Burst Group External Collaboration Overview
Overview of Active or Possible External Collaboration
Name of external person(s), group, or scientific collaboration:
RLIM: Robotic Lunar Imaging MonitorRLIM description (halfway down page)
Brief description of collaborative activity (one sentence):
Use the RLIM telescopes to obtain prompt optical images at the sky positions of GW event candidatesContact person(s) in the LSC+Virgo collaborations:
Szabolcs MárkaExternal contact person(s):
Arlin CrottsHow does/would this collaborative activity benefit the LSC and Virgo?
An optical transient detected by RLIM could confirm a GW trigger as an actual astrophysical event, localize it, and provide information about the progenitor. Localizing it promptly would allow further follow-up observations by large-aperture telescopes. There are planned to be 3-5 (?) RLIM telescopes around the globe which can follow up GW event candidates whenever the Moon is not up.Are there other individuals/groups who could provide similar benefits?
If so, what is the scientific and/or practical justification for pursuing this particular collaboration?The RLIM telescopes have a small field of view, but Márka and Crotts have discussed the potential of dedicating a large fraction of their time to following up GW event candidates -- basically, whenever the Moon is not up. This high availability would allow numerous follow-ups, tiling to cover regions of the sky and nearby galaxies.
Are any joint proposals planned to be submitted, e.g. for funding or for telescope time?
No, this is a peer-to-peer collaboration.Describe any paper(s) which will/might result from this collaboration
If we discover a GW signal associated with an optical transient, we will be very excited and will publish a joint detection paper. We probably won't publish anything if we don't detect anything, except (potentially) a methods paper.What preliminary studies (if any) have been done or are currently being done?
None so far.Any other comments:
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