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RIBOTS: An Automatic Telescope System for Gamma-Ray Burst Follow-Up Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Yuji Urata ,
Nobuyuki Kawai ,
Atsumasa Yoshida ,
Mitsuhiro Kohama ,
Tetsuya Kawabata  and
Kazuya Ayani
Yuji Urata
Affiliation:
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Nobuyuki Kawai
Affiliation:
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Atsumasa Yoshida
Affiliation:
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Mitsuhiro Kohama
Affiliation:
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Tetsuya Kawabata
Affiliation:
Bisei Astronomical Observatory, Ohukura 1723-70, Bisei, Oda, Okayama 714-1411, Japan
Kazuya Ayani
Affiliation:
Bisei Astronomical Observatory, Ohukura 1723-70, Bisei, Oda, Okayama 714-1411, Japan

Abstract

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We are constructing a fully automatic observation system named RIBOTS (RIken-Bisei Optical Transient Seeker). We aim to detect optical flashes and early afterglows of Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) with RIBOTS. We are constructing RIBOTS with a small telescope because a quick pointing to the burst is essential for our purpose. RIBOTS is linked to the GRB alert system provided by the HETE-2 satellite.

Type
IV. Transient Events
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 155 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001

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