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
Shalyapin V
(2008)
New two-colour light curves of Q0957+561: time delays and the origin of intrinsic variations
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Torres M. A. P.
(2008)
Observations of the 599 Hz accreting X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934 during the 2004 outburst and in quiescence
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Dillon M
(2008)
Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS - III. Time-series photometry obtained during the 2004/5 International Time Project on La Palma
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
Hendry M
(2006)
SN 2004A: another Type II-P supernova with a red supergiant progenitor
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Goicoechea L
(2008)
Structure function of the UV variability of Q0957+561
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Darnley M. J.
(2007)
The Angstrom Project Alert System: Real-time detection of extragalactic microlensing
in ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
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
Schwarz G. J.
(2007)
The early spectrophotometric evolution of V1186 Scorpii (nova Scorpii 2004 no. 1)
in ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
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. |