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The complex light-curve of the afterglow of GRB071010A
S. Covino, P. D'Avanzo, A. Klotz +51
We present and discuss the results of an extensive observational campaign devoted to GRB071010A, a long-duration gamma-ray burst detected by the Swift satellite. This event was fol…
The afterglow onset for GRB060418 and GRB060607A
S. Covino, S. D. Vergani, D. Malesani +32
Gamma-ray burst are thought to be produced by highly relativistic outflows. Although upper and lower limits for the outflow initial Lorentz factor are available, observationa…
The GRB afterglow onset observed by REM: fireball Lorentz factor and afterglow fluence
Daniele Malesani, Emilio Molinari, Susanna Vergani +1
We report observations of the early light curves of GRB 060418 and GRB 060607A, carried out with the pink robotic telescope REM. A clear peak is detected for both events, which is…
Simultaneous Swift and REM monitoring of the blazar PKS0537-441 in 2005
E. Pian, P. Romano, A. Treves +24
The blazar PKS0537-441 has been observed by Swift between the end of 2004 and November 2005. The BAT monitored it recurrently for a total of 2.7 Ms, and the XRT and UVOT pointed it…
REM near-IR and optical multiband observations of PKS2155-304 in 2005
A. Dolcini, F. Farfanelli, S. Ciprini +23
Spectral variability is the main tool for constraining emission models of BL Lac objects. By means of systematic observations of the BL Lac prototype PKS 2155-304 in the infrared-o…
REM observations of GRB 060418 and GRB 060607A: the onset of the afterglow and the initial fireball Lorentz factor determination
E. Molinari, S. D. Vergani, D. Malesani +32
Gamma-ray burst (GRB) emission is believed to originate in highly relativistic fireballs. Currently, only lower limits were securely set to the initial fireball Lorentz factor Gamm…
GRB 050223: A dark GRB in a dusty starburst galaxy
L. J. Pellizza, P. -A. Duc, E. Le Floc'h +19
Aims: We aim at detecting and determining the properties of the host galaxy of the dark GRB 050223. Methods: We use VLT optical/NIR images coupled to Swift X-ray positioning, and o…
A rapid and dramatic outburst in Blazar 3C 454.3 during May 2005 - Optical and infrared observations with REM and AIT
L. Fuhrmann, A. Cucchiara, N. Marchili +18
The flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 454.3 is well known to be a highly active and variable source with outbursts occurring across the whole electromagnetic spectrum over the last dec…
Multiband Photometry of the Blazar PKS 0537-441: A Major Active State in December 2004 - March 2005
A. Dolcini, S. Covino, A. Treves +18
Multiband VRIJHK photometry of the Blazar PKS 0537-441 obtained with the REM telescope from December 2004 to March 2005 is presented. A major period of activity is found with more…
FAVOR (FAst Variability Optical Registration) -- A Two-telescope Complex for Detection and Investigation of Short Optical Transients
G. Beskin, V. Bad'in, A. Biryukov +25
An astronomical complex intended to detect optical transients (OTs) in a wide field and follow them up with high time resolution investigation is described.
A new concept and a preliminary design for a high resolution (HR) and very-high resolution (VHR) spectrograph for the LBT
F. M. Zerbi, P. Spano', P. Conconi +4
A way to fully exploit the large collecting area of modern 8-10m class telescopes is high resolution spectroscopy. Many astrophysical problems from planetary science to cosmology b…
REM - Rapid Eye Mount. A fast slewing robotized infrared telescope
Stefano Covino, Filippo Zerbi, Guido Chincarini +6
The main goal of the REM project is the observation of prompt afterglow of Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) events. Such observations at Near InfraRed (NIR) wavelengths are even very promisin…
The BMW X-ray Cluster Survey
Alberto Moretti, Luigi Guzzo, Sergio Campana +7
We describe the main features of the BMW survey of serendipitous X-ray clusters, based on the still unexploited ROSAT-HRI archival observations. The sky coverage, surface density a…
Optical follow-up of the REFLEX survey: a new perspective in cluster studies
L. T. Barone, E. Molinari, H. Boehringer +8
After the completion of the catalogue built with ESO key program (REFLEX), we are beginning to explore the multiband optical characteristics of a subsample of those clusters select…
Preliminary design of a NIR prime focus corrector for the Galileo Telescope
Claudio Pernechele, Favio Bortoletto, Paolo Conconi +3
In this paper a preliminary design for a prime focus corrector to be mounted at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) is presented. The telescope is located on La Palma (Canary Is…
The Composite Luminosity Function of A496
Emilio Molinari, Guido Chincarini, Alberto Moretti +1
Deep photometric observations in three colours of the cluster A 496 show that the luminosity function is bimodal with a deep gap at g about 19.0. That is there is a net separation…
Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies in Clusters Cores
Emilio Molinari, Riccardo Smareglia
We show the possibility to exploit the non-linear behaviour of artificial neural network (ANN) for the identification of the early-type component of the population of the core of c…
Elliptical Galaxies in Cluster Cores: Luminosity Functions and Selection Procedures
Emilio Molinari
We present here the results about the determination of the Luminosity Function (LF) for elliptical galaxies in the core of fairly rich clusters as a function of redshift and try to…
The Very Red Halo of the cD Galaxy in A3284
E. Molinari, A. Buzzoni, G. Chincarini
We present deep CCD surface photometry in the Gunn g, r, i system and spectroscopy of the cD galaxy at the centre of the cluster A3284 at z = 0.15. The brightness profile of the ga…