The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope
Jean SurdejAlso, hon. Research Director at F.R.S.-FNRS, Belgium;Paul HicksonDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z1, CanadaE. F. BorraDepartment of Physics, Universit Laval, 2325, rue de l'Universit, Qubec (Qubec) G1V 0A6, CanadaJean-Pierre SwingsSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumSerge HabrakenSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumTalat AkhunovNational University of Uzbekistan, Physics Faculty, Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric physics, Tashkent, 100174, UzbekistanP. BartczakPozna Observatory, Adam Mickiewicz University, Sloneczna 36, 60-101 Pozna, PolandHum ChandAryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), Manora Peak Nainital-263002, Uttarakhand (India)M. De BeckerSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumL. DelchambreSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumF. FinetBrajesh KumarIndian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034, IndiaAnil Kumar PandeyAryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), Manora Peak Nainital-263002, Uttarakhand (India)Anna PospieszalskaSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumBikram PradhanSpace sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Universit de Lige, Alle du 6 Aot 19c, 4000 Lige, BelgiumR. SagarIndian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034, IndiaO. WertzArgelander-Institut fr Astronomie, Auf dem Hgel 71, D-53121 Bonn 9, GermanyP. De CatRoyal Observatory of Belgium, Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, BelgiumStefan DenisAdvanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS), Lige Science Park, rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 2, 4031 Angleur, BelgiumJonathan de VilleAdvanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS), Lige Science Park, rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 2, 4031 Angleur, BelgiumMukesh Kumar JaiswarAryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), Manora Peak Nainital-263002, Uttarakhand (India)P. LampensRoyal Observatory of Belgium, Avenue Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, BelgiumNandish NanjappaAryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciencES (ARIES), Manora Peak Nainital-263002, Uttarakhand (India)Jean-Marc TortolaniAdvanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS), Lige Science Park, rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 2, 4031 Angleur, Belgium
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The 4-m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is presently (March-June 2017) being erected on the ARIES site in Devasthal (Uttarakhand). We describe and illustrate in the present paper its different components. The ILMT will be used in the Time Delayed Integration (TDI) mode to carry out a deep survey and high S/N photometric and astrometric observations of solar system, galactic and extra-galactic objects within a narrow (24’) strip of sky. In principle, the ILMT should detect and regularly monitor more than 50 multiply imaged quasars. It will also detect numerous supernovae (see Kumar et al., these proceedings) as well as space debris (see Pradhan et al., also in these proceedings).
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