Results of optical follow-up observations of advanced LIGO triggers from O1 in the southern hemisphere.

ORAL

Abstract

We report on observations related to the follow-up of LIGO VIRGO collaboration triggers released to participating astronomers during the First Observation Run 1 (O1) from September 18, 2015 to January 12, 2016, performed by the TOROS collaboration. The Transient Optical Robotic Observatory of the South (TOROS) collaboration operated telescopes located in two different sites in Argentina: one at the Estaci\'{o}n Astrof\'{\i}sica Bosque Alegre in Cordoba, and the other one located in Cord\'{o}n Mac\'{o}n, Salta. In this communication we describe the main characteristics of the campaign sustained during O1 and the plans for continuing observation in the future.

Authors

  • Martin Beroiz

    Univ of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

  • Carlos Colazo

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Mario Diaz

    Univ of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

  • Mariano Dominguez

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Diego Garcia Lambas

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Sebastian Gurovich

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Marcelo Lares

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Lucas Macri

    Texas A&M University

  • Tania Penuela

    Univ of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

  • Horacio Rodriguez

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba

  • Bruno Sanchez

    IATE, OAC, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba