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Peter Cogan 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2005,297(1-4):275-281
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory
that is being built in southern Arizona by a collaboration of 10 institutions in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the USA. VERITAS
is designed to operate in the range from 50 GeV to 50 TeV with optimal sensitivity near 200 GeV; it will effectively overlap
with the next generation of space-based gamma-ray telescopes. The first phase of VERITAS, consisting of four telescopes of
12 m aperture, will be operational by the time of the GLAST launch in 2007. Eventually, the array will be expanded to include
the full array of seven telescopes on a filled hexagonal grid of side 80 m. A prototype VERITAS telescope with a reduced number
of mirrors and signal channels has been built. Its design and performance is described here. The prototype is scheduled to
be upgraded to a full 499 pixel camera with 350 mirrors during the autumn of 2004.
The VERITAS collaboration consists of universities and institutions from Ireland, UK, USA and Canada. See for a full listing. 相似文献
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S. A. Yost F. Aharonian C. W. Akerlof M. C. B. Ashley S. Barthelmy N. Gehrels E. Gü T. Güver D. Horns Ü. Kzlolu H. A. Krimm T. A. McKay M.
zel A. Phillips R. M. Quimby G. Rowell W. Rujopakarn E. S. Rykoff B. E. Schaefer D. A. Smith H. F. Swan W. T. Vestrand J. C. Wheeler J. Wren F. Yuan 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2006,327(8):803-805
ROTSE‐III is a homogeneous worldwide array of 4 robotic telescopes. They were designed to provide optical observations of γ ‐ray burst (GRB) afterglows as close as possible to the start of γ ‐ray emission. ROTSE‐III is fulfilling its potential for GRB science, and provides optical observations for a variety of astrophysical sources in the interim between GRB events. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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L. Kleint S.V. Berdyugina D. Gisler A.I. Shapiro M. Bianda 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2010,331(6):644-647
Upcoming large solar telescopes will offer the possibility of unprecedented high resolution observations. However, during periods of non‐ideal seeing such measurements are impossible and alternative programs should be considered to best use the available observing time. We present a synoptic program, currently carried out at the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno (IRSOL), to monitor turbulent magnetic fields employing the differential Hanle effect in atomic and molecular lines. This program can be easily adapted for the use at large telescopes exploring new science goals, nowadays impossible to achieve with smaller telescopes. The current, interesting scientific results prove that such programs are worthwhile to be continued and expanded in the future. We calculate the approximately achievable spatial resolution at a large telescope like ATST for polarimetric measurements with a noise level below 5 × 10‐5 and a temporal resolution which is sufficient to explore variations on the granular scale. We show that it would be important to optimize the system for maximal photon throughput and to install a high‐speed camera system to be able to study turbulent magnetic fields with unprecedented accuracy (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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The multiband nonthermal emissions in radio,X-ray,and very high-energy (VHE)γ-ray bands from two distant blazars,H 2356-309 and 1ES 1218+304,have been detected,and,especially from recent observations with the Suzaku,MAGIC and VERITAS telescopes,clearly reveal nonthermal power-law spectra. We study the broadband nonthermal spectra of the two sources by using a combination of a onezone homogeneous synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) model and an inhomogeneous conical jet model,where the new external background light (EBL) model is taken into account. The results show that (1) the nonthermal emissions of the two blazars,ranging from X-rays to VHE γ-rays,are from the homogeneous zone whereas the emissions in the radio bands can be explained as the radiation from the inhomogeneous conical jet; (2) a strict lower-limit EBL model can be used to explain their observed spectra well. 相似文献
