The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science

D Steeghs, DK Galloway, K Ackley… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is an array of wide-
field optical telescopes, designed to exploit new discoveries from the next generation of …

Self-supervised clustering on image-subtracted data with deep-embedded self-organizing map

YL Mong, K Ackley, TL Killestein… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Developing an effective automatic classifier to separate genuine sources from artifacts is
essential for transient follow-ups in wide-field optical surveys. The identification of transient …

The Scientific Performance of the MoonBurst Energetics All-sky Monitor (MoonBEAM)

C Fletcher, CM Hui, A Goldstein, TM Team - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
MoonBEAM is a SmallSat concept placed in cislunar orbit developed to study the
progenitors and multimessenger/multiwavelength signals of transient relativistic jets and …

Kilonova Parameter Estimation with LSST at Vera C. Rubin Observatory

F Ragosta, T Ahumada, S Piranomonte… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The upcoming Vera Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)
opens a new opportunity to rapidly survey the southern sky at optical wavelengths (ie, ugrizy …

An evaluation of the BALROG and RoboBA algorithms for determining the position of Fermi/GBM GRBs

KOC López, AM Watson, WH Lee… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The Fermi/GBM instrument is a vital source of detections of gamma-ray bursts and has an
increasingly important role to play in understanding gravitational-wave transients. In both …

[HTML][HTML] A space telescope scheduling approach combining observation priority coding with problem decomposition strategies

K Zhang, BL Ye, X Xia, Z Wang, X Zhang, H Jiang - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the increasing number of space debris, the demand for telescopes to observe space
debris is also constantly increasing. The telescope observation scheduling problem requires …

In Search of Short Gamma-Ray Burst Optical Counterparts with the Zwicky Transient Facility

T Ahumada, S Anand, MW Coughlin… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggers on-board in response to∼ 40
short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) per year; however, their large localization regions have …

Multi-messenger astronomy in the era of gravitational wave detections

TL Killestein - 2023 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
From the first detection of gravitational waves, to the discovery of the optical counterpart to a
binary neutron star merger, gravitational-wave multi-messenger astronomy has been a …

Stars, black holes and explosive transients

R Eyles - 2022 - figshare.le.ac.uk
Gamma-ray bursts and tidal disruption events are some of the most cataclysmic and
energetic events in the universe. Both result in highly luminous and complex emission …

A Portrait of the Binary Compact Merger as a Young: Short GRB, Gravitational Wave, Afterglow, and Kilonova

TA Mena - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Both binary neutron star (BNS) and neutron star–black hole (NSBH) mergers radiate
gravitational waves (GWs) as they gradually spiral inwards. Once they merge, they emit …