Dominis Prester, Dijana ; ... ; Ferenc, Daniel ; ... ; Godinović, Nikola ; ... ; Hrupec, Dario ; ... ; Lelas, Damir ; ... ; Puljak, Ivica ; ... ; Surić, Tihomir ; ... ; Šnidarić, Iva ; ... ; Terzić, Tomislav ; ... ; Zanin, R.

Izvornik
Astroparticle physics (0927-6505) 35 (2012), 7; 435-448

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gamma-ray astronomy; Cherenkov telescopes; Crab Nebula

Sažetak
MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma. Since autumn 2009 both telescopes have been working together in stereoscopic mode, providing a significant improvement with respect to the previous single-telescope observations. We use observations of the Crab Nebula taken at low zenith angles to assess the performance of the MAGIC stereo system. The trigger threshold of the MAGIC telescopes is 50 − 60 GeV. Advanced stereo analysis techniques allow MAGIC to achieve a sensitivity as good as (0.76 ± 0.03)% of the Crab Nebula flux in 50 h of observations above 290 GeV. The angular resolution at those energies is better than ∼0.07 degree. We also perform a detailed study of possible systematic effects which may influence the analysis of the data taken with the MAGIC telescopes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

POVEZANOST RADA

Projekti:
098-0982931-2875 - Foton-atom međudjelovanje i korelacije (Surić, Tihomir, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)
HRZZ-02.01/12 - Astročestična fizika u Hrvatskoj - razvoj tehnološke baze i višeinstitucionalne suradnje kao preduvjeta za ravnopravno djelovanje u novim međunarodnim projektima (Ferenc, Daniel, HRZZ ) ( CroRIS)

Ustanove:
Fakultet elektrotehnike, strojarstva i brodogradnje, Split,
Institut "Ruđer Bošković", Zagreb,
Sveučilište u Rijeci - Odjel za fiziku

Profili:

Dario Hrupec (autor)