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The ASTRI Mini-Array is an international project led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) to develop, build, and operate nine Cherenkov telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide, on the island of Tenerife. The array is planned to operate for at least 8 years, performing deep observations of Galactic and extragalactic sources in the energy range from 1 to 200 TeV. These observations will provide key information on some open questions in very-high-energy astrophysics like the nature of the so-called PeVatrons, extreme Galactic accelerators able to produce particles with energies above the PeV, and thought to be the main contributors to the cosmic-ray spectrum at those energies.
Out of the nine telescopes of the array, one of them is already installed and performing observations since November 2024, having accumulated around 300h of technical and scientific data. The remaining eight telescopes are expected to become operational in different phases starting from the second half of 2025 and until their expected completion by 2026. This contribution will overview the ASTRI Mini-Array design, technologies, and science cases, as well as present the results from the calibration and scientific observations performed with the already operating telescopes.
