The Wide-Field Infrared Transient Explorer (WINTER): a new near-infrared time-domain survey by Frostig, Danielle

“…In this thesis, I present the design, build, and early operations of the new WINTER instrument, which was installed on a dedicated 1-meter robotic telescope at Palomar Observatory in June of 2023. WINTER’s science goals include robotic follow-up of kilonovae from binary neutron star (BNS) and neutron-star black-hole (NSBH) mergers, surveys to study galactic and extragalactic transients and variables, and building up a deep coadded image of the near-infrared sky. …”
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