The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope

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Authors

Jean Surdej · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences

Paul Hickson · University of British Columbia

E. F. Borra · Université Laval

Jean-Pierre Swings · University of Liège

Serge Habraken · University of Liège

Talat Akhunov · National University of Uzbekistan

P. Bartczak ·

Abstract

The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is presently (March-June 2017) being erected on the ARIES site in Devasthal (Uttarakhand). We describe and illustrate in the present paper its different components. The ILMT will be used in the Time Delayed Integration (TDI) mode to carry out a deep survey and high S/N photometric and astrometric observations of solar system, galactic and extra-galactic objects within a narrow (24’) strip of sky. In principle, the ILMT should detect and regularly monitor more than 50 multiply imaged quasars. It will also detect numerous supernovae (see Kumar et al., these proceedings) as well as space debris (see Pradhan et al., also in these proceedings).

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Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

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Published in: Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège

DOI: 10.25518/0037-9565.7498

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