Cross Observatory Coordination with tilepy: A Novel Tool for Observations of Multimessenger Transient Events
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Time-domain astrophysics has leaped forward with the direct discovery of gravitational waves and the emergence of new generation instruments for multimessenger studies. The capacity of the multimessenger multiwavelength community to effectively pursue follow-up observations is hindered by the suboptimal localization of numerous transient events and the escalating volume of alerts. Thus, we have developed an effective tool to overcome the observational and technical hurdles inherent in the emerging field of multimessenger astrophysics. We present tilepy , a Python package for the automatic scheduling of follow-up observations of poorly localized transient events. It is ideally suited to tackle the challenge of complex follow-up in mid- and small-field-of-view telescope campaigns, with or without human intervention. We demonstrate the capabilities of tilepy in the realm of multiobservatory, multiwavelength campaigns, to cover the localization uncertainty region of various events ultimately aiming at pinpointing the source of the multimessenger emission. The tilepy code is publicly available on GitHub and is sufficiently flexible to be employed either automatically or in a customized manner, tailored to collaboration and individual requirements. tilepy is also accessible via a public API and through the Astro-COLIBRI platform.
Institutions: Institute for High Energy Physics, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,499
Funders: European Commission, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Université Paris-Saclay, Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
Awards: G1610782679, G2610760373, Idex Paris-Saclay, G3408140573, G3480869486, Multi-messenger Observations of the Transient Sky, G393472478, G4442677895, G4526231891, G463759079, G4750045048, G4810098524, G4866930200, G5263632016, G5990367121, G6350981294, G7084143925, G7121471689, G7240651115, G7321284446, G7376787254, Physics of the 2 infinities and the origins, G8577729007
OpenAlex ID: W4401545708