Prompt searches for optical signals from gravitational wavetransient candidates with Pi of the Sky
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Zadrozny, A.
Sokolowski, Marcin
Opiela, R.
Obara, L.
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Zadrozny, Adam and Sokolowski, Marcin and Opiela, Rafal and Obara, Lukasz. 2013. Prompt searches for optical signals from gravitational wave transient candidates with Pi of the Sky, in Romaniuk, R.S. (ed), Proceedings of SPIE- Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments, May 27 2013, Article ID 8903. Wilga; Poland: SPIE.
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Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2013
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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
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The aim of the paper is to show methods used by Pi of the Sky team to search for optical counterparts of GW event candidates during Looc-Up science run and methods that we are planning to develop as part of the future Looc-Up. During the future joint GW-EM observations a new Pi of the Sky telescope unit could image more than 1/3 of GW candidate probability maps in less than 10 minutes, taking many pictures of the same observation field. The system could automatically recognize optical transients and perform follow-ups of interesting events.