MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope) adalah sebuah teleskop yang terletak di Roque de los Muchachos Observatory di La Palma, Canary Islands. Dengan large mirrored dish bergaris tengah 17 meter dan luas permukaan 240 meter persegi, ia dapat mendeteksi sinar kosmik (lihat radiasi Cherenkov) dan dibuat untuk mendeteksi sinar gamma.
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| Organisasi | MAGIC collaboration |
|---|---|
| Tempat | La Palma, Canary Islands |
| Wavelength regime | gamma rays |
| Completion date | 2004 |
| Webpage | http://wwwmagic.mppmu.mpg.de/ 2008-09-06 di Wayback Machine. |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Telescope style | reflector |
| Garis tengah | 17 m |
| Collecting area | 240m2 |
| Panjang fokus | f/D 1.03 |
| Mounting | metal structure |
| Dome | none |
Mulai mengumpulkan data pada 2004, MAGIC adalah kelanjutan dari percobaan HEGRA.
Institusi yang bekerja sama sunting
- Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, University of Barcelona
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
- University of California, Davis, USA
- Universidad Complutense, Madrid
- Division of Experimental Physics, University of Lodz
- Max-Planck-Institute for Physics, Munich
- Physics Department, Università di Padova and INFN sez. di Padova, Italy
- Space Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Afrika Selatan
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Siena and INFN sez. di Pisa, Italy
- Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Sofia
- Tuorla Observatory, Pikkiö, Finland
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Udine and INFN sez. di Trieste, Italy
- University of Würzburg
- Yerevan Physics Institute, Cosmic Ray Division, Jerewan
- Institute for Particle Physics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain
Pranala luar sunting
- (Inggris) MAGIC Telescope webpage 2008-09-06 di Wayback Machine.
- (Inggris) MAGIC webpage at La Palma