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The European Very Large Telescope program has been approved in 1987. It aims to consists of an array of four 8 m telescopes, plus two additional 2 m class auxiliary telescopes, the latter being fully dedicated to optical (infrared and visible) interferometry, with possible combination of some and, in the long term, all large telescopes. We discuss the implementation of this program in the next ten years.Paper presented at the Symposium on the JNLT and Related Engineering Developments, Tokyo, November 29–December 2, 1988. 相似文献
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A. R. Conrad R. W. Goodrich R. D. Campbell W. J. Merline J. D. Drummond C. Dumas B. Carry 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》2009,105(2-4):115-122
From differential tracking techniques, required for appulse observations of KBOs with Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGSAO), to developing methods for collecting spectra at the precise moment of a predicted impact, each Solar System observation conducted on a large telescope presents a unique set of challenges. We present operational details and some key science results from our science program, adaptive optics observations of main belt asteroids and near earth objects; as well as the technical and operational details of several Keck Solar System observations conducted by other teams: the impact of Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter, volcanoes on Io, the Deep Impact mission to Comet 9P/Tempel 1, and recent observations of Pluto’s moons Nix and Hydra. For each of these observations, we draw from our Keck experience to predict what challenges may lie ahead when similar observations are conducted on next generation telescopes. 相似文献
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平方公里阵列(Square Kilometre Array,SKA)项目是建设全球最大射电望远镜的国际合作项目,其灵敏度和测量速度将比当前所有的射电望远镜都要高出一个数量级.连续谱巡天是SKA的主要观测模式之一,基于连续谱成像建立巡天区域的标准星图,将能为后续天文科学研究奠定重要基础.银河系与河外星系全天默奇森宽场阵列拓展巡天(GaLactic and Extragalactic All-sky Murchison Widefield Array survey eXtended,GLEAM-X)是2018—2020年利用SKA先导望远镜默奇森宽场阵列(Murchison Wide-field Array,MWA)二期拓展阵列开展的新的射电连续谱巡天项目,观测期间积累了大量的低频巡天观测数据.海量观测数据的自动化、大批量处理是SKA望远镜项目所面临的的最大挑战和难题之一,基于分布式执行框架的成像管线优化经验将有助于解决海量数据处理问题.详细介绍了GLEAM-X成像管线并对其进行整合和改进,在中国SKA区域中心原型机(China SKA Regional Centre Prototype,... 相似文献
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To achieve high spatial resolution capability for IR solar observations, we suggest the use of a special mask placed before the entrance aperture of large conventional optical telescopes. Such a mask would match well the resolution of a non-redundant array and would provide safe operation of a large telescope used for solar observations. The proposed solution has the additional advantage of relatively low cost because already-existing optical telescopes are used. 相似文献
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Cherenkov telescopes have the capability of detecting high energy tau neutrinos in the energy range of 1–1000 PeV by searching for very inclined showers. If a tau lepton, produced by a tau neutrino, escapes from the Earth or a mountain, it will decay and initiate a shower in the air which can be detected by an air shower fluorescence or Cherenkov telescope. In this paper, we present detailed Monte Carlo simulations of corresponding event rates for the VERITAS and two proposed Cherenkov Telescope Array sites: Meteor Crater and Yavapai Ranch, which use representative AGN neutrino flux models and take into account topographic conditions of the detector sites. The calculated neutrino sensitivities depend on the observation time and the shape of the energy spectrum, but in some cases are comparable or even better than corresponding neutrino sensitivities of the IceCube detector. For VERITAS and the considered Cherenkov Telescope Array sites the expected neutrino sensitivities are up to factor 3 higher than for the MAGIC site because of the presence of surrounding mountains. 相似文献
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Well sampled light curves of BL Lac objects are very useful to understand the physical processes responsible for the highly
variable emission from this class of AGN. The best way to perform the necessary high number of observations is the use of
automatic small aperture telescopes. We present some results of the Perugia-Roma monitoring program concerning the recent
active phase of BL Lac and the Intra-Day Variability of S5 0716+714.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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VLAD Popa 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2002,282(1):235-244
During the 1999 total solar eclipse we intended to search for photons emitted by a possible radiative decay of the heavier
component of solar neutrinos, using two telescopes: an airborne one, and another at mountain altitude, in Romania(the NOTTE
