Highlights of the Magic Florian Goebel Telescopes in the Study of Active Galactic Nuclei

Manganaro, Marina and Dominis Prester, Dijana (2024) Highlights of the Magic Florian Goebel Telescopes in the Study of Active Galactic Nuclei. Universe, 10 (2). p. 80. ISSN 2218-1997

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Abstract

The MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov) Florian Goebel telescopes are a system of two Cherenkov telescopes located on the Canary island of La Palma (Spain), at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, which have been operating in stereo mode since 2009. Their low energy threshold (down to 15 GeV) allows the investigation of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) in the very-high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray range with a sensitivity up to the redshift limit of the existing IACT (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes) systems. The MAGIC telescopes discovered 36 extragalactic objects emitting VHE gamma-rays and performed comprehensive studies of galaxies and their AGNs, also in a multi-wavelength (MWL) and multi-messenger (MM) context, expanding the knowledge of our Universe. Here, we report on the highlights achieved by the MAGIC collaboration since the beginning of their operations.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Universal Eprints > Multidisciplinary
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2024 05:29
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2024 05:29
URI: http://journal.article2publish.com/id/eprint/3605

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