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astro-ph.HE2026

Chasing Gamma-Ray Signals from Binary Neutron Star Coalescences with the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Prospects and Observing Strategies

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +457

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), together with its electromagnetic counterpart, th…

astro-ph.IM2013

The NectarCAM camera project

J-F. Glicenstein, M. Barcelo, J-A. Barrio +57

In the framework of the next generation of Cherenkov telescopes, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), NectarCAM is a camera designed for the medium size telescopes covering the cen…

astro-ph.HE2023

Prospects for -ray observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, K. Abe +564

Galaxy clusters are expected to be dark matter (DM) reservoirs and storage rooms for the cosmic-ray protons (CRp) that accumulate along the cluster's formation history. Accordingly…

astro-ph2005

GAW, Gamma Air Watch - A Large Field of View Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov

M. C. Maccarone, G. Agnetta, P. Assis +26

GAW, acronym for Gamma Air Watch, is a path-finder experiment to test the feasibility of a new generation of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes that join high flux sensitivit…

astro-ph.HE2025

Constraining the TeV gamma-ray emission of SN 2024bch, a possible type IIn-L from a red supergiant progenitor. Multiwavelength observations and analysis of the progenitor

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +332

We present very high-energy optical photometry and spectroscopic observations of SN 2024bch in the nearby galaxy NGC 3206 (\sim 20 Mpc). We used gamma-ray observations performed wi…

astro-ph2007

The MAGIC Project: Contributions to ICRC 2007

J. Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub +142

The MAGIC Project: Contributions to ICRC 2007, Merida, Mexico. Contents pages for the Contribution on behalf of the MAGIC Collaboration to the 30th ICRC that took place in July 200…

astro-ph.IM2009

MARS, the MAGIC Analysis and Reconstruction Software

A. Moralejo, M. Gaug, E. Carmona +7

With the commissioning of the second MAGIC gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope situated close to MAGIC-I, the standard analysis package of the MAGIC collaboration, MARS, has been upgrade…

astro-ph.HE2025

Prospects for dark matter observations in dwarf spheroidal galaxies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +491

The dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) orbiting the Milky Way are widely regarded as systems supported by velocity dispersion against self-gravity, and as prime targets for the sear…

astro-ph.HE2024

A detailed study of the very-high-energy Crab pulsar emission with the LST-1

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +294

Context: There are currently three pulsars firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs), two of them reaching TeV energies, challenging models of very-high-e…

astro-ph.IM2018

Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, B. S. Acharya +580

The Cherenkov Telescope Array, CTA, will be the major global observatory for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy over the next decade and beyond. The scientific potential of CTA i…

astro-ph.HE2015

CTA Contributions to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2015)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1305

List of contributions from the CTA Consortium presented at the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, 30 July - 6 August 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands.

astro-ph.HE2021

Origin and role of relativistic cosmic particles

A. Araudo, G. Morlino, B. Olmi +121

This white paper briefly summarizes the importance of the study of relativistic cosmic rays, both as a constituent of our Universe, and through their impact on stellar and galactic…

astro-ph.IM2015

NectarCAM : a camera for the medium size telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J-F. Glicenstein, O. Abril, J-A. Barrio +63

NectarCAM is a camera proposed for the medium-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) covering the central energy range of ~100 GeV to ~30 TeV. It has a modular des…

astro-ph.HE2023

Observations of the Crab Nebula and Pulsar with the Large-Sized Telescope Prototype of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

CTA-LST Project, :, H. Abe +289

CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) is the next generation ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very-high energies. The Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) is locate…

astro-ph.HE2021

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to a dark matter signal from the Galactic centre

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, A. Acharyya +449

We provide an updated assessment of the power of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to search for thermally produced dark matter at the TeV scale, via the associated gamma-ray sig…

astro-ph.HE2021

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array for probing cosmology and fundamental physics with gamma-ray propagation

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, H. Abdalla +496

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the new-generation ground-based observatory for -ray astronomy, provides unique capabilities to address significant open questions in astro…

astro-ph.HE2026

GRB 221009A: Observations with LST-1 of CTAO and Implications for Structured Jets in Long Gamma-Ray Bursts

LST Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +328

GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed to date. Extensive observations of its afterglow emission across the electromagnetic spectrum were performed, providing…

astro-ph.IM2025

Performance of MAGIC stellar intensity interferometer and expansion to MAGIC + CTAO-LST1 stellar intensity interferometer

