Abstract
LOTIS is a rapidly slewing wide-field-of-viewtelescope which was designed and constructed to search for simultaneous gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical counterparts. This experiment requires a rapidly slewing (< 10 sec), wide-field-of-view(> 15°), automatic and dedicated telescope. LOTIS utilizes commercial tele-photo lenses and custom 2048 × 2048 CCD cameras to view a 17.6 × 17.6° field of view. It can point to any part of the sky within 5 sec and is fully automated. It is connected via Internet socket to the GRB coordinate distribution network which analyzes telemetry from the satellite and delivers GRB coordinate information in real-time. LOTIS started routine operation in Oct. 1996. In the idle time between GRB triggers, LOTIS systematically surveys the entire available sky every night for new optical transients. This paper will describe the system design and performance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Pages | 658-664 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Volume | 3355 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Optical Astronomical Instrumentation - Kona, HI, United States Duration: Mar 26 1998 → Mar 26 1998 |
Other
| Other | Optical Astronomical Instrumentation |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Kona, HI |
| Period | 3/26/98 → 3/26/98 |
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Keywords
- Automatic telescope
- Gamma-ray bursts
- Wide-field-of-view telescope
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Instrumentation of LOTIS : Liver more optical transient imaging system; A fully automated wide-field-of-view telescope system searching for simultaneous optical counterparts of gamma-ray bursts. / Park, H. S.; Ables, E.; Barthelmy, S. D.; Bionta, R. M.; Ott, L. L.; Parker, E. L.; Williams, George G.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. Vol. 3355 1998. p. 658-664.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Ott, L. L.
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AU - Williams, George G
PY - 1998
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AB - LOTIS is a rapidly slewing wide-field-of-viewtelescope which was designed and constructed to search for simultaneous gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical counterparts. This experiment requires a rapidly slewing (< 10 sec), wide-field-of-view(> 15°), automatic and dedicated telescope. LOTIS utilizes commercial tele-photo lenses and custom 2048 × 2048 CCD cameras to view a 17.6 × 17.6° field of view. It can point to any part of the sky within 5 sec and is fully automated. It is connected via Internet socket to the GRB coordinate distribution network which analyzes telemetry from the satellite and delivers GRB coordinate information in real-time. LOTIS started routine operation in Oct. 1996. In the idle time between GRB triggers, LOTIS systematically surveys the entire available sky every night for new optical transients. This paper will describe the system design and performance.
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