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Keywords

gravitational waves
telescopes
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

How to Cite

Grandma: A Network to Coordinate Them All. (2021). Revista Mexicana De Astrofísica Y Astronomía Serie De Conferencias, 53, 198-205. https://doi.org/10.22201/ia.14052059p.2021.53.39

Abstract

GRANDMA is an international project that coordinates telescope observations of transient sources with large localization uncertainties. Such sources include gravitational wave events, gamma-ray bursts and neutrino events. GRANDMA currently coordinates 25 telescopes (70 scientists), with the aim of optimizing the imaging strategy to maximize the probability of identifying an optical counterpart of a transient source. This paper describes the motivation for the project, organizational structure, methodology and initial results.

Resumen

GRANDMA es un proyecto internacional que coordina las observaciones de telescopio de fuentes transitorias con grandes incertidumbres de localización. Dichas fuentes incluyen eventos de ondas gravitacionales, explosiones de rayos gamma y neutrinos. GRANDMA actualmente coordina 25 telescopios (70 científicos), con el objetivo de optimizar las imágenes. La estrategia es maximizar la probabilidad de identificar una contraparteóptica de una fuente transitoria. Este artículo describe la motivación del proyecto, la estructura organizacional, la metodología y los resultados iniciales.

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