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INTEGRAL and Small Telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Nami Mowlavi ,
Peter Kretschmar ,
Marc Türler  and
Nicolas Produit
Nami Mowlavi
Affiliation:
INTEGRAL Science Data Center 16 ch. d’Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
Peter Kretschmar
Affiliation:
INTEGRAL Science Data Center 16 ch. d’Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
Marc Türler
Affiliation:
INTEGRAL Science Data Center 16 ch. d’Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
Nicolas Produit
Affiliation:
INTEGRAL Science Data Center 16 ch. d’Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland

Abstract

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The future INTEGRAL satellite, to be launched in 2002, will observe the universe in gamma-rays. Parallel observations in other wavelengths are desirable for many gamma-ray objects, the most famous being certainly the gamma-ray bursts.

In this article, we present the INTEGRAL mission and its scientific objectives. We then give three examples of astrophysics fields for which combined gamma ray and optical observations are recommended. Small telescopes would be ideally suited for many of the studies.

Type
VII. Science With Small Telescopes
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 183: Small-Telescope Astronomy on Global Scales , 2001 , pp. 289 - 294
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001

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