Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Málaga, Spain Alain KLOTZ – Université de Toulouse & Observatoire de Haute Provence CESR / OHP 1 TTAARROOTT eexxppeerriimmeenntt Slew to target in less than 10 seconds D=25 cm f=85 cm, CCD Andor 2k x 2k, readout time in 5 sec. (noise 8 e) Field of View = 1.9x1.9°, Spatial sampling = 3.3 arcsec/pix Filters : B V R I C VN Detectivity : V ~ 17 (1 min. exposure) SATELLITE gamma ~15 sec GCN 1 sec Tel. Robotics optics ~10 sec ~10 sec 2 Chile 2006 (21 alerts) France 1998 (81 alerts) TTAARROOTT :: GGRRBB ppuubblliiccaattiioonnss 2 papers on GRB statistics from all observations: 2001A&A...378...76B Limits on the early afterglow phase of gamma-ray burst sources from TAROT-1 2009AJ....137.4100K Early optical observations of GRB sources by the TAROT telescopes: Period 2001-2008 10 papers on specific GRBs: 2003A&A...404..815K Observational constraints on the afterglow of GRB 020531 2005A&A...439..L35K Early re-brightening of the afterglow of GRB 050525a 2006ApJ...638L..71B Detection of a Very Bright Optical Flare from the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 050904 at Redshift 6.29 2006A&A...451L..39K Continuous optical monitoring during the prompt emission of GRB 060111B 2007A&A...462..565G The gamma-ray burst 050904: evidence for a termination shock? 2008A&A...483..847K Early emission of rising optical afterglows: the case of GRB 060904B and GRB 070420 2008MNRAS.388..347C The complex light curve of the afterglow of GRB071010A 2009ApJ...697L..18K Observation of correlated optical and gamma emissions from GRB 081126 2009 A&A in press Rise and fall of the X-ray flash 080330: an off-axis jet? 3 2009 A&A accepted A multiwavelength study of Swift GRB 060111B constraining the origin of its prompt optical emission TTAARROOTT eexxppeerriimmeenntt -- RRoobboottiicc hhaarrddwwaarree motors, sensors, telescope, camera, UPS, electricity, computers building, roof, meteo station, internet and electric external connections 4 TTAARROOTT eexxppeerriimmeenntt -- RRoobboottiicc ssooffttwwaarree ) 8 9 2 1 , 0 2 1 P S A P 8 0 0 2 . l a t e z t 5 o l K ( TTAARROOTT–– GGRRBB sscciieennccee Period 2001-2008 : 52 upper limits, 20 positive detections (Klotz et al. 2009 AJ 137, 4100) TTAARROOTT–– GGRRBB sscciieennccee The trail technique to obtain a good time resolution at the beginning Sequence : 1 x 60s C trailed 5 x 30s C diurnal motion ) 6 x 90s CCRCCR diurnal motion 9 3 L 6 x 90s CCRCCR diurnal motion , 1 6 x 90s CCRCCR diurnal motion 5 4 A 6 x 180s CCRCCR diurnal motion & A during the first four hours 6 0 0 2 . l a t e z t o l K ( TTAARROOTT–– GGRRBB sscciieennccee ) 7 9 9 , 7 3 r a p s o C 8 0 0 2 . l a t e e r d n e G ( TTAARROOTT–– ""AAbbssoolluuttee"" lliigghhtt ccuurrvveess ) 0 0 1 4 , 7 3 1 J A 9 0 0 2 . l a t e z t o l K ( TTAARROOTT–– oobbsseerrvvaattiioonnss dduurriinngg ggaammmmaa eemmiissssiioonn