Alejo Cifuentes, V. A. Acciari, F. Barnes +24

A new generation of optical intensity interferometers are emerging in recent years taking advantage of the existing infrastructure of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT…

astro-ph.HE2016

Contributions of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1387

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium presented at the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016), July 11-15,…

astro-ph.HE2026

Extreme Blazars Observed with MAGIC: Second Catalog Release

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +353

Extremely high-peaked BL Lac objects - also named extreme blazars - are among the most energetic and persistent extragalactic accelerators in the Universe, defined by a synchrotron…

astro-ph.IM2022

First measurements and upgrade plans of the MAGIC intensity interferometer

Juan Cortina, V. A. Acciari, A. Biland +22

The two MAGIC 17-m diameter Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes have been equipped to work also as an intensity interferometer with a deadtime-free, 4-channel, GPU-based, real…

astro-ph.IM2018

Extracting gamma-ray information from images with convolutional neural network methods on simulated Cherenkov Telescope Array data

S. Mangano, C. Delgado, M. Bernardos +2

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the world's leading ground-based gamma-ray observatory allowing us to study very high energy phenomena in the Universe. CTA will produce…

astro-ph2007

MAGIC upper limits on the very high energy emission from GRBs

J. Albert, E. Aliu, H. Anderhub +57

The fast repositioning system of the MAGIC Telescope has allowed during its first data cycle, between 2005 and the beginning of year 2006, observing nine different GRBs as possible…

astro-ph.IM2021

Commissioning of the camera of the first Large Size Telescope of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

T. Saito, C. Delgado, O. Blanch +30

The first Large Size Telescope (LST-1) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array has been operational since October 2018 at La Palma, Spain. We report on the results obtained during the cam…

astro-ph.HE2025

Detection of RS Oph with LST-1 and modelling of its HE/VHE gamma-ray emission

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +316

The recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) underwent a thermonuclear eruption in August 2021. In this event, RS Oph was detected by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), the…

astro-ph2007

Science with the new generation high energy gamma- ray experiments

M. Alvarez, D. D'Armiento, G. Agnetta +197

This Conference is the fifth of a series of Workshops on High Energy Gamma- ray Experiments, following the Conferences held in Perugia 2003, Bari 2004, Cividale del Friuli 2005, El…

astro-ph2007

The AMS-RICH velocity and charge reconstruction

F. Barao, M. Aguilar-Benitez, L. Arruda +37

The AMS detector, to be installed on the International Space Station, includes a Ring Imaging Cerenkov detector with two different radiators, silica aerogel (n=1.05) and sodium flu…

astro-ph.IM2019

Optical intensity interferometry observations using the MAGIC imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

V. A. Acciari, M. I. Bernardos, E. Colombo +11

Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) currently in operation feature large mirrors and order of 1 ns time response to signals of a few photo-electrons produced by optica…

astro-ph.HE2013

CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)

The CTA Consortium, :, O. Abril +1102

Compilation of CTA contributions to the proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), which took place in 2-9 July, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

astro-ph.IM2019

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

A. Acharyya, I. Agudo, E. O. Angüner +467

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current groun…

astro-ph2003

The AMS-02 RICH Imager Prototype - In-Beam Tests with 20 GeV/c per Nucleon Ions -

M. Buenerd, P. Aguayo, M. Aguilar Benitez +32

A prototype of the AMS Cherenkov imager (RICH) has been tested at CERN by means of a low intensity 20 GeV/c per nucleon ion beam obtained by fragmentation of a primary beam of Pb i…

astro-ph.IM2013

Development of the Photomultiplier-Tube Readout System for the CTA Large Size Telescope

H. Kubo, R. Paoletti, Y. Awane +51

We have developed a prototype of the photomultiplier tube (PMT) readout system for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Large Size Telescope (LST). Two thousand PMTs along with thei…

astro-ph.HE2025

Detection of the Geminga pulsar at energies down to 20 GeV with the LST-1 of CTAO

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +331

Geminga is the third gamma-ray pulsar firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) after the Crab and the Vela pulsars. Most of its emission is expected at t…

astro-ph.HE2024

A new method of reconstructing images of gamma-ray telescopes applied to the LST-1 of CTAO

