17 november 2003euso meeting: r. mirzoyan the magic telescope project razmick mirzoyan...
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17 November 2003 EUSO meeting: R. Mirzoyan
The MAGIC Telescope Project
Razmick Mirzoyan
Max-Planck-Institute for PhysicsMunich, Germany
EUSO meeting
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MAGIC-I: inaugurated recently, on October 10
Location: Canary island La Palma
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We hope to take the 1st gamma ray data from the Crab Nebulain the coming 2 months
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Dense fog (or a cloud) helps to visualize the Active MirrorControl laser pointer beams
Photo by R. Wagner
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Outline
• The MAGIC Collaboration– Aiming for low
threshold – Physics goals
• The Telescope– Design overview– MAGIC Key elements
for low threshold – Status of
commissioning of the telescope elements
• Plans & Conclusions
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The MAGIC project
• First presentation in 95 at the
ICRC, Rome, (Bradbury et al)
• Approval of funding only late 2000
• Start of construction in 2001
• Now commissioning
• Inauguration October 10th
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Barcelona IFAE, Barcelona UAB, Crimean Observatory, U.C. Davis, U. Lodz, UCM Madrid, INR Moscow, MPI Munich, INFN/ U. Padua, INFN/ U. Siena U. Siegen, Tuorla Observatory, Yerevan Phys. Institute, INFN/U. Udine , U. Wuerzburg, ETH Zurich
The MAGIC CollaborationMMajor ajor AAtmospheric tmospheric GGamma-Ray amma-Ray IImaging maging CCherenkov herenkov
TelescopeTelescope
MAGIC is an international collaboration MAGIC is an international collaboration operatingoperating a a 17 m Cherenkov Telescope17 m Cherenkov Telescope for observation offor observation of HE cosmic HE cosmic –rays.–rays.
Main aim: to detect Main aim: to detect –ray sources–ray sources in the in the unexplored energy range: unexplored energy range: 30 30 (10)-> (10)-> 250 250 GeVGeV
MAGIC MAGIC isis a a challe challennging desiging desiggn n to to decrease thedecrease the energy thresholdenergy threshold,, by by 1)1) increasing the increasing the mirror sizemirror size 2) 2) using using improvedimproved optics, light sensors and optics, light sensors and electronicselectronics 3) 3) using advanced using advanced triggertrigger
� MAGIC shall provide the lowest MAGIC shall provide the lowest thresholdthreshold ever obtained with a ever obtained with a Cherenkov telescope !!!Cherenkov telescope !!!
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The MAGIC PHYSICS Goals
AGNsAGNs
SNRsSNRsCold Dark Cold Dark
MatterMatter
PulsarsPulsarsGRBsGRBs
Tests on Tests on Quantum Quantum Gravity Gravity effectseffects
Cosmological Cosmological ray horizonray horizon
Origin of Cosmic Rays
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Key elements of the MAGIC telescope
• 577 pixels enhanced QE, ~4° deg FOV camera + advanced calibration system
• 3-level advanced trigger system
• Analog optical signal transport
via 162m long fibres
• Light weight carbon fibre frame
• 17 m diameter reflecting surface (240 m2 )
• Active mirror control
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Any that crosses cosmological distances through the universe interacts with the EBL
Absorption of extragalactic - rays
eeEBLHE
E 1 cos 2 mec2 2
Attenuated flux function of -energy and redshift z.
For the energy range of IACTs (10 GeV-10 TeV), the interaction takes place with the infrared (0.01 eV-3 eV, 100 m-0.4 m). Star formation,
Radiation of stars, Absorption and reemission by ISM
MAGICBy measuring the cutoffs in the spectra of AGNs, MAGIC can help in determining the IR background
EBL
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This produces a reduction factor e- in the ray flux. The GRH is defined as the “z” for the observed energy “E” that fulfils:
E,z d z cdt
d z 0
z
dxx
20
2
dn , z 2xE 1 z 2 2m 2c 4
Ex 1 z 2
1, zE
Optical Depth The probability of being absorbed for HE gamma crossing the universe is the integration of the cross-section over the incident angle and along the path from its origin to the observation.
