论文标题
重力波光学瞬态观察者(GOTO)
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)
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论文摘要
重力波光瞬态观察者(GOTO)是一个宽阔的望远镜项目,旨在检测到引力波源的光学对应物。每个Goto机器人安装座都有八个40厘米望远镜,总体视野为40平方工。截至2022年,前两个Goto Mounts已在La Palma的Roque de Los Muchachos天文台进行了委托,加拿大岛群岛的建设建造了第二个节点,并在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的Sides Spring天文台开始了另外两个8 Telescope Mounts。一旦全面运行,每个Goto安装座都将被联网以形成一个机器人,多站点天文台,该天文台将每两晚调查整个可见天空,并能够快速对瞬态来源进行后续检测。
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is a wide-field telescope project focused on detecting optical counterparts to gravitational-wave sources. Each GOTO robotic mount holds eight 40 cm telescopes, giving an overall field of view of 40 square degrees. As of 2022 the first two GOTO mounts have been commissioned at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, Canary Islands, and construction of the second node with two additional 8-telescope mounts has begin at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. Once fully operational each GOTO mount will be networked to form a robotic, multi-site observatory, which will survey the entire visible sky every two nights and enable rapid follow-up detections of transient sources.