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In-Flight Calibrations of UFFO-Pathfinder
Tsung-che LiuM. B. KimC. Y. LinM. I. PanasyukK. W. MinS. I. SvertilovMeng WangIl Han ParkA. J. Castro-tiradoH. LimJ. M. RodrigoS. AhmadVictor RegleroY. W. KimJ. ŘíPaJi-eun KimG. W. NaS. H. ChangCarl Budtz-jørgensenC. J. EylesS. W. KimH. S. ChoiI. V. YashinPisin ChenB. GrossanC. R. ChenP. BarrillonJiwoo NamJ. J. HuangYu Kai ChangJ. LeeS. Dagoret-campagneNiels LundJ. E. SuhSøren BrandtGeorge F. SmootN. N. VedenkinS. JeongYong-jin ChoiA.s. KrasnovM.-h. A. HuangP. H. ConnellE. V. LinderA. Jungsubject
PhysicsSpacecraftbusiness.industryAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaGeneral EngineeringAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstronomyAstronomy and Astrophysicslaw.inventionTelescopeStarsFlash (photography)PathfinderCrab NebulaPulsarSpace and Planetary ScienceObservatorylawAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsbusinessAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysicsdescription
The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO), which will be launched onboard the Lomonosov spacecraft, contains two crucial instruments: UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope (UBAT) for detection and localization of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and the fast-response Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) designed for the observation of the prompt optical/UV counterparts. Here we discuss the in-space calibrations of the UBAT detector and SMT telescope. After the launch, the observations of the standard X-ray sources such as pulsar in Crab nebula will provide data for necessary calibrations of UBAT. Several standard stars will be used for the photometric calibration of SMT. The celestial X-ray sources, e.g. X-ray binaries with bright optical sources in their close angular vicinity will serve for the cross-calibration of UBAT and SMT.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 |