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Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts
Niels LundJ. E. SuhK. W. MinP. ConnellG. F. SmootG. F. SmootB. GrossanC. EylesG. W. NaM.-h. A. HuangMeng WangM. I. PanasyukJ. LeeIl Han ParkJ. M. RodrigoI. YashinA. S. KrasnovJiwoo NamA. J. Castro-tiradoE. V. LinderE. V. LinderJ. RipaM. B. KimA. JungS. W. KimS. I. SvertilovJ. E. KimH. LimTsung-che LiuS. AhmadCarl Budtz-jørgensenPeilin ChenV. RegleroYong-jin ChoiS. JeongSøren BrandtS. Dagoret-campagneN. N. VedenkinY. W. KimPierre Barrillonsubject
PhysicsSpacecraftPoint sourcebusiness.industryAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstronomyAstrophysicslaw.inventionTelescopeFlash (photography)Optical pathObservatorylawSatellitebusinessGamma-ray burstdescription
We describe the space project of Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) which will observe early optical photons from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with a sub-second optical response, for the first time. The UFFO will probe the early optical rise of GRBs, opening a completely new frontier in GRB and transient studies, using a fast response Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) that redirects optical path to telescope instead of slewing of telescopes or spacecraft. In our small UFFO-Pathfinder experiment, scheduled to launch aboard the Lomonosov satellite in 2012, we use a motorized mirror in our Slewing Mirror Telescope instrument to achieve less than one second optical response after X-ray trigger. We describe the science and the mission of the UFFO project, including a next version called UFFO-100. With our program of ultra-fast optical response GRB observatories, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of GRB mechanisms, and potentially open up the z<10 universe to study via GRB as point source emission probes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-07 | SPIE Proceedings |