Four Years of Real‐Time GRB Followup by BOOTES‐1B (2005–2008)

Abstract

Four years of BOOTES‐1B GRB follow‐up history are summarised for the first time in the form of a table. The successfully followed events are described case by case. Further, the data are used to show the GRB trigger rate in Spain on a per‐year basis, resulting in an estimate of 18 triggers and about 51 hours of telescope time per year for real‐time triggers. These numbers grow to about 22 triggers and 77 hours per year if we include also the GRBs observable within 2 hours after the trigger.