Kumar, Harsh ORCID: 0000-0003-0871-4641, Bhalerao, Varun ORCID: 0000-0002-6112-7609, Anupama, G. C., Barway, Sudhanshu, Basu, Judhajeet, Deshmukh, Kunal ORCID: 0000-0001-5253-3480, De, Kishalay, Dutta, Anirban ORCID: 0000-0002-7708-3831, Fremling, Christoffer ORCID: 0000-0002-4223-103X, Iyer, Hrishikesh ORCID: 0000-0002-2395-8727, Jassani, Adeem, Joharle, Simran, Karambelkar, Viraj ORCID: 0000-0003-2758-159X, Khandagale, Maitreya, Krishna, K. Adithya, Kulkarni, Sumeet, Mate, Sujay, Patil, Atharva, Phanindra, Dvs, Samantaray, Subham, Sharma, Kritti, Sharma, Yashvi, Shenoy, Vedant, Singh, Avinash ORCID: 0000-0003-2091-622X, Srivastava, Shubham, Swain, Vishwajeet, Waratkar, Gaurav ORCID: 0000-0003-3630-9440, Angchuk, Dorje, Dorjay, Padma, Dorjai, Tsewang, Gyalson, Tsewang, Jorphail, Sonam, Mahay, Tashi Thsering, Norbu, Rigzin, Sharma, Tarun Kumar, Stanzin, Jigmet, Stanzin, Tsewang ORCID: 0000-0002-1469-3958 and Stanzin, Urgain (2022). India's First Robotic Eye for Time-domain Astrophysics: The GROWTH-India Telescope. Astron. J., 164 (3). BRISTOL: IOP Publishing Ltd. ISSN 1538-3881

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Abstract

We present the design and performance of the GROWTH-India telescope, a 0.7 m robotic telescope dedicated to time-domain astronomy. The telescope is equipped with a 4k back-illuminated camera that gives a 0.degrees 82 field of view and a sensitivity of m (g ') similar to 20.5 in 5 minute exposures. Custom software handles observatory operations: attaining high on-sky observing efficiencies (greater than or similar to 80%) and allowing rapid response to targets of opportunity. The data processing pipelines are capable of performing point-spread function photometry as well as image subtraction for transient searches. We also present an overview of the GROWTH-India telescope's contributions to the studies of gamma-ray bursts, the electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational wave sources, supernovae, novae, and solar system objects.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Kumar, HarshUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0871-4641UNSPECIFIED
Bhalerao, VarunUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-6112-7609UNSPECIFIED
Anupama, G. C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Barway, SudhanshuUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Basu, JudhajeetUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Deshmukh, KunalUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-5253-3480UNSPECIFIED
De, KishalayUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dutta, AnirbanUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7708-3831UNSPECIFIED
Fremling, ChristofferUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4223-103XUNSPECIFIED
Iyer, HrishikeshUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-2395-8727UNSPECIFIED
Jassani, AdeemUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Joharle, SimranUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Karambelkar, VirajUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2758-159XUNSPECIFIED
Khandagale, MaitreyaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krishna, K. AdithyaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kulkarni, SumeetUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mate, SujayUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Patil, AtharvaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Phanindra, DvsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Samantaray, SubhamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sharma, KrittiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sharma, YashviUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shenoy, VedantUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Singh, AvinashUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2091-622XUNSPECIFIED
Srivastava, ShubhamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Swain, VishwajeetUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Waratkar, GauravUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3630-9440UNSPECIFIED
Angchuk, DorjeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dorjay, PadmaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dorjai, TsewangUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gyalson, TsewangUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jorphail, SonamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mahay, Tashi ThseringUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Norbu, RigzinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sharma, Tarun KumarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stanzin, JigmetUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stanzin, TsewangUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-1469-3958UNSPECIFIED
Stanzin, UrgainUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-695210
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac7bea
Journal or Publication Title: Astron. J.
Volume: 164
Number: 3
Date: 2022
Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication: BRISTOL
ISSN: 1538-3881
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
LUMINOUS ULTRAVIOLET TRANSIENT; NEUTRON-STAR MERGER; SUPERNOVA; PHOTOMETRY; OUTBURSTS; FACILITY; ASTROPYMultiple languages
Astronomy & AstrophysicsMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/69521

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