Publications (5)
Raman LIDARs for the atmospheric calibration along the line-of-sight of CTA
Otger Ballester, Oscar Blanch, Joan Boix +20
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation ground based observatory for gamma ray astronomy at very high energies. Employing more than 100 Imaging Atmospheric Chere…
A 1.8 m class pathfinder Raman LIDAR for the Northern Site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory -- Performance
Pedro Jose Bauza-Ruiz, Oscar Blanch, Paolo G. Calisse +13
The Barcelona Raman LIDAR (BRL) will provide continuous monitoring of the aerosol extinction profile along the line of sight of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). It…
A novel LIDAR-based Atmospheric Calibration Method for Improving the Data Analysis of MAGIC
Christian Fruck, Markus Gaug, Roberta Zanin +4
A new method for analyzing the returns of the custom-made 'micro'-LIDAR system, which is operated along with the two MAGIC telescopes, allows to apply atmospheric corrections in th…
Atmospheric calibration of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Jan Ebr, Tomasz Bulik, Lluis Font +7
Atmospheric monitoring is an integral part of the design of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), as atmospheric conditions affect the observations by Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov…
The MAGIC Data Center
Ignasi Reichardt, Javier Rico, Emiliano Carmona +8
The MAGIC I telescope produces currently around 100TByte of raw data per year that is calibrated and reduced on-site at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma). Sinc…