Observations of optical counterparts of Gamma-Ray bursts

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Sep 1992

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Final Technical Report, Dec. 1987 - Mar. 1989 Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Bursts, Gamma Ray Telescopes, Light Emission, Signal Detectors, Video Signals, Angular Resolution, Astrophysics, Temporal Resolution

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This is a final report for a contract begun in Dec. 1987 and ended in Mar. 1989 to use the existing Lincoln Laboratory Experimental Test Site in Socorro, NM to search for optical counterparts to gamma-ray bursts. The objective was to develop an autonomous staring system to search for stationary, transient optical flashes. The search was to use an existing 31-inch telescope equipped with a sensitive video detector. The approach for the search was to develop real-time processing software to monitor the video signal from the detector and to record any transient, point-like flashes that occurred in the field of view. The system would have been able to detect fainter flashes (B is approximately 15m in 1/30 s, delta(mv) = 0.25m) than other systems but lacked a large field of view (only 1.2 deg diameter) necessary to give a high probability of detecting a random flash on the sky. As such, the plan was to monitor known gamma-ray burst error boxes and wait for a repetition of an earlier event. The high payoff of good sensitivity with high angular resolution (1 pixel = 10sec) and good time resolution (30 s) to allow post-burst searches warranted funding if the cost was not prohibitive. The contract began in the middle of the three-year cycle for High Energy Astrophysics Gamma-Ray Astronomy Research and Analysis Program. This final report briefly describes the portion of the plan completed under the original contract.

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