The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin J. Dyer; Kendall Ackley; Joe Lyman; Krzysztof Ulaczyk; Danny Steeghs; Duncan K. Galloway; Vik S. Dhillon; Paul O'Brien; Gavin Ramsay; Kanthanakorn Noysena; Rubina Kotak; Rene Breton; Laura Nuttall; Enric Pallé; Don Pollacco; the GOTO Collaboration

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The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin J. Dyer, Kendall Ackley, Joe Lyman, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Danny Steeghs, Duncan K. Galloway, Vik S. Dhillon, Paul O'Brien, Gavin Ramsay, Kanthanakorn Noysena, Rubina Kotak, Rene Breton, Laura Nuttall, Enric Pallé, Don Pollacco, the GOTO Collaboration

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Abstract

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is a wide-field telescope project focused on detecting optical counterparts to gravitational-wave sources. Each GOTO robotic mount holds eight 40 cm telescopes, giving an overall field of view of 40 square degrees. As of 2022 the first two GOTO mounts have been commissioned at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, Canary Islands, and construction of the second node with two additional 8-telescope mounts has begin at Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. Once fully operational each GOTO mount will be networked to form a robotic, multi-site observatory, which will survey the entire visible sky every two nights and enable rapid follow-up detections of transient sources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX
Editors	Heather K. Marshall, Jason Spyromilio, Tomonori Usuda
Place of Publication	Bellingham Washington USA
Publisher	SPIE
Number of pages	8
Volume	12182
Edition	Part One
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653467
ISBN (Print)	9781510653450
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629369
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2022
Event	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX 2022 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Volume	12182
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	17/07/22 → 22/07/22

Keywords

gravitational waves
multi-site observatories
sky surveys
telescopes
transient follow-up

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Dyer, M. J., Ackley, K., Lyman, J., Ulaczyk, K., Steeghs, D., Galloway, D. K., Dhillon, V. S., O'Brien, P., Ramsay, G., Noysena, K., Kotak, R., Breton, R., Nuttall, L., Pallé, E., Pollacco, D., & the GOTO Collaboration (2022). The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). In H. K. Marshall, J. Spyromilio, & T. Usuda (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX (Part One ed., Vol. 12182). Article 121821Y (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12182). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629369

Dyer, Martin J. ; Ackley, Kendall ; Lyman, Joe et al. / The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX. editor / Heather K. Marshall ; Jason Spyromilio ; Tomonori Usuda. Vol. 12182 Part One. ed. Bellingham Washington USA : SPIE, 2022. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). / Dyer, Martin J.; Ackley, Kendall; Lyman, Joe et al.
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Dyer MJ, Ackley K, Lyman J, Ulaczyk K, Steeghs D, Galloway DK et al. The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). In Marshall HK, Spyromilio J, Usuda T, editors, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IX. Part One ed. Vol. 12182. Bellingham Washington USA: SPIE. 2022. 121821Y. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2629369

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