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The Camera of the MAGIC-II Telescope

2007/09/16 by C. C. Hsu, Hsu, C. C., A. Dettlaff +32
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0709.2474

Contribution to 30th ICRC, Merida Mexico, July 2007 on behalf of the MAGIC Collaboration

arxiv created 2007/09/16 · openalex publication_date 2007/09/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The MAGIC 17m diameter Cherenkov telescope will be upgraded with a second telescope within the year 2007. The camera of MAGIC-II will include several new features compared to the MAGIC-I camera. Photomultipliers with the highest available photon collection efficiency have been selected. A modular design allows easier access and flexibility to test new photodetector technologies. The camera will be uniformly equipped with 0.1 degree diamter pixels, which allows the use of an increased trigger area. Finally, the overall signal chain features a large bandwidth to retain the shape of the very fast Cherenkov signals.

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