MAGIC

Collaboration:

Laboratory: IAC- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, ORM Observatorio Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain

National Responsible: L.Peruzzo (Pd)

1. Goal of the experiment

The MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cerenkov telescope) is one of the new generation imaging Cerenkov telescopes which will be operative at low energy threshold in the next future.

Magic will be the first to be operative among the other next generation experiments.

The aim is to lower the energy threshold by at least one order of magnitude with respect to the present ground-based telescopes. This together with the increased upper energy threshold of satellites (Agile, Glast) will close the observative gap between 1-10 GeV and 300 GeV presently existing.

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Activities during 2001

The apparatus is under construction. Achievements were obtained in technological fields like the production of metallic mirrors, the 1st and 2nd level trigger and the alert system for the detection of Gamma Ray Bursts..

The planned milestones for the year 2001 have been fulfilled:

- Trgger integration in the electronic chain

- 70% of the mirror production completed

Milestones 2002

Production of the remaining 300 mirrors 31-08-2002
50% of the reflecting surface installed and aligned on the telescope 31-08-2002

3. INFN contribution to the experiment in terms of manpower and financial support

- Manpower: Manpower: 8 researches (5.1 FTE), 1 engineer (0.2 FTE) and technical support by mechanic and electronic workshop of Sezione di Padova and LNL.

- Budget for the Year 2002: 176.5 kEuro

4. Publications in refereed journals (Year 2001): 2

5. Conferences talks (Year 2001): 5

6. Number of undergraduate and doctoral theses on the experiment (Year 2001):

7. Leadership roles and primary responsibilities in the experiment

8. Innovative instruments

9. Competing experiments

10. International Committee which has reviewed the experiment

The MAGIC telescope experiment has been reviewed and approved by the MPI association (Muenchen) , by BMBF and by IFAE (Barcelona)