Gamma Ray Horizon (GRH)
i.e. a reduction 1/e of the flux of the extragalactic source.
Optical Depth & GRH
MAGIC phase I
MAGIC phase II
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MAGIC Expected sources
MAGIC is just starting to operate, therefore it is still a mystery how many extragalactic sources we would detect. One can use the EGRET catalogue
to pick the probable source candidates.
By using 50 hours of observation time for each of these candidates,
because of high sensitivity we expect to be able to measure the GRH at different redshifts with MAGIC.
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Pulsars
Where do -rays come from? Outer gap or polar cap?
Many of the ~170 EGRET unidentified sources may be pulsars.
77 -ray pulsars seen by -ray pulsars seen by EGRET. Only upper EGRET. Only upper limits from present limits from present IACTs (spectral cut-off)IACTs (spectral cut-off)
4-fold nn-logic
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Gamma Ray Bursts
• Mechanism not yet fully resolved.
• MAGIC can take advantage of:
– Huge collection area
– Fast repositioning.
• Low energy threshold
Under the assumption that it is possible to extrapolate the GRB energy spectrum in the GeV region, MAGIC can observe 2-3 GRB/year
MAGIC is designed to observe MAGIC is designed to observe the prompt emission of a the prompt emission of a GRB! GRB!
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Other Physics targets for MAGIC
Search for Search for neutralinoneutralino annihilation gamma-rays annihilation gamma-rays
((galactic centergalactic center, neighboring galaxies, globular clusters), neighboring galaxies, globular clusters)
Tests of possible Tests of possible Lorentz invarianceLorentz invariance violation: violation:
search for delay of HE gamma rays in rapidly search for delay of HE gamma rays in rapidly
varying phenomena at large distances (AGN varying phenomena at large distances (AGN
flares, GRBs)flares, GRBs)
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Given the huge sensitivity, MAGIC Given the huge sensitivity, MAGIC can observe fast transient can observe fast transient
phenomena like phenomena like GRB and/or flare GRB and/or flare of AGNof AGN..
GeVEGeV QG1916 10104
Test of invariance of speed of light
• Quantum Gravity models predict energy dispersion of c.
• Non trivial dispersion relation where EQG appears! (1016-1019)
• Photon delay depending on energy over distance
10 s delay
Lorenz Invariance Violation
S.D. Biller et al. PhRev Let 83, 2108 (1999)
EQG > 61016 GeV
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The frame• The 17m diameter f/1 telescope
frame is a lightweight carbon fiber structure (tube and knot system)
• The foundation started in September 2001 and the telescope frame was completed in Dec. 2001. The assembly of the frame took ~2 months
•
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The reflector
• Tessellated surface:– ~950 mirror elements – 49.5 x 49.5 cm2 (~240 m2)– All-aluminium, quartz coated,
diamond milled, internal heating– >85% reflectivity in 300-650nm
• The overall reflector shape is parabolic (f/1), isochronous, to maintain the time structure of Cherenkov light flashes in the camera plane
– Better light of night sky rejection (less pile-up)
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Optical alignmentOptical alignment
4 mirrors spots after the pre-alignment close to the virtual center of the MAGIC camera
Final spot of a panel after The precise alignment of the mirrors
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The Active Mirror Control
• The panels can be oriented during the telescope operation through an Active Mirror Control system (AMC) to correct for possible deformation of the telescope structure
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The alignment of the mirrors
• The alignment of the first 103 mirrors in the telescope structure has been done by using a 20 W light source at a distance of 920m
• The camera plane was moved 29 cm backward to focus the lamp light
103 spots before and after the alignment
~1 pixel
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The camera
• Two sections:– Inner part: 0.100 PMTs
– Outer part: 0.200 PMTs
Plate of Winston conesPlate of Winston cones Active camera area Active camera area 95 % 95 %
includes 577 PMTsincludes 577 PMTs
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The camera
Pixels:Pixels: The photocatode QE is The photocatode QE is
enhanced up to enhanced up to 30 %30 % and and extended to UV by a extended to UV by a special coating of PM special coating of PM surface with milky surface with milky wavelength shifterwavelength shifter
• Each PM is connected to Each PM is connected to an ultrafast low-noise an ultrafast low-noise transimpedance preamp.transimpedance preamp.
