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Current status of the Explosive Transient CameraThe current configuration and performance of the Explosive Transient Camera (ETC), a wide-field sky monitor capable of detecting short-timescale optical transients, are briefly reviewed, as are plans for future improvements. The primary objective of the ETC is to detect an optical transient that is spatially and temporally coincident with a gamma-ray burster. However, the ETC is sensitive to all sources of short-timescale optical transients and will conduct a systematic survey of the night sky for all optical transients. Results of preliminary observations of the night sky conducted since January 1991 are summarized, and long-term variability searches with the ETC are discussed.
Document ID
19930056123
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vanderspek, Roland
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Doty, John P.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Ricker, George R.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Gamma-ray bursts; Proceedings of the Workshop, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, Oct. 16-18, 1991 (A93-40051 16-93)
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93A40120
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2089
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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