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +305

Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) are used to observe very high-energy photons from the ground. Gamma rays are indirectly detected through the Cherenkov light emitte…

astro-ph.IM2013

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Large Size Telescope

G. Ambrosi, Y. Awane, H. Baba +129

The two arrays of the Very High Energy gamma-ray observatory Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will include four Large Size Telescopes (LSTs) each with a 23 m diameter dish and 28 m…

astro-ph.HE2025

CTAO LST-1 observations of magnetar SGR 1935+2154: Deep limits on sub-second bursts and persistent tera-electronvolt emission

K. Abe, S. Abe, A. Abhishek +333

The Galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154 has exhibited prolific high-energy (HE) bursting activity in recent years. Investigating its potential tera-electronvolt counterpart could provi…

astro-ph.HE2026

VHE gamma-ray intranight variability from BL Lacertae during the extreme flaring state of 2022

K. Abe, S. Abe, A. Abhishek +297

BL Lacertae (BL Lac), the archetypal blazar of its subclass and one of the most studied blazars in the last decades, has undergone a series of major multi-wavelength outbursts sinc…

astro-ph.HE2023

Multi-wavelength study of the galactic PeVatron candidate LHAASO J2108+5157

S. Abe, A. Aguasca-Cabot, I. Agudo +267

LHAASO J2108+5157 is one of the few known unidentified Ultra-High-Energy (UHE) gamma-ray sources with no Very-High-Energy (VHE) counterpart, recently discovered by the LHAASO colla…

astro-ph.HE2017

Prospects for CTA observations of the young SNR RX J1713.7-3946

The CTA Consortium, :, F. Acero +381

We perform simulations for future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observations of RX~J1713.73946, a young supernova remnant (SNR) and one of the brightest sources ever discovere…

astro-ph.HE2017

Cherenkov Telescope Array Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

F. Acero, B. S. Acharya, V. Acín Portella +1137

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 12-20 2017, Busan, Korea.

astro-ph.HE2025

Measurement of the Iron Spectrum with the MAGIC Telescopes

M. Molero, S. Mangano, C. Delgado

Iron cosmic rays represent the most abundant heavy nuclei at energies above 1 TeV, with their production thought to be primarily originated by astrophysical sources. Therefore, mea…

hep-ph2024

Dark Matter Line Searches with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +562

Monochromatic gamma-ray signals constitute a potential smoking gun signature for annihilating or decaying dark matter particles that could relatively easily be distinguished from a…

astro-ph2007

GAW - An Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope with Large Field of View

G. Cusumano, G. Agnetta, A. Alberdi +47

GAW, acronym for Gamma Air Watch, is a Research and Development experiment in the TeV range, whose main goal is to explore the feasibility of large field of view Imaging Atmospheri…

astro-ph.IM2013

An Analog Trigger System for Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

M. Barcelo, J. A. Barrio, O. Blanch Bigas +6

Arrays of Cherenkov telescopes typically use multi-level trigger schemes to keep the rate of random triggers from the night sky background low. At a first stage, individual telesco…

astro-ph2008

The RICH detector of the AMS-02 experiment: status and physics prospects

Rui Pereira, M. Aguilar-Benitez, L. Arruda +37

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), whose final version AMS-02 is to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) for at least 3 years, is a detector designed to measur…

astro-ph2006

The Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector (RICH) of the AMS experiment

F. Barao, M. Aguilar Benitez, J. Alcaraz +37

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) will be equipped with a proximity focusing Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) d…

astro-ph.HE2023

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array to spectral signatures of hadronic PeVatrons with application to Galactic Supernova Remnants

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, F. Acero, A. Acharyya +356

The local Cosmic Ray (CR) energy spectrum exhibits a spectral softening at energies around 3~PeV. Sources which are capable of accelerating hadrons to such energies are called hadr…

astro-ph.HE2025

VHE -ray observations of bright BL Lacs with the Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) of the CTAO

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +331

Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory operating in the energy range from 20 GeV up to 300 TeV, with two sites in La…

astro-ph.IM2021

Probing extreme environments with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

C. Boisson, A. M. Brown, A. Burtovoi +127

The physics of the non-thermal Universe provides information on the acceleration mechanisms in extreme environments, such as black holes and relativistic jets, neutron stars, super…