ANIR: Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m

Kentaro Motohara; Masahiro Konishi; Natsuko Mitani; Shigeyuki Sako; Yuka K. Uchimoto; Koji Toshikawa; Ryou Ohsawa; Tomoyasu Yamamuro; Takeo Minezaki; Toshihiko Tanabe; Takashi Miyata; Shintaro Koshida; Daisuke Kato; Tomohiko Nakamura; Kentaro Asano; Yuzuru Yoshii; Mamoru Doi; Kotaro Kohno; Masuo Tanaka; Kimiaki Kawara; Toshihiro Handa; Tsutomu Aoki; Takao Soyano; Ken'ichi Tarusawa; Yoshifusa Ita; Hideyuki Umeda

doi:10.1063/1.3509324

ANIR: Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m

Kentaro Motohara, Masahiro Konishi, Natsuko Mitani, Shigeyuki Sako, Yuka K. Uchimoto, Koji Toshikawa, Ryou Ohsawa, Tomoyasu Yamamuro, Takeo Minezaki, Toshihiko Tanabe, Takashi Miyata, Shintaro Koshida, Daisuke Kato, Tomohiko Nakamura, Kentaro Asano, Yuzuru Yoshii, Mamoru Doi, Kotaro Kohno, Masuo Tanaka, Kimiaki KawaraToshihiro Handa, Tsutomu Aoki, Takao Soyano, Ken'ichi Tarusawa, Yoshifusa Ita, Hideyuki Umeda

SCI - Astronomy

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Abstract

Early follow-up observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in wide wavelength range, especially from the optical to the near infrared (NIR) bands, are crucial for search of high-redshift GRBs by detecting their Lyman limit break. For this purpose, we have developed a NIR/optical simultaneous imager called ANIR (Atacama Near InfraRed camera) for the University of Tokyo Atacama 1.0m telescope. Installed at the summit of Co. Chajnantor (5640m altitude) in northern Chile, this telescope is the world's highest optical/NIR observatory. ANIR saw the first light in June 2009, and several observing runs have been carried out for performance verification as well as scientific observations. During the run, we have successfully detected an optical/NIR afterglow of GRB091018. Thanks to the excellent seeing (median ∼0". 8), 5σ limiting magnitudes reach 23.3, 20.6, and 20.8 mag(AB) in the B, J and Ks bands, respectively, with 600sec exposure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts
Pages	397-399
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3509324
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	International Symposium "Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts" - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2010 Apr 19 → 2010 Apr 23

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1279
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	International Symposium "Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts"
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	10/4/19 → 10/4/23

Keywords

Atacama
Camera
Infrared
Instrument
Optical

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Motohara, K., Konishi, M., Mitani, N., Sako, S., Uchimoto, Y. K., Toshikawa, K., Ohsawa, R., Yamamuro, T., Minezaki, T., Tanabe, T., Miyata, T., Koshida, S., Kato, D., Nakamura, T., Asano, K., Yoshii, Y., Doi, M., Kohno, K., Tanaka, M., ... Umeda, H. (2010). ANIR: Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m. In Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts (pp. 397-399). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1279). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3509324

ANIR : Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m. / Motohara, Kentaro; Konishi, Masahiro; Mitani, Natsuko; Sako, Shigeyuki; Uchimoto, Yuka K.; Toshikawa, Koji; Ohsawa, Ryou; Yamamuro, Tomoyasu; Minezaki, Takeo; Tanabe, Toshihiko; Miyata, Takashi; Koshida, Shintaro; Kato, Daisuke; Nakamura, Tomohiko; Asano, Kentaro; Yoshii, Yuzuru; Doi, Mamoru; Kohno, Kotaro; Tanaka, Masuo; Kawara, Kimiaki; Handa, Toshihiro; Aoki, Tsutomu; Soyano, Takao; Tarusawa, Ken'ichi; Ita, Yoshifusa; Umeda, Hideyuki.

Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts. 2010. p. 397-399 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1279).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Motohara, K, Konishi, M, Mitani, N, Sako, S, Uchimoto, YK, Toshikawa, K, Ohsawa, R, Yamamuro, T, Minezaki, T, Tanabe, T, Miyata, T, Koshida, S, Kato, D, Nakamura, T, Asano, K, Yoshii, Y, Doi, M, Kohno, K, Tanaka, M, Kawara, K, Handa, T, Aoki, T, Soyano, T, Tarusawa, K, Ita, Y & Umeda, H 2010, ANIR: Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m. in Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1279, pp. 397-399, International Symposium "Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts", Kyoto, Japan, 10/4/19. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3509324

Motohara, Kentaro ; Konishi, Masahiro ; Mitani, Natsuko ; Sako, Shigeyuki ; Uchimoto, Yuka K. ; Toshikawa, Koji ; Ohsawa, Ryou ; Yamamuro, Tomoyasu ; Minezaki, Takeo ; Tanabe, Toshihiko ; Miyata, Takashi ; Koshida, Shintaro ; Kato, Daisuke ; Nakamura, Tomohiko ; Asano, Kentaro ; Yoshii, Yuzuru ; Doi, Mamoru ; Kohno, Kotaro ; Tanaka, Masuo ; Kawara, Kimiaki ; Handa, Toshihiro ; Aoki, Tsutomu ; Soyano, Takao ; Tarusawa, Ken'ichi ; Ita, Yoshifusa ; Umeda, Hideyuki. / ANIR : Infrared-optical simultaneous imager for miniTAO 1m telescope at an altitude of 5640m. Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts. 2010. pp. 397-399 (AIP Conference Proceedings).

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