Super LOTIS a high sensitive optical counterpart search experiment
/ Authors
H. Park, E. Ables, D. Band, S. Barthelmy, R. Bionta, P. Butterworth, T. Cline, D. Ferguson, G. Fishman, N. Gehrels
and 7 more authors
D. Hartmann, K. Hurley, C. Kouveliotou, C. Meegan, L. Ott, E. Parker, G. Williams
/ Abstract
We are constructing a 0.6 meter telescope system to search for early time gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical counterparts. Super-LOTIS (Super-Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System) is an automated telescope system that has a 0.8 x 0.8{degree} field-of-view, is sensitive to M{sub v} {approximately} 19 and responds to a burst trigger within 5 min. This telescope will record images of the gamma-ray burst coordinates that is given by the GCN (GRB Coordinate Network). A measurement of GRB light curves at early times will greatly enhance our understanding of GRB physics.
DOI: 10.1063/1.55439