ROTSE is an astronomical project founded in 1998 in Los Alamos , New Mexico , USA . The name of the project ( Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment ) is translated as an experiment on robotic search for optical transients . The project consists of many small and medium sized telescopes. The main objective of the project is the detection of optical afterglows of gamma-ray bursts .
| Rotse | |
|---|---|
| Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment (ROTSE) | |
| Type of | astronomical observatory |
| Code | 439 ( observations ) |
| Location | Los Alamos , New Mexico , USA |
| Coordinates | |
| Height | 2700 m |
| opening date | 1998 year |
| Site | rotse.net |
Content
Observatory Leaders
- Carl Akerlof - ideologist, founder of the project
Observatory History
ROTSE went through three stages of development. The main ones were ROTSE-I and ROTSE-III (currently being implemented). The first project was founded in 1998 at the Fenton Hill Observatory ( Los Alamos , USA ). He received the code of the Center of minor planets No. 439. The project currently consists of 4 observatories: in the USA (at the MacDonald Observatory ), Australia ( Siding Spring Observatory ), Namibia ( en: High Energy Stereoscopic System ) and Turkey ( en: TUBITAK National Observatory ). The ROTSE project collaborates with the University of Michigan , the Los Alamos National Laboratory , the Livermore National Laboratory , the University of New South Wales (Australia) and the en: Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (Germany).
Observatory Tools
- 4 Canon lenses (F = 200 mm, A = 1/2) + CCD cameras, ROTSE-I, 1998
- 4 telescopes (D = 0.45 m, F = 0.85 m, A = 1 / 1.9), field of view 1.85 g x 1.85 g, 2001 (all 4 telescopes are in different countries)
Research Areas
- Optical afterglow of gamma-ray bursts
- Discovery of supernova explosions
- The discovery of outbreaks of extragalactic Novae (mainly in M31 )
Key achievements
- 3210 astrometric measurements published for 1 month of observations in 2001 [1]
- Registration of multiple afterglow of gamma-ray bursts, for example: en: GRB 990123
- The discovery of 51 outbreaks of supernovae (2005 - 2011) [2]
- The discovery of New Star flares in the Andromeda Nebula [3]
- Creation of the Northern Sky Variability Survey catalog of variable stars [4]
Famous employees
Observers: Zheng, Rykoff, Yuan, Quimby, Akerlof, Wheeler.
Notes
Links
Publications of observations at the Center for Minor Planets:
Publications in the NASA ADS Database:
See also
- List of Astronomical Instruments
- List of Observatory Codes