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The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) : prototype performance and prospects for transient science

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Steeghs, D., Galloway, D. K., Ackley, K., Dyer, M. J., Lyman, J. D., Ulaczyk, Krzysztof, Cutter, Ryan J., Mong, Y-L, Dhillon, V., O’Brien, P. et al.
(2022) The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) : prototype performance and prospects for transient science. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511 (2). pp. 2405-2422. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac013 ISSN 1745-3933.

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Abstract

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) is an array of wide-field optical telescopes, designed to exploit new discoveries from the next generation of gravitational wave detectors (LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA), study rapidly evolving transients, and exploit multimessenger opportunities arising from neutrino and very high energy gamma-ray triggers. In addition to a rapid response mode, the array will also perform a sensitive, all-sky transient survey with few day cadence. The facility features a novel, modular design with multiple 40-cm wide-field reflectors on a single mount. In June 2017 the GOTO collaboration deployed the initial project prototype, with 4 telescope units, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM), La Palma, Canary Islands. Here we describe the deployment, commissioning, and performance of the prototype hardware, and discuss the impact of these findings on the final GOTO design. We also offer an initial assessment of the science prospects for the full GOTO facility that employs 32 telescope units across two sites.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Gravitational waves, General relativity (Physics), Quantum cosmology, Astronomical observatories
Journal or Publication Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1745-3933
Official Date: April 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
April 2022Published
12 January 2022Available
8 October 2021Accepted
Volume: 511
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 2405-2422
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac013
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2022 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 23 March 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 March 2022
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
ST/T007184/1[STFC] Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271
ST/T003103/1[STFC] Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271
ST/T000406/1[STFC] Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271
CE170100004[ARC] Australian Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000923
MR/T020784/1UK Research and Innovationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100014013
324504Academy of Finlandhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002341
328898Academy of Finlandhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002341
715051[ERC] Horizon 2020 Framework Programmehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010661
PROID2020010104Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo RegionalUNSPECIFIED
PROID2020010104Canary Islands UNSPECIFIED
725246Seventh Framework Programmehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102

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