1. On behalf of the Palomar Transient Factory
Robo-AO & Transients
Mansi M Kasliwal
On behalf of the Palomar Transient Factory
May 20, 2010

2. Palomar Transient Factory
Palomar inch
Palomar 60-inch
Discovery Machine + Classification Engine
Robo-AO Meeting May 20, 2010

3. Tidal Disruption Flare or Supernova or AGN?
PTF09fac
Ofek et al. 2007
Robo-AO Meeting May 20, 2010

4. Supernova Environment
PTF09fsr
Kasliwal et al. 2010
Robo-AO Meeting May 20, 2010

5. Minute-scale Galactic transients?
Stefanescu et al. 2009
Kasliwal et al. 2008
Robo-AO Meeting May 20, 2010

6. Progenitor Identification
Smith et al. 2009
Robo-AO Meeting May 20, 2010