First light with RATIR: an automated 6-band optical/NIR imaging camera

N Butler, C Klein, O Fox, G Lotkin… - Ground-based and …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Reionization and Transients InfraRed camera (RATIR) is a simultaneous optical/NIR
multi-band imaging camera which is 100% time-dedicated to the followup of Gamma-ray …

The bright optical flash from GRB 060117

M Jelínek, M Prouza, P Kubánek, R Hudec… - Astronomy & …, 2006 - aanda.org
We present a discovery and observation of an extraordinarily bright prompt optical emission
of the GRB 060117 obtained by a wide-field camera atop the robotic telescope FRAM of the …

[PDF][PDF] Orbital period changes in RW CrA, DX Vel and V0646 Cen

IM Volkov, D Chochol, J Grygar, M Mašek… - Contrib. Astron. Obs …, 2017 - ta3.sk
We aim to determine the absolute parameters of the components of southern Algol-type
binaries with deep eclipses RW CrA, DX Vel, V0646 Cen and interpret their orbital period …

LSST sensor requirements and characterization of the prototype LSST CCDs

V Radeka, J Frank, JC Geary, DK Gilmore… - Journal of …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
LSST parameters are discussed and requirements on the LSST camera are presented.
Characterization methods and results on a number of new devices produced specifically to …

Evaluation of scientific CMOS sensors for sky survey applications

S Karpov, A Bajat, A Christov… - X-Ray, Optical, and …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Scientific CMOS image sensors are a modern alternative for a typical CCD detectors, as they
offer both low read-out noise, large sensitive area, and high frame rates. All these makes …

The CHilean automatic supernova search

M Hamuy, G Pignata, J Maza… - … Italiana, v. 83, p. 388 …, 2012 - adsabs.harvard.edu
Abstract The CHilean Automatic Supernova sEarch (CHASE) project began in 2007 with the
goal to discover young, nearby southern supernovae in order to (1) better understand the …

Robotic telescopes for high energy astrophysics in Ondřejov

M Nekola, R Hudec, M Jelínek, M Kocka… - Experimental …, 2010 - Springer
We report on two small aperture robotic telescopes called BART and D50 operated in
Ondřejov. Both telescopes are capable of automatic observation of gamma ray burst (GRB) …

First results of the Test-Bed Telescopes (TBT) project: Cebreros telescope commissioning

F Ocaña, A Ibarra, E Racero, Á Montero… - Ground-Based and …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The TBT project is being developed under ESA's General Studies and Technology
Programme (GSTP), and shall implement a test-bed for the validation of an autonomous …

Characterization of prototype LSST CCDs

P O'Connor, J Frank, JC Geary… - … Energy, Optical, and …, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present characterization methods and results on a number of new devices produced
specifically to address LSST's performance goals, including flatness, QE, PSF, dark current …

A Decade of GRB Follow‐Up by BOOTES in Spain (2003–2013)

M Jelínek, AJ Castro-Tirado, R Cunniffe… - Advances in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article covers ten years of GRB follow‐ups by the Spanish BOOTES stations: 71 follow‐
ups providing 23 detections. Follow‐ups by BOOTES‐1B from 2005 to 2008 were given in a …