Upgrade of cosmic gamma-ray telescope MAGIC and search for the dark matter

• Project/Area Number: 22840030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: ORITO Reiko 徳島大学, 大学院・ソシオ・アーツ・アンド・サイエンス研究部, 助教 (80579417)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,495,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,150,000、Indirect Cost: ¥345,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,625,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,250,000、Indirect Cost: ¥375,000)
• Keywords: 宇宙線 / 高エネルギーガンマ線 / 大気チェレンコフ望遠鏡 / 暗黒物質

Research Abstract

This research aims the upgrade of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope MAGIC and the search for the dark matter. The focal plane module using Hybrid Photon Detector(HPD) with high quantum efficiency photocathode has been developed, and the gamma-ray signal from the dark matter annihilation has been researched.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] PG 1553+ 113 : Five Years of Observations with MAGIC (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 748, Issue 1, 46 Issue: 1 Pages: 46-55
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/748/1/46
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detection of very-high energyγ-ray emission from NGC 1275 by the MAGIC telescopes (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: Volume 539 Pages: L2-L2
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118668
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Discovery of VHEγ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object B3 2247+ 381 with the MAGIC telescopes (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: Volume 539 Pages: A118-A118
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117967
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The 2010 Very High Energyγ-Ray Flare and 10 Years of Multi-wavelength Observations of M 87 (2012)
  • Author(s): A. Abramowski, R. Orito et al(450 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 746 Issue: 2 Pages: 151-168
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/746/2/151
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detection of theγ-Ray Binary LS I+ 61°303 in a Low-flux State at Very High Energyγ-Rays with the MAGIC Telescopes in 2009 (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 746 Issue: 1 Pages: 84-84
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/746/1/80
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Performance of the MAGIC stereo system obtained with Crab Nebula data (2012)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astroparticle Physics Volume: Volume 35 Issue: 7 Pages: 435-448
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2011.11.007
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Observations of the Crab Pulsar between 25 and 100 GeV with the MAGIC I Telescope (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 742 Issue: 1 Pages: 43-43
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/742/1/43
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of Markarian 421 : The Missing Piece of its Spectral Energy Distribution (2011)
  • Author(s): A.A.Abdo, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 736 Issue: 2 Pages: 131-131
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/736/2/131
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Search for Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Scorpius X-1 with the Magic Telescopes (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: Volume 735 Issue: 1 Pages: L5-L5
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/735/1/l5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Searches for dark matter annihilation signatures in the Segue 1 satellite galaxy with the MAGIC-I telescope (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Volume: Issue 06 Issue: 06 Pages: 35-35
  • DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2011/06/035
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC Observations and multiwavelength properties of the quasar 3C 279 in 2007 and 2009 (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: Volume 530 Pages: A4-A4
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116497
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC Discovery of Very High Energy Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+ 21 (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: Volume 730 Issue: 1 Pages: L8-L8
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/730/1/l8
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gamma-ray Excess from a Stacked Sample of High-and Intermediate-frequency Peaked Blazars Observed with the MAGIC Telescope (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 729 Issue: 2 Pages: 115-115
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/115
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spectral Energy Distribution of Markarian 501 : Quiescent State Versus Extreme Outburst (2011)
  • Author(s): V. A. Acciari, R. Orito et al(230 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 729 Issue: 1 Pages: 2-2
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/729/1/2
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Insights into the High-energyγ-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era (2011)
  • Author(s): A. A. Abdo, R. Orito et al(450 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 727 Issue: 2 Pages: 129-129
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/727/2/129
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Observations of the Blazar 3C 66A with the Magic Telescopes in Stereoscopic Mode (2011)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 726 Issue: 2 Pages: 58-58
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/726/2/58
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Magic Discovery of Very High Energy Emission from the FSRQ PKS 1222+21 (2011)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 730
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gamma-ray Excess from a Stacked Sample of High- and Intermediate-frequency Peaked Blazars Observed with the MAGIC Telescope (2011)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 729 Pages: 115-125
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spectral Energy Distribution of Markarian 501 : Quiescent State Versus Extreme Outburst (2011)
  • Author(s): V.A Acciari, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 729 Pages: 2-11
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Insights into the High-energy Y-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era (2011)
  • Author(s): A.Abdo, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 727 Pages: 129-155
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Observations of the Blazar 3C 66A with the Magic Telescopes in Stereoscopic Mode (2011)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 726 Pages: 58-63
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC Upper Limits for Two Milagro-detected Bright Fermi Sources in the Region of SNR G65. 1+ 0. 6 (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 725 Issue: 2 Pages: 1629-1632
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/725/2/1629
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Search for an extended VHEγ-ray emission from Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 with the MAGIC Telescope (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: Volume 524 Pages: A77-A77
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014747
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detection of Very High Energyγ-ray Emission from the Perseus Cluster Head-Tail Galaxy IC 310 by the MAGIC Telescopes (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: Volume 723 Issue: 2 Pages: L207-L212
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/723/2/l207
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Magic Constraints onγ-ray Emission from Cygnus X-3 (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 721 Issue: 1 Pages: 843-855
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/721/1/843
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC TeV gamma-ray observations of Markarian 421 during multiwavelength campaigns in 2006 (2010)
  • Author(s): J. Aleksi., R. Orito et al(150 co-authors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: Volume 519 Pages: A32-A32
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913945
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC Upper Limits for two Milagro-detected Bright Fermi Sources in the Region of SNR G65.1+0.6 (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 725 Pages: 1629-1632
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Search for an extended VHE Y-ray emission from Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 with the MAGIC Telescope (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 524
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detection of Very High Energy Y-ray Emission from the Perseus Cluster Head-Tail Galaxy IC 310 by the MAGIC Telescopes (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 723 Pages: 207-212
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Magic Constraints on Y-ray Emission from Cygnus X-3 (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 721 Pages: 843-855
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC TeV gamma-ray observations of Markarian 421 during multiwavelength campaigns in 2006 (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 519
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MAGIC observation of the GRB 080430 afterglow (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 517
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Simultaneous multi-frequency observation of the unknown red shift blazar PG 1553+113 in March-April 2008 (2010)
  • Author(s): J.Aleksic, et al
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 515
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 解像型大気チェレンコフ望遠鏡MAGICによる宇宙暗黒物質の探索 (2012)
  • Author(s): 折戸玲子
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第67回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学西宮上ケ原キャンパス(兵庫県西宮市)
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-27
• [Presentation] CTA報告24 : CTA焦点面検出器の開発 (2011)
  • Author(s): 折戸玲子
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2011年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学文京町キャンパス(青森県弘前市)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-19
• [Presentation] CTA報告24:CTA焦点面検出器の開発 (2011)
  • Author(s): 折戸玲子
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2011年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学文京町キャンパス(青森県弘前市)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-19
• [Presentation] MAGIC/ CTAにおける焦点面カメラ光検出器の開発 (2010)
  • Author(s): 折戸玲子
  • Organizer: 第3回次世代光センサーに関するワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋大学環境総合館(愛知県名古屋市)
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-17