Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aipc..836..668d&link_type=abstract
GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: Sixteenth Maryland Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 836, pp. 668-
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Ground-Based Ultraviolet, Optical And Infrared Telescopes, Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts
Scientific paper
BOOTES-IR is the natural evolution of BOOTES (Burst Observer and Optical Transient Exploring System) towards the near-infrared (NIR). Using the experience gathered during the last 7 years, we are developing a powerful tool for the detection and study of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) afterglows. The system includes a custom developed robotic observatory software (RTS2) that manages all the instruments and devices of the observatory to make them work together in an optimal way. Additionally we have created a package of real time reduction and analysis tools (JIBARO) that allow us to automatically identify GRB afterglow candidates. The telescope, a 0.6m Ritchey-Chrètien, now in commissioning phase, is capable of pointing with a typical delay of 5 seconds between arrival of the alert and start of the first exposure. The NIR camera, with 1024 × 1024 pixels and a field of view of 12' × 12' will see first light in Spring 2006 and is expected to be in normal operation during the Summer. An optical camera working in parallel will complement observations.
Amado Pedro
Cardenas C.
Castillo-Carrión S.
Castro Cerón José María
Castro-Tirado Alberto J.
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