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FRAM—The Robotic Telescope for the Monitoring of the Wavelength Dependence of the Extinction: Description of Hardware, Data Analysis, and Results
Michael ProuzaMartin JelínekPetr TravnicekJan EbrPetr KubánekRadomir Smidasubject
PhysicsPierre Auger ObservatoryArticle Subjectbusiness.industrylcsh:AstronomyAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsCosmic rayPhotometerOptical telescopelaw.inventionTelescopelcsh:QB1-991StarsOpticsRobotic telescopeSpace and Planetary SciencelawExtinction (optical mineralogy)Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsbusinessComputer hardwareRemote sensingdescription
FRAM-F/(Ph)otometric Robotic Atmospheric Monitor is one of the atmospheric monitoring instruments at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. FRAM is an optical telescope equipped with CCD cameras and photometer, and it automatically observes a set of selected standard stars. Primarily, FRAM observations are used to obtain the wavelength dependence of the light extinction. FRAM telescope is also able to observe secondary astronomical targets, and namely the detection of optical counterparts of gamma-ray bursts has already proven to be successful. Finally, a wide-field CCD camera of FRAM can be used for rapid monitoring of atmospheric conditions along the track of particularly interesting cosmic ray showers. The hardware setup of the telescope, its software system, data taking procedures, and results of analysis are described in this paper. Copyright © 2010 Michael Prouza et al.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Advances in Astronomy |