experiment). The weather conditions did not allow us to perform the measurements. Alternatively, we analyzed a video tape
of the eclipse offered to us by a local television, obtaining some qualitative estimations on the neutrino lifetimes. We present
also a first report on the observations made 21 June 2001, from Zambia.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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W. Bednarek 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2006,371(4):1737-1743
We apply an inverse Compton e ± pair cascade model for γ-ray production in the massive binary system LSI +61° 303 assuming that electrons are accelerated already inside the inner part of the jet launched by the compact object. γ-ray spectra, affected by the cascade process, and lower energy spectra, from the synchrotron cooling of the highest energy electrons in the jet, are calculated as a function of the phase of this binary system. γ-ray spectra expected in such a model have different shape than those ones produced by electrons in the jet directly to observer. Moreover, the model predicts clear anticorrelation between γ-ray fluxes in the GeV (1–10 GeV) and TeV (>200 GeV) energy ranges with the peak of the TeV emission at the phase ∼0.5 (the peak half-width ranges between the phases ∼0.4–0.9, for the inclination of the binary system equal to 60°, and ∼0.4–0.1 for 30°). The fine features of TeV γ-ray emission (fluxes and spectral shapes) as a function of the phase of the binary system are consistent with recent observations reported by the MAGIC collaboration. Future simultaneous observations in the GeV energies (by the GLAST and AGILE telescopes) and in the TeV energies (by the MAGIC and VERITAS telescopes) should test other predictions of the considered model supporting or disproving the hypothesis of acceleration of electrons already in the inner part of the microquasar jets. 相似文献
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V. I. Slysh M. A. Voronkov V. Migenes K. M. Shibata T. Umemoto V. I. Altunin I. E. Val'Tts B. Z. Kanevsky M. V. Popov A. V. Kovalenko E. B. Fomalont B. A. Poperechenko YU. N. Gorshenkov B. R. Carlson S. M. Dougherty J. E. Reynolds D. R. Jiang A. I. Smirnov V. G. Grachev 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2001,320(2):217-223
We report on the first space–VLBI observations of the OH 34.26+0.15 maser in two main-line OH transitions at 1665 and 1667 MHz. The observations involved the space radio telescope on board the Japanese satellite HALCA and an array of ground radio telescopes. The map of the maser region and images of individual maser spots were produced with an angular resolution of 1 mas, which is several times higher than the angular resolution available on the ground. The maser spots were only partly resolved and a lower limit to the brightness temperature was obtained. The maser seems to be located in the direction of low interstellar scattering, an order of magnitude lower than the scattering of a nearby extragalactic source and pulsar. 相似文献
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A pair of carefully matched telescopes and videometers were constructed and tested to determine their suitability to obtain routine standardized measurements of solar flares. Useful data were obtained from both telescopes during four flares between March 1971 and March 1972. Errors in the current international patrol are typically a factor of two. The mismatch of the areas of the four measured by these telescope systems was only 10%, indicating the extent of the possible improvement to be obtained by careful matching and intercalibration of patrol instruments. 相似文献
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We present first observations of Mira stars obtained at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at 2 microns, equipped
with the VINCI instrument, using different baselines with both the test siderostats and the 8.2 m unit telescopes. These observations,
collected in the course of the VLTI commissining program, have targeted so far about sixty cool giant stars. In this talk,
we list and describe the measurements obtained for 14 Mira stars, many of them representing first-time determinations of the
visibility. In particular, we devote special attention to a study of Mira itself, for which very accurate determinations of
the visibility at several baseline lenghts and orientations could be obtained. We find that a two-component model is more
consistent with the data than a single stellar disc. Further observations are needed for a better understanding of this source.
