TAROT: A status report
Abstract
TAROT-1 is an automatic, autonomous ground based observatory whose primary goal is the rapid detection of the optical counterparts of cosmic gamma-ray burst sources. It will be able to begin imaging any GRB localization 8 seconds after receipt of an alert from CGRO/BATSE or HETE-2. TAROT-1 will reach the 17th V magnitude in 10 seconds, at a 10 confidence level. TAROT will be able to observe GRB positions given by Beppo-SAX or RXTE, EUV transients from ALEXIS alerts, etc. TAROT will also study a wide range of secondary objectives and will feature a complete automatic data analysis system, and a powerful scheduling software. TAROT will be installed this fall on the Plateau du Calern, 1200m above sea level. We report on the status of the project.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9711195,
title = {TAROT: A status report},
author = {Michel Boër and J. L. Atteia and M. Bringer and A. Klotz and C. Peignot and R. Malina and P. Sanchez and H. Pedersen and G. Calvet and J. Eysseric and A. Leroy and M. Meissonier and C. Pollas and J. de Freitas Pacheco},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9711195},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages. To appear in the proceedings of the 4th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium, eds C.A. Meegan and P. Cushman