A System Design for the MRO Interferometer Revision: 1.31 Date: October 2002 Contents 1 Intro duction 2 Aims and ob jectives 2.1 Strategic aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Science ob jectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Overall concept 4 Functional requirements 4.1 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Wavelength range . . . . . . 4.3 Spectroscopic resolution . . 4.4 Spatial resolution . . . . . .

... Based on available observations we discuss criteria for development of optical wide-field camera and present the automatic telescope that is being developed for the purpose of simultaneous optical observations of GRB counterparts. ... Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow and Optical Prompt Emission Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) phenomenon has been studied in -rays since 1967 (first publication in 1971) by space born wide field -ray detectors. ... Time scale. ... Wide FOV versus sensitivity. ...

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