Instrumentation

Second LST Camera arrives at IFAE

December 1, 2021

Gamma-ray Group

The second LST camera arrived to IFAE on Tuesday 30, November 2011 for its integration and tests.

The IFAE and CIEMAT teams unloaded, unpacked and placed the camera in the shielded room in the IFAE workshop.

Latest Group News

Recognition

2026 Nobel Prize in Physics: the birth of high-energy neutrino astronomy

October 7, 2026

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics recognises Francis Halzen’s pioneering role in high-energy neutrino astronomy. IFAE is connected to this achievement through MAGIC’s contribution to identifying a likely cosmic neutrino source.

Testing

IFAE's Gamma-ray group completes SiPM irradiation campaign for space missions

July 10, 2026

The group successfully tested SiPM sensors under realistic irradiation conditions to assess their suitability for future space-based gamma-ray and cosmic-ray missions.

New publication

New Gamma-ray group publication

March 18, 2026

Combined dark matter search towards dwarf spheroidal galaxies with Fermi-LAT, HAWC, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS