Liverpool Telescope Operational Phase
Lead Research Organisation:
Liverpool John Moores University
Department Name: Astrophysics Research Institute
Abstract
The Liverpool Telescope is the world's largest robotic telescope. As a robotic telescope, it operates on its own every night, carrying out a queue of observations defined by a wide community of astronomers. Robotic telescopes are particularly suitable for making repeated sequences of observations of time variable sources (monitoring), or for rapid response to objects which last only a short time, such as Novae, Supernovae and Gamma Ray Burst sources. This application is for continuation of funding for the maintenance and operation of the Liverpool Telescope, both in its role as a national facility and also as the primary component of RoboNet.
Publications
Goicoechea L
(2008)
First robotic monitoring of a lensed quasar: Intrinsic variability of SBS 0909+532
in New Astronomy
Goicoechea L
(2008)
Structure function of the UV variability of Q0957+561
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gomboc A.
(2006)
A review of early-time optical follow-ups with 2 m robotic telescopes
in NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA B-BASIC TOPICS IN PHYSICS
Gomboc A.
(2008)
MULTIWAVELENGTH ANALYSIS OF THE INTRIGUING GRB 061126: THE REVERSE SHOCK SCENARIO AND MAGNETIZATION
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Guetta D
(2006)
The variable X-ray light curve of GRB 050713A: the case of refreshed shocks
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Guidorzi C
(2006)
The automatic real-time gamma-ray burst pipeline of the 2 m Liverpool Telescope
in PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
Guidorzi C
(2006)
The circumburst environment of a FRED GRB: study of the prompt emission and X-ray/optical afterglow of GRB 051111
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Hartman R. C.
(2008)
GAMMA-RAY EMISSION FROM THE BROAD-LINE RADIO GALAXY 3C 111
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Hendry M
(2006)
SN 2004A: another Type II-P supernova with a red supergiant progenitor
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Larionov V
(2008)
Results of WEBT, VLBA and RXTE monitoring of 3C 279 during 2006-2007
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Title | Robotic Control Software |
Description | software developed to run the liverpool telescope in an autonomous fashion was licensed under GPL and released to Las Cumbres Observatory in return for 1200 hours guarenteed time on their telesopes. |
IP Reference | |
Protection | Copyrighted (e.g. software) |
Year Protection Granted | 2007 |
Licensed | Yes |
Impact | The robotic software is of course key to the whole operation of the telescope- without it the majority of the scientific papers produced would not have been possible. |