Robotic optical telescopes global network MASTER II. Equipment, structure, algorithms

Presented paper describes the basic principles and features of the implementation of a robotic network of optical telescopes MASTER, designed to study the prompt (simultaneous with gamma radiation) optical emission of gamma-ray bursts and to perform the sky survey to detect unknown objects and trans...

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Published in:Experimental astronomy Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 173 - 196
Main Authors: Kornilov, Victor G., Lipunov, Vladimir M., Gorbovskoy, Evgeny S., Belinski, Aleksander A., Kuvshinov, Dmitry A., Tyurina, Natalia V., Shatsky, Nikolai I., Sankovich, Anatoly V., Krylov, Aleksander V., Balanutsa, Pavel V., Chazov, Vadim V., Kuznetsov, Artem S., Zimnuhov, Dmitry S., Senik, Victor A., Tlatov, Andrey G., Parkhomenko, Aleksander V., Dormidontov, Denis V., Krushinsky, Vadim V., Zalozhnyh, Ivan S., Popov, Aleksander A., Yazev, Sergey A., Budnev, Nikolai M., Ivanov, Kirill I., Konstantinov, Evgeny N., Gress, Oleg A., Chvalaev, Oleg V., Yurkov, Vladimir V., Sergienko, Yury P., Kudelina, Irina P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-03-2012
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Summary:Presented paper describes the basic principles and features of the implementation of a robotic network of optical telescopes MASTER, designed to study the prompt (simultaneous with gamma radiation) optical emission of gamma-ray bursts and to perform the sky survey to detect unknown objects and transient phenomena. With joint efforts of Sternberg astronomical institute, High altitude astronomical station of the Pulkovo observatory, Ural state university, Irkutsk state university, Blagoveshchensk pedagogical university, the robotic telescopes MASTER II near Kislovodsk, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Blagoveshchensk were installed and tested. The network spread over the longitudes is greater than 6 h. A further expansion of the network is considered.
ISSN:0922-6435
1572-9508
DOI:10.1007/s10686-011-9280-z