SVOM/VT: Instrument Overview, Science Objectives, and First-Year Performance

Yu-Lei Qiu, Li-Ping Xin, Jin-Song Deng +22

The 44-cm Visible Telescope (VT) aboard the Space-based Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a dual-band (400-650 nm and 650-1000 nm) instrument designed to detect and characterize t…