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

Citation
Gm. Beskin et al., Catching the light curve of flaring GRBs: The opportunity offered by scanning telescopes, ASTR AST SS, 138(3), 1999, pp. 589-590
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES
ISSN journal
03650138 → ACNP
Volume
138
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
589 - 590
Database
ISI
SICI code
0365-0138(199909)138:3<589:CTLCOF>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We discuss the project of a wide field optical telescope equipped with pano ramic detectors in order to catch an optical transient (OT) simultaneously with Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB). This telescope scans the gamma-ray telescope fi eld of view, and with 1 m mirror for 1 s of integration time would detect O Ts up to 16 mag; the probability of covering the GRB location in a field of 20 degrees is 12%. The detection limit could be raised and the probability of catching OTs could be over 90% using a system of special telescopes wit h wide aperture and large collecting area.