An optical transient camera for the INTEGRAL mission

Details An optical transient camera for the INTEGRAL mission An optical transient camera for the INTEGRAL mission

Jun 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994apjs...92..333s&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 92, no. 2, p. 333-336

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Satellites, Cameras, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Light Emission, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Spaceborne Astronomy, Charge Coupled Devices, Surges

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Optical emission has not been observed simultaneously with any gamma-ray burst (GRB). The International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) mission provides an ideal opportunity to measure the optical emission in coindidence with gamma-ray emission from GRBs. An optical transient camera (OTC) has been included in the INTEGRAL payload. The OTC will have a sensitivity of 12th magnitude for 1 s transients but higher sensitivity will be obtained for longer duration optical transients. The time profile of the optical emission will be determined. The 1000 square degree field of view of the OTC includes the field of view of the spectrometer and the fully and partially coded fields of view of the gamma ray imager and X-ray monitor. Observed transients will be located by the OTC to an annular precision of 20 sec.

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