The MAGIC telescope

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作者
Baixeras, C [1 ]
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[1] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Grp Fis Radiac, Bellaterra, Spain
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10.1016/S0920-5632(02)01910-2
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
An overview of MAGIC, the 17 m diameter Cherenkov telescope currently on its latest building stages at El Roque de los Muchachos observatory in La Palma (Canary Islands), is given. The suitability of the telescope for high energy astrophysics and fundamental physics is reviewed taking into account its unique registration capabilities for gamma radiation below 50 GeV.
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