• 6-dynode HV system 6-dynode HV system zener stabilized with an zener stabilized with an active loadactive load
240 m2 -> 312 m2 !!!
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The readoutCherenkov light pulses from air showers are typically ~ 2-5 ns long
• Pixel signals are modulating the VCSEL lasers @850 nm and thus transported over 162 m multimode optical fibres to the counting house:
– Very low dispersion
– Low weight, noise inmune.
• Sampling using 300 Msample/s FlashADCs:– /h discrimination through signal shape– LONS pick-up reduction– Event buffering, telescope system synchronization...
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Trigger
Two level trigger system
The level 1 (L1) is a fast coincidence device (2-5 ns) with simple patterns (N-next-neighbour logic) on single trigger cells.Level 2 (L2) is slower (50-150 ns), and can perform a global sophisticated pattern recognition
Two level trigger system
The level 1 (L1) is a fast coincidence device (2-5 ns) with simple patterns (N-next-neighbour logic) on single trigger cells.Level 2 (L2) is slower (50-150 ns), and can perform a global sophisticated pattern recognition
DiscriminatorsL0
DiscriminatorsL0
Set the minimum number of photoelectrons per pixel to be used in the trigger
Level 2L2
Level 2L2
Perform an advanced pattern recognitionto use topological constraint: • pixel counting in a given region of the detector• mask hot spots like bright stars• rough image reconstruction, etc….
On-line event selectionTo FADC
Level 1L1
Level 1L1
Make a tight time coincidenceon simple pattern of compact images and enable L2
TWO FOLD KINDS (86) THREE FOLD KINDS (51)
FOUR FOLD KINDS (67) FIVE FOLD KINDS (106)
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Trigger- 44 GeV- 44 GeVTrigger display
L2 pattern recognitionL2 pattern recognition
Off-lineOff-line
On-lineOn-line
On-line image analysis on the trigger event
Off-line analysis
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The Data Acquisition System
• Needs:– 577 PMT x 1 Byte x 30 samples x 1 kHz
~ 20 MByte/s (x 11 hours )
~ 800 GB/night (longest nights in December)
• Cheap PC based solution:– Multiprocessor threaded system.– PCI FPGA based readout card & RAID0 disks system.
IPEIPEIPE
CENET
IPEIPEIPE
CENET
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GRB alert from satellites: prompt follow-up
• The light weight structure and the low inertia of the structure allows a fast slewing time in such a way that the telescope will be able to perform an early follow-up of a Gamma Ray Burst
• With the motors running at 70% of full power, the telescope is able to turn 180º in both axes in less than 22s
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Near Future Plans: MAGIC-I
• Winter 2003- spring 2004:
• System debugging &
• Start regular observations
• Step-by-step lowering of the threshold setting towards few 10’s of GeV
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Near Future Plans: MAGIC-II Just now ordering the frame structure for the MAGIC-II telescope.The frame with understructure shall be ready in La Palma in May 2005, the 2nd Telescope to be completed near the end of 2005.
The 2nd telescope will essentially be the clone of the 1st telescope,only a few improvements will be implemented. This will save ustime and finances.
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Conclusions
• So far all the new technical and technological novelties implemented in MAGIC behave as expected
• In the next few month we will make extensive tests of the apparatus with engineering and physics runs
• We are considering MAGIC as the first element of an international observatory to study the deep universe with high energy gamma rays. Construction of the 2nd telescope has already been started.
• Our proposal is to transform the MAGIC site, Roque de los Muchachos, in the “European Cherenkov Observatory” ECO