The taiwanese-american occultation survey: The multi-telescope robotic observatory

M. J. Lehner; C. Y. Wen; J. H. Wang; S. L. Marshall; M. E. Schwamb; Z. W. Zhang; F. B. Bianco; J. Giammarco; R. Porrata; C. Alcock; T. Axelrod; Y. I. Byun; W. P. Chen; K. H. Cook; R. Dave; S. K. King; T. Lee; H. C. Lin; S. Y. Wang; J. A. Rice; I. De Pater

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The taiwanese-american occultation survey: The multi-telescope robotic observatory

M. J. Lehner, C. Y. Wen, J. H. Wang, S. L. Marshall, M. E. Schwamb, Z. W. Zhang, F. B. Bianco, J. Giammarco, R. Porrata, C. Alcock, T. Axelrod, Y. I. Byun, W. P. Chen, K. H. Cook, R. Dave, S. K. King, T. Lee, H. C. Lin, S. Y. Wang, J. A. RiceI. De Pater

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The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) operates four fully automatic telescopes to search for occultations of stars by Kuiper Belt Objects. It is a versatile facility that is also useful for the study of initial optical GRB afterglows. This paper provides a detailed description of the TAOS multi-telescope system, control software, and high-speed imaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-152
Number of pages	15
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Volume	121
Issue number	876
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/597516
Publication status	Published - 2009 Feb

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Lehner, M. J., Wen, C. Y., Wang, J. H., Marshall, S. L., Schwamb, M. E., Zhang, Z. W., Bianco, F. B., Giammarco, J., Porrata, R., Alcock, C., Axelrod, T., Byun, Y. I., Chen, W. P., Cook, K. H., Dave, R., King, S. K., Lee, T., Lin, H. C., Wang, S. Y., ... De Pater, I. (2009). The taiwanese-american occultation survey: The multi-telescope robotic observatory. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121(876), 138-152. https://doi.org/10.1086/597516

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