Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Era of Rapid Followup
We present a status report on the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the era of rapid followup using the world's largest robotic optical telescopes—the 2 m Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes. Within the context of key unsolved issues in GRB physics, we describe (1) our innovative software that a...
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doaj-dcb5f5a710994f899f5a476dcb41e6152020-11-24T23:00:42ZengHindawi LimitedAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772010-01-01201010.1155/2010/718468718468Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Era of Rapid FollowupC. G. Mundell0C. Guidorzi1I. A. Steele2Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Birkenhead CH41 1LD, UKAstrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Birkenhead CH41 1LD, UKAstrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Birkenhead CH41 1LD, UKWe present a status report on the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the era of rapid followup using the world's largest robotic optical telescopes—the 2 m Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes. Within the context of key unsolved issues in GRB physics, we describe (1) our innovative software that allows real-time automatic analysis and interpretation of GRB light curves, (2) the novel instrumentation that allows unique types of observations (in particular, early time polarisation measurements), and (3) the key science questions and discoveries to which robotic observations are ideally suited, concluding with a summary of current understanding of GRB physics provided by combining rapid optical observations with simultaneous observations at other wavelengths.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/718468 |
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Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Era of Rapid Followup |
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We present a status report on the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the era
of rapid followup using the world's largest robotic optical telescopes—the 2 m Liverpool
and Faulkes telescopes. Within the context of key unsolved issues in GRB
physics, we describe (1) our innovative software that allows real-time automatic
analysis and interpretation of GRB light curves, (2) the novel instrumentation that
allows unique types of observations (in particular, early time polarisation measurements),
and (3) the key science questions and discoveries to which robotic observations
are ideally suited, concluding with a summary of current understanding of GRB
physics provided by combining rapid optical observations with simultaneous observations
at other wavelengths. |
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