Published May 25, 2009
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Journal article
Observation of GRBs with the MAGIC Telescope
Creators
- 1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik, Foehringer Ring 6, D-80805 Muenchen (Germany)
- 2. INAF Roma, Viale del Parco Mellini 84, I-00136 Roma (Italy)
- 3. Universita degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 8, I-35131 Padova (Italy)
- 4. Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, via Lactea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife (Spain)
- 5. INFN Trieste, via F Valerio 2, I-34127 Trieste (Italy)
- 6. Universita degli Studi di Udine, via delle Scienze 208, I-33100 Udine (Italy)
Description
After three years since the beginning of operation, the MAGIC telescope could observe several GRB events in the prompt and early afterglow phase. Thanks to its innovative design, the telescope could promptly react to incoming GCN alerts and rapidly slew to the burst coordinates within a typical delay of 50 seconds, performing observations with an energy threshold spanning from 80 to 200 GeV. The observations did not reveal any γ-ray emission. The computed upper limits are compatible with a power law extrapolation, where intrinsic fluxes are evaluated taking into account the attenuation due to the scattering with the Extragalactic Background Light.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3155913;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1133
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 334-337
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 6. Huntsville symposium on gamma-ray burst
- Dates
- 20-23 Oct 2008
- Place
- Huntsville, AL (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41049040
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- AFTERGLOW; ATTENUATION; COORDINATES; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC PHOTONS; DESIGN; EXTRAPOLATION; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; GEV RANGE; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTON EMISSION; SCATTERING; TELESCOPE COUNTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASTRONOMY; BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PHOTONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics