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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
physics and astronomy
The major upgrade of the MAGIC telescopes, Part II: A performance study using observations of the Crab Nebula
Astroparticle Physics, Volume 72, Article 2022, Year 2016
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Abstract MAGIC is a system of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Canary island of La Palma, Spain. During summer 2011 and 2012 it underwent a series of upgrades, involving the exchange of the MAGIC-I camera and its trigger system, as well as the upgrade of the readout system of both telescopes. We use observations of the Crab Nebula taken at low and medium zenith angles to assess the key performance parameters of the MAGIC stereo system. For low zenith angle observations, the standard trigger threshold of the MAGIC telescopes is ∼ 50 GeV. The integral sensitivity for point-like sources with Crab Nebula-like spectrum above 220 GeV is (0.66 ± 0.03)% of Crab Nebula flux in 50 h of observations. The angular resolution, defined as the σ of a 2-dimensional Gaussian distribution, at those energies is ≲ 0.07°, while the energy resolution is 16%. We also re-evaluate the effect of the systematic uncertainty on the data taken with the MAGIC telescopes after the upgrade. We estimate that the systematic uncertainties can be divided in the following components: < 15% in energy scale, 11%-18% in flux normalization and ± 0.15 for the energy spectrum power-law slope. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Aleksíc, Jelena
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Ansoldi, Stefano
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Antonelli, Lucio Angelo
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Antoranz, Pedro
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Babić, Ana
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Bangale, Priyadarshini
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Barcelò, Miquel
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barrio, Juan Abel
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Becerra González, Josefa
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
United States, Greenbelt
Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Bednarek, Włodzimierz
Poland, Lodz
University of Lodz
Bernardini, Elisa
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Biasuzzi, Barbara
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Biland, Adrian
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Bitossi, Massimiliano
Unknown Affiliation
Blanch, Oscar
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bonnefoy, Simon
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Bonnoli, Giacomo
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Borracci, F.
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Bretz, Thomas
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Switzerland, Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Carosi, Alessandro
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Colin, Pierre
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Colombo, E.
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Contreras, José Luis
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Cortina, J.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Covino, Stefano
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
da Vela, Paolo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Dazzi, Francesco
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
De Angelis, Alessandro D.
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
De Lotto, Barbara
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
De Oña Wilhelmi, Emma
Spain, Barcelona
Csic - Instituto de Ciencias Del Espacio Ice
Dominis-Prester, Dijana
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Dorner, Daniela
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Doro, Michele
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Einecke, Sabrina
Germany, Dortmund
Technische Universität Dortmund
Eisenacher, Dorit
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Elsässer, Dominik
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Fidalgo, David Carreto
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Fonseca, M. V.
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Font, Ll L.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Fruck, Christian
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Galindo, Daniel
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
García López, Ramón J.
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Garczarczyk, Markus
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Gaug, Markus
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Giavitto, Gianluca
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Godinović, Nikola
Croatia, Split
University of Split
González Muñoz, A.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Gozzini, Sara Rebecca
Germany, Hamburg
Deutsches Elektronen-synchrotron Desy
Hadasch, Daniela
Spain, Barcelona
Csic - Instituto de Ciencias Del Espacio Ice
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Hayashida, Masaaki
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Herrera, Juan Carlos Helo
Spain, San Cristobal de la Laguna
Instituto Astrofisico de Canarias
Hildebrand, Dorothée
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Hose, Juergen
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Hrupec, Dario
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Kadenius, Ville
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Kellermann, Hanna
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Konno, Yusuke
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Kubo, Hidetoshi
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Kushida, Junko
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
La Barbera, Antonino
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Lelas, Damir
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Lewandowska, Natalia
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Lindfors, Elina J.
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Lombardi, Saverio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Longo, Francesco
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
López-Moya, Marcos
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
López-Coto, Rubén
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
López-Oramas, Alicia
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Lorenz, Eckhart
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Makariev, M. V.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Maneva, Galina M.
Bulgaria, Sofia
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Mankuzhiyil, Nijil
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
India, Mumbai
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Mannheim, Karl
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Maraschi, Laura
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Marcote, Benito
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Mariotti, M.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Martínez, Manel
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Mazin, Daniel
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Menzel, Uta
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Mirzoyan, Razmik G.
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Moralejo, Abelardo
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Munar-Adrover, Pere
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Negrello, Mattia
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Neustroev, Vitaly V.
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Maciołek-Niedźwiecki, Andrzej
Poland, Lodz
University of Lodz
Nilsson, Kari
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Austria, Innsbruck
Universität Innsbruck
Nishijima, Kyoshi
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Noda, Koji
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Paiano, Simona
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Palatiello, Michele
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Paneque, David
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Paoletti, Riccardo
Italy, Pisa
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Pisa
Paredes, Josep Maria
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Persic, Massimo
Italy, Trieste
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Trieste
Poutanen, Juri
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Prada Moroni, Pier Giorgio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Prandini, Elisa
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Puljak, Ivica
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Reinthal, Riho
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Rhode, Wolfgang
Germany, Dortmund
Technische Universität Dortmund
Ribó, Marc
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Rico, Javier R.
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Scalzotto, Villi
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Schmidl, Sebastian
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Schweizer, Thomas
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Shore, Steven N.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare - Infn
Sillanp̈äa, Aimo K.
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Sitarek, Julian
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Poland, Lodz
University of Lodz
Sobczyńska, Dorota
Poland, Lodz
University of Lodz
Spanier, Felix
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Stamerra, Antonio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Steinbring, T.
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Takalo, Leo O.
Finland, Oulu
Oulun Yliopisto
Tavecchio, Fabrizio
Italy, Rome
Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Rome
Terzić, Tomislav
Croatia, Split
University of Split
Teshima, Masahiro
Germany, Munich
Max Planck Institute for Physics Werner Heisenberg Institute
Tibolla, Omar
Germany, Wurzburg
Julius-maximilians-universität Würzburg
Torres, Diego F.
Spain, Barcelona
Csic - Instituto de Ciencias Del Espacio Ice
Treves, Aldo
Italy, Bicocca
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione Di Milano-bicocca
Zanin, Roberta
Spain, Barcelona
Instituto de Estudios Espaciales de Cataluña
Statistics
Citations: 395
Authors: 120
Affiliations: 26
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.02.005
ISSN:
09276505