The reflecting surface of the MAGIC-II Telescope

TL;DR

This paper describes the design, construction, and testing of the new reflecting mirrors for the MAGIC-II telescope, focusing on the diamond milling technique used for mirror fabrication.

Contribution

It introduces a new mirror fabrication method using diamond milling for the MAGIC-II telescope, detailing its application and performance.

Findings

Diamond milling produces reliable, lightweight mirrors.

Mirrors meet performance specifications.

Technique is cost-effective and scalable.

Abstract

The MAGIC Collaboration is building a second telescope, MAGIC II, improving the design of the current MAGIC Telescope. MAGIC II is being built at 85 m of distance from MAGIC I, and will also feature a huge reflecting surface of ~240 m$^2$ of area. One of the improvement is the design for the mirror of MAGIC II, that are lighter and larger, being square of 1 m of side and weighting around 15 kg. For the development and production of the new mirrors, two different techniques, both reliable and affordable in price, were selected: the diamond milling of aluminium surfaces and the cold slumping of thin glass panes. As tests for the second one are still ongoing, we present a description of the diamond milling technique, and its application and performance to the produced mirrors.