Dyer, M.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-5482, Steeghs, D., Galloway, D.K. et al. (12 more authors) (2020) The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). In: Marshall, H.K., Spyromilio, J. and Usuda, T., (eds.) Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 14-18 Dec 2020, Online. Proceedings of SPIE, 11445 . SPIE ISBN 9781510636774
Abstract
The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is a wide-field telescope project focused on detecting optical counterparts to gravitational-wave sources. GOTO uses arrays of 40 cm unit telescopes (UTs) on a shared robotic mount, which scales to provide large fields of view in a cost-effective manner. A complete GOTO mount uses 8 unit telescopes to give an overall field of view of 40 square degrees, and can reach a depth of 20th magnitude in three minutes. The GOTO-4 prototype was inaugurated with 4 unit telescopes in 2017 on La Palma, and was upgraded to a full 8-telescope array in 2020. A second 8-UT mount will be installed on La Palma in early 2021, and another GOTO node with two more mount systems is planned for a southern site in Australia. When complete, each mount will be networked to form a robotic, dual-hemisphere observatory, which will survey the entire visible sky every few nights and enable rapid follow-up detections of transient sources.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. |
Keywords: | telescopes; gravitational waves; transient follow-up; sky surveys; multi-site observatories |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2021 14:29 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SPIE |
Series Name: | Proceedings of SPIE |
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Identification Number: | 10.1117/12.2561008 |
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