Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
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The Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope (MAGIC) is a ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system in the Canary Islands designed to detect very high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MAGIC telescopes | 1 |
| Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope Context triple: [Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System, relatedTo, Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope]
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Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a ground-based array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Arizona designed to study very high-energy gamma rays from astrophysical sources.
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B.
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment is a submillimeter-wavelength radio telescope located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, used for studying cold gas and dust in the universe.
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C.
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration
The CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration is an international consortium building the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory to study the high-energy universe with unprecedented sensitivity.
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AGILE gamma-ray mission
The AGILE gamma-ray mission is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) space telescope dedicated to observing gamma-ray and hard X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
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E.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope Target entity description: The Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope (MAGIC) is a ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system in the Canary Islands designed to detect very high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
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A.
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a ground-based array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Arizona designed to study very high-energy gamma rays from astrophysical sources.
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B.
Atacama Pathfinder Experiment
The Atacama Pathfinder Experiment is a submillimeter-wavelength radio telescope located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, used for studying cold gas and dust in the universe.
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C.
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration
The CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) collaboration is an international consortium building the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory to study the high-energy universe with unprecedented sensitivity.
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D.
AGILE gamma-ray mission
The AGILE gamma-ray mission is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) space telescope dedicated to observing gamma-ray and hard X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as pulsars, active galactic nuclei, and gamma-ray bursts.
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E.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA space observatory that studies the universe in high-energy gamma rays, revealing phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground-based gamma-ray telescope
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imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
MAGIC-I
NERFINISHED
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MAGIC-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
searches for dark matter signatures
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study of cosmic particle accelerators ⓘ tests of fundamental physics ⓘ |
| detects | Cherenkov light from air showers ⓘ |
| energyRange | very high energy gamma rays above about 50 GeV ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | a few degrees ⓘ |
| hasAcronymMeaning | Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability | fast repositioning for gamma-ray burst follow-up ⓘ |
| hostInstitutionSite | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias site at Roque de los Muchachos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Islands
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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MAGIC-I_firstLight | 2003 ⓘ |
| MAGIC-I_startOfOperations | around 2004 ⓘ |
| MAGIC-II_startOfOperations | around 2009 ⓘ |
| mirrorDiameter | 17 m ⓘ |
| numberOfTelescopes | 2 ⓘ |
| observatoryAltitude | about 2200 m ⓘ |
| observes |
Galactic Center region
NERFINISHED
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active galactic nuclei ⓘ binary systems ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ pulsars ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ |
| operatedBy | MAGIC Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | operational in the 21st century ⓘ |
| partOf | ground-based very high energy gamma-ray observatories ⓘ |
| primaryScienceGoal | detection of very high-energy gamma rays ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astroparticle physics
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gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ |
| shortName | MAGIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo |
H.E.S.S.
NERFINISHED
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VERITAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | single-dish Cherenkov telescope ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique ⓘ |
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Subject: Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope Description of subject: The Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope (MAGIC) is a ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope system in the Canary Islands designed to detect very high-energy gamma rays from cosmic sources.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System
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relatedTo
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Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
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this entity surface form:
MAGIC telescopes