Data Quality Check and On-Site Analysis of the MAGIC Telescope

Bibcode
2010hsa5.conf..519O
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-11250-8_156
Oya, I.; de Los Reyes, R.; Contreras, J. L.; Nieto, D.; Barrio, J. A.; Fonseca, M. V.; Carmona, E.; Gaug, M.; Moralejo, A.; Rico, J.
Bibliographical reference

Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Volume . ISBN 978-3-642-11249-2. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, p. 519

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2010
Number of authors
10
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
0
Refereed citations
0
Description
We present the scheme developed for the quick analysis and data quality checks on the MAGIC Cherenkov Telescope at La Palma. Due to its low energy threshold MAGIC acquires data of atmospheric showers at a rate of more than 200Hz, which translates in up to 700GB per night. A fast On-Site data reduction is needed to detect hardware problems and in many cases to decide on observation strategies. The data are automatically calibrated and pre-processed at the MAGIC site using automated scripts on multiprocessor systems. Check plots are generated, and first results are available in the morning. This system complements a quick online analysis which runs in parallel with the data acquisition.
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Non-refereed

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