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1999A&AS..138..589B - Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 138, 589-590 (1999/September-0)

Catching the light curve of flaring GRBs: The opportunity offered by scanning telescopes.

BESKIN G.M., PLOKHOTNICHENKO V., BARTOLINI C., GUARNIERI A., MASETTI N., PICCIONI A., SHEARER A., GOLDEN A. and AURIEMMA G.

Abstract (from CDS):

We discuss the project of a wide field optical telescope equipped with panoramic detectors in order to catch an optical transient (OT) simultaneously with Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB). This telescope scans the gamma-ray telescope field of view, and with 1 m mirror for 1 s of integration time would detect OTs up to 16 mag; the probability of covering the GRB location in a field of 20° is 12%. The detection limit could be raised and the probability of catching OTs could be over 90% using a system of special telescopes with wide aperture and large collecting area.

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Journal keyword(s): telescopes, instrumentation: detectors, gamma-rays: bursts

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