Published July 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

MITSuME-Multicolor Imaging Telescopes for Survey and Monstrous Explosions

  • 1. Tokyo Tech, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. Okayama Astrophysical Observatory/NAOJ, Okayama (Japan)

Description

Development of MITSuME is reported. Two 50-cm optical telescopes have been built at Akeno in Yamanashi prefecture and at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO) in Okayama prefecture. Three CCD cameras for simultaneous g'RCIC photometry are to be mounted on each focal plane, covering a wide FOV of about 30sec. x 30sec. The limiting magnitude at V is fainter than 18. In addition to these two optical telescopes, a 91-cm IR telescope with a 1o x 1o field of view is being built at OAO, which performs photometry in Y J H K bands. These robotic telescopes can start the observation of counterparts of a GRB within a minute from an alert. We aim to obtain photometric redshifts exceeding 10 with these telescopes. The performance and the current construction status of the telescopes are presented

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Also avalaible from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1393/ncc/i2005-10190-5

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica. C, Geophysics and Space Physics
Journal Volume
28C
Journal Issue
4-5
Journal Page Range
p. 755-758
ISSN
1124-1896

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
37047525
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PHYSICS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS