Instrumentation of LOTIS: Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System; a fully automated wide field of view telescope system searching for simultaneous optical counterparts of gamma ray bursts (open access)

Instrumentation of LOTIS: Livermore Optical Transient Imaging System; a fully automated wide field of view telescope system searching for simultaneous optical counterparts of gamma ray bursts

LOTIS is a rapidly slewing wide-field-of-view telescope which was designed and constructed to search for simultaneous gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical counterparts. This experiment requires a rapidly slewing ({lt} 10 sec), wide-field-of-view ({gt} 15{degrees}), automatic and dedicated telescope. LOTIS utilizes commercial tele-photo lenses and custom 2048 x 2048 CCD cameras to view a 17.6 x 17.6{degrees} field of view. It can point to any part of the sky within 5 sec and is fully automated. It is connected via Internet socket to the GRB coordinate distribution network which analyzes telemetry from the satellite and delivers GRB coordinate information in real-time. LOTIS started routine operation in Oct. 1996. In the idle time between GRB triggers, LOTIS systematically surveys the entire available sky every night for new optical transients. This paper will describe the system design and performance.
Date: March 6, 1998
Creator: Park, H. S.; Ables, E.; Barthelmy, S. D.; Bionta, R. M.; Ott, L. L.; Parker, E. L. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 149, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1998 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 149, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1998

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1998
Creator: Horn, Richard A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Register, Volume 23, Number 10, Pages 2190-2625, March 6, 1998 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 23, Number 10, Pages 2190-2625, March 6, 1998

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 6, 1998
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History