@inproceedings{6ec7f3893c024b0e9a7f849714d89c82,
title = "Automated detection of optical counterparts to GRBs with RAPTOR",
abstract = "The RAPTOR system (RAPid Telescopes for Optical Response) is an array of several distributed robotic telescopes that automatically respond to GCN localization alerts. Raptor-S is a 0.4-m telescope with 24 arc min. field of view employing a 1k × 1k Marconi CCD detector, and has already detected prompt optical emission from several GRBs within the first minute of the explosion. We present a real-time data analysis and alert system for automated identification of optical transients in Raptor-S GRB response data down to the sensitivity limit of ∼ 19 mag. Our custom data processing pipeline is designed to minimize the time required to reliably identify transients and extract actionable information. The system utilizes a networked PostgreSQL database server for catalog access and distributes email alerts with successful detections.",
keywords = "Automated detection, Gamma-ray Bursts, Optical transients",
author = "Wozniak, \{P. R.\} and Vestrand, \{W. T.\} and S. Evans and R. White and J. Wren",
year = "2006",
month = may,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1063/1.2207918",
language = "English",
isbn = "0735403260",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "345--348",
booktitle = "GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA",
note = "GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE SWIFT ERA: 16th Maryland Astrophysics Conference ; Conference date: 29-11-2005 Through 02-12-2005",
}