Published May 1998
| Version v1
Journal article
Optical imaging of gamma-ray bursts with the LONEOS telescope
Creators
- 1. Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University (United States)
- 2. Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 (United States)
- 3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, V Division, MS L-401, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
- 4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, PO Box 3905, University Station, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 (United States)
- 5. NASA/GSFC, Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, Code 660.1, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (United States)
- 6. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1504 (United States)
- 7. Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1580 (United States)
Description
The optical identification of gamma-ray bursts discovered and localized by BACODINE/LOCBURST using the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search (LONEOS) 58-cm Schmidt-type telescope and mosaic CCD camera is described. In its final form, LONEOS images 10 square degrees of the sky (3.2 degree x3.2 degree) to ∼22nd mag (2σ) in a 5 minute integration. Identification of optical transients will be based on variability by comparison with subsequent images or previous scans of the region. To date, optical images have been obtained of three BATSE triggers processed by LOCBURST for development and evaluation purposes. copyright 1998 American Institute of Physics
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 428
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 869-873
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 4. Huntsville gamma ray bursts symposium
- Dates
- 15-20 Sep 1997
- Place
- Huntsville, AL (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 30000231
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; GAMMA DETECTION; TELESCOPES; TRANSIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-9709153--