The VLTI will constitute an ideal instrument for such studies in the future. In particular it will permit detailed investigations
of southern AGB stars, such as accurate measurements of surface structureparameters (diameters, diameter variations, asymmetries,
center-to-limbvariations, special features like hot spots) and of circumstellar envelopes.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Klaus G. Strassmeier 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2006,304(1-4):397-400
Several new robotic telescopes had or will see first light in 2005/2006 and are designed for either wide-field imaging, high-precision photometry or even for high-resolution echelle spectroscopy. These telescopes are in the 1–2 m class and therefore will focus on very specific tasks. Here, I present an update of the robotic STELLA facility currently under construction in Tenerife and emphasize its science capabilities for binary-star research. Among the many science applications of STELLA is the monitoring of magnetic activity in single and binary stars and their relation to age, rotation rate, metallicity and binarity per se.The AIP STELLA team members are T. Granzer, M. Weber, M. Woche, M. I. Andersen, J. Bartus, S.-M. Bauer, F. Dionies, T. Fechner, H. Korhonen, J. Paschke, E. Popow, A. Ritter, A. Schwope, A. Staude, A. Washuettl 相似文献
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J. Greiner R. Schwarz C. Tappert R.E. Mennickent K. Reinsch G. Sala 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2010,331(2):227-230
We summarise our optical monitoring program of VY Scl stars with the SMARTS telescopes, and triggered X‐ray as well as optical observations after/during state transitions of V504 Cen and VY Scl (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) 相似文献
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P. W. A. Roming C. Gronwall D. E. Vanden Berk M. J. Page P. T. Boyd 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2009,320(1-3):203-206
Currently there are four operating near-UV imaging space telescopes, one of which is the Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope (UVOT). Although the UVOT was primarily built for observations of γ-ray bursts, it has become a powerful instrument for studying other types of UV and optical astronomical phenomena. Here we discuss the properties of the UVOT, summarize some of the science undertaken with the UVOT, and present other possible science goals for the UVOT that have not yet been pursued. We also discuss some lessons learned that apply to future UV telescopes. 相似文献
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Minoru Ando Tetsuya Nagata Shuji Sato Makoto Watanabe Kunio Itoh Toshihide Kawai Hidehiko Nakaya Yoshiharu Namba Takeshi Takezawa 《Experimental Astronomy》2002,13(3):119-134
We constructed a wide field cryogenic telescope (WFCT) containing a whole Ritchey-Chrétien system and a focal plane array
in a cryostat for near infrared observations to cover the field of view of 0.4°. The telescope has a primary mirror of 220
mm and an engineering grade 256 × 256 InSb array. The optical components such as two mirrors, filters, spiders, and radiation
shield tube are cooled down to 180 K as well as the InSb array to 35 K by a mechanical refrigerator. We show the results of
the background surface brightnesses and the limiting magnitudes at 3.3 and 3.67 μm measured at Sutherland, South Africa. We
describe the on-going upgrade of this instrument, equipped with a 1024 × 1024 ALADDIN InSb science grade array.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Bhal Chandra Joshi Prakash Arumugasamy Manjari Bagchi Debades Bandyopadhyay Avishek Basu Neelam Dhanda Batra Suryarao Bethapudi Arpita Choudhary Kishalay De L. Dey A. Gopakumar Y. Gupta M. A. Krishnakumar Yogesh Maan P. K. Manoharan Arun Naidu Rana Nandi Dhruv Pathak Mayuresh Surnis Abhimanyu Susobhanan 《Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy》2018,39(4):51
Radio pulsars show remarkable clock-like stability, which make them useful astronomy tools in experiments to test equation of state of neutron stars and detecting gravitational waves using pulsar timing techniques. A brief review of relevant astrophysical experiments is provided in this paper highlighting the current state-of-the-art of these experiments. A program to monitor frequently glitching pulsars with Indian radio telescopes using high cadence observations is presented, with illustrations of glitches detected in this program, including the largest ever glitch in PSR B0531+21. An Indian initiative to discover sub-\(\mu \)Hz gravitational waves, called Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA), is also described briefly, where time-of-arrival uncertainties and post-fit residuals of the order of \(\mu \)s are already achievable, comparable to other international pulsar timing array experiments. While timing the glitches and their recoveries are likely to provide constraints on the structure of neutron stars, InPTA will provide upper limits on sub-\(\mu \)Hz gravitational waves apart from auxiliary pulsar science. Future directions for these experiments are outlined. 相似文献