Gamma-ray burst astronomy in the Swift era and beyond

伽马射线暴的研究是天体物理学中最活跃和最令人兴奋的领域之一，涉及到所有人类都感兴趣的课题：例如，地球上的生命在多大程度上受到我们银河系的灾难性爆炸的影响？澳大利亚的ROTSE-III望远镜是南半球唯一能够快速(在10秒内)从伽马射线爆发中发现光学光的设施。这将为澳大利亚天文学家在这一备受瞩目的领域提供竞争优势。该项目将涉及并激励我们一些最优秀的物理和工程专业的学生。

The study of gamma-ray bursts is one of the most active and exciting fields in astrophysics, and touches on subjects that are of interest to all humans: e.g., to what extent was life on Earth shaped by cataclysmic explosions in our Galaxy? Australia's ROTSE-III telescope is the only facility in the southern hemisphere capable of rapidly (within 10 seconds) finding optical light from gamma-ray bursts. It will provide Australian astronomers with a competitive advantage in this high-profile field. The project will involve and inspire some of our best physics and engineering students.