Opening the dynamic infrared sky
While optical and radio transient surveys have enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, the dynamic infrared sky remains virtually unexplored from the ground. The infrared is a powerful tool for probing transient events in dusty regions that have high optical extinction, and for detecting the coo...
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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:axmw0-czz17 2024-06-23T07:46:43+00:00 Opening the dynamic infrared sky Soon, Jamie Moore, Anna M. Kasliwal, Mansi M. Lau, Ryan M. De, Kishalay Travouillon, Tony D. Jones, Mike I. Ofek, Eran Smith, Roger Terebizh, Valery McKenna, Dan Hale, David Delacroix, Alexandre Adams, Scott M. Jencson, Jacob E. Ashley, Michael Burnham, Jill Sokoloski, Jennifer L. Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Freeman, Ken C. De Marco, Orsola Cooke, Jeff Bland, Philip Ryder, Stuart Soria, Roberto Antoszewski, Jarek Heger, Alexander Spitler, Lee Simcoe, Robert Marshall, Heather K. Spyromilio, Jason Gilmozzi, Roberto 2018-07-06 https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312731 unknown Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312731 oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:axmw0-czz17 eprintid:91587 resolverid:CaltechAUTHORS:20181207-145745767 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Other SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, Austin, TX, 10-15 June 2018 Gattini-IR DREAMS infrared all-sky survey Antarctica polar regions Siding Spring Observatory Palomar Observatory info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2018 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312731 2024-06-12T04:32:38Z While optical and radio transient surveys have enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, the dynamic infrared sky remains virtually unexplored from the ground. The infrared is a powerful tool for probing transient events in dusty regions that have high optical extinction, and for detecting the coolest of stars that are bright only at these wavelengths. The fundamental roadblocks in studying the infrared time-domain have been the overwhelmingly bright sky background (250 times brighter than optical) and the narrow field-of-view of infrared cameras (largest is VISTA at 0.6 sq deg). To address these challenges, Palomar Gattini-IR is currently under construction at Palomar Observatory and we propose a further low risk, economical, and agile instrument to be located at Siding Spring Observatory, as well as further instruments which will be located at the high polar regions to take advantage of the low thermal sky emission, particularly in the 2.5 micron region. © 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). This research is supported by an Australian National University Future Fund and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. We acknowledge and greatly thank the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation and our partners for their generous support of these projects as well as Palomar Observatory and Siding Spring Observatory for the opportunity to deploy the instruments at these sites. Published - 107004D.pdf Book Part Antarc* Antarctica Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII 159 |
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While optical and radio transient surveys have enjoyed a renaissance over the past decade, the dynamic infrared sky remains virtually unexplored from the ground. The infrared is a powerful tool for probing transient events in dusty regions that have high optical extinction, and for detecting the coolest of stars that are bright only at these wavelengths. The fundamental roadblocks in studying the infrared time-domain have been the overwhelmingly bright sky background (250 times brighter than optical) and the narrow field-of-view of infrared cameras (largest is VISTA at 0.6 sq deg). To address these challenges, Palomar Gattini-IR is currently under construction at Palomar Observatory and we propose a further low risk, economical, and agile instrument to be located at Siding Spring Observatory, as well as further instruments which will be located at the high polar regions to take advantage of the low thermal sky emission, particularly in the 2.5 micron region. © 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). This research is supported by an Australian National University Future Fund and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. We acknowledge and greatly thank the Mt. Cuba Astronomical Foundation and our partners for their generous support of these projects as well as Palomar Observatory and Siding Spring Observatory for the opportunity to deploy the instruments at these sites. Published - 107004D.pdf |
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Soon, Jamie Moore, Anna M. Kasliwal, Mansi M. Lau, Ryan M. De, Kishalay Travouillon, Tony D. Jones, Mike I. Ofek, Eran Smith, Roger Terebizh, Valery McKenna, Dan Hale, David Delacroix, Alexandre Adams, Scott M. Jencson, Jacob E. Ashley, Michael Burnham, Jill Sokoloski, Jennifer L. Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Freeman, Ken C. De Marco, Orsola Cooke, Jeff Bland, Philip Ryder, Stuart Soria, Roberto Antoszewski, Jarek Heger, Alexander Spitler, Lee Simcoe, Robert |
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Soon, Jamie Moore, Anna M. Kasliwal, Mansi M. Lau, Ryan M. De, Kishalay Travouillon, Tony D. Jones, Mike I. Ofek, Eran Smith, Roger Terebizh, Valery McKenna, Dan Hale, David Delacroix, Alexandre Adams, Scott M. Jencson, Jacob E. Ashley, Michael Burnham, Jill Sokoloski, Jennifer L. Bland-Hawthorn, Joss Freeman, Ken C. De Marco, Orsola Cooke, Jeff Bland, Philip Ryder, Stuart Soria, Roberto Antoszewski, Jarek Heger, Alexander Spitler, Lee Simcoe, Robert |
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