FRAM - the robotic telescope for the monitoring of the wavelength dependence of the extinction: description of hardware, data analysis, and results

0355338 - FZÚ 2011 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Prouza, Michael - Jelínek, M. - Kubánek, P. - Ebr, Jan - Trávníček, Petr - Šmída, Radomír
FRAM - the robotic telescope for the monitoring of the wavelength dependence of the extinction: description of hardware, data analysis, and results.
Advances in Astronomy. Roč. 2010, - (2010), 849382/1-849382/5. ISSN 1687-7969. E-ISSN 1687-7977
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC527; GA MŠMT(CZ) LA08016
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10100502; CEZ:AV0Z10100523
Keywords : FRAM * wavelength dependence * light extinction * cosmic ray showers
Subject RIV: BF - Elementary Particles and High Energy Physics

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.
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