TAROT: Observing gamma-ray bursts "in progress”
- M. Boër
- M. Bringer
- A. Klotz
- A. M. Moly
- D. Toublanc
- G. Calvet
- J. Eysseric
- A. Leroy
- M. Meissonnier
- R. Malina
- P. Sanchez
- C. Pollas
- H. Pedersen
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DOIAbstract
The primary objective of the Télescope à Action Rapide pour les Objets Transitoires (TAROT - Rapid Action Telescope for Transient Objects) observatory is the detection of cosmic Gamma-Ray Burst sources at optical wavelengths while still active in Gamma-rays. It features a very rapid slewing mount, a 25 cm aperture telescope with a $2\times 2$ deg. fov, and is able to reach the 17th V magnitude in 10 s. A powerful scheduling algorithm, and an automated data processing system makes TAROT a fully autonomous facility. TAROT entered into service during the fall of 1998