The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science
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The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science. / Lim, H. ; Ahmad, S.; Barrillon, P.; Blin-Bondil, S.; Brandt, Søren; Budtz-Jørgensen, Carl; Castro-Tirado, A. J.; Chen, P.; Choi, H. S.; Choi, Y. J.; Connell, P.; Dagoret-Campagne, S.; De La Taille, C.; Eyles, C.; Grossan, B.; Hermann, I.; Huang, M.-H. A.; Jeong, S.; Jung, A.; Kim, J. E.; Kim, S. - W.; Kim, Y. W.; Lee, J. ; Linder, E. V.; Liu, T.-C.; Lund, Niels; Min, K. W.; Na, G. W.; Nam, J. W.; Nam, K. H.; Panasyuk, M. I.; Park, I. H.; Reglero, V.; Ripa, J.; Rodrigo, J. M.; Smoot, G. F.; Svetilov, S.; Vedenkin, N.; Yashin, I.
In: Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 279, 2012. ed. / P. Roming; N. Kawai; E. Pian. International Astronomical Union, 2012. p. 349-350 (International Astronomical Union. Proceedings of Symposia, Vol. 279).Publication: Research - peer-review › Article in proceedings – Annual report year: 2012
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T1 - The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science
A1 - Lim,H.
A1 - Ahmad,S.
A1 - Barrillon,P.
A1 - Blin-Bondil,S.
A1 - Brandt,Søren
A1 - Budtz-Jørgensen,Carl
A1 - Castro-Tirado,A. J.
A1 - Chen,P.
A1 - Choi,H. S.
A1 - Choi,Y. J.
A1 - Connell,P.
A1 - Dagoret-Campagne,S.
A1 - De La Taille,C.
A1 - Eyles,C.
A1 - Grossan,B.
A1 - Hermann,I.
A1 - Huang,M.-H. A.
A1 - Jeong,S.
A1 - Jung,A.
A1 - Kim,J. E.
A1 - Kim,S. - W.
A1 - Kim,Y. W.
A1 - Lee,J.
A1 - Linder,E. V.
A1 - Liu,T.-C.
A1 - Lund,Niels
A1 - Min,K. W.
A1 - Na,G. W.
A1 - Nam,J. W.
A1 - Nam,K. H.
A1 - Panasyuk,M. I.
A1 - Park,I. H.
A1 - Reglero,V.
A1 - Ripa,J.
A1 - Rodrigo,J. M.
A1 - Smoot,G. F.
A1 - Svetilov,S.
A1 - Vedenkin,N.
A1 - Yashin,I.
AU - Lim,H.
AU - Ahmad,S.
AU - Barrillon,P.
AU - Blin-Bondil,S.
AU - Brandt,Søren
AU - Budtz-Jørgensen,Carl
AU - Castro-Tirado,A. J.
AU - Chen,P.
AU - Choi,H. S.
AU - Choi,Y. J.
AU - Connell,P.
AU - Dagoret-Campagne,S.
AU - De La Taille,C.
AU - Eyles,C.
AU - Grossan,B.
AU - Hermann,I.
AU - Huang,M.-H. A.
AU - Jeong,S.
AU - Jung,A.
AU - Kim,J. E.
AU - Kim,S. - W.
AU - Kim,Y. W.
AU - Lee,J.
AU - Linder,E. V.
AU - Liu,T.-C.
AU - Lund,Niels
AU - Min,K. W.
AU - Na,G. W.
AU - Nam,J. W.
AU - Nam,K. H.
AU - Panasyuk,M. I.
AU - Park,I. H.
AU - Reglero,V.
AU - Ripa,J.
AU - Rodrigo,J. M.
AU - Smoot,G. F.
AU - Svetilov,S.
AU - Vedenkin,N.
AU - Yashin,I.
PB - International Astronomical Union
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Abstract. The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) is a space mission to detect the early moments of an explosion from Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), thus enhancing our understanding of the GRB mechanism. It consists of the UFFO Burst & Trigger telescope (UBAT) for the recognition of GRB positions using hard X-ray from GRBs. It also contains the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) for the fast detection of UV-optical photons from GRBs. It is designed to begin the UV-optical observations in less than a few seconds after the trigger. The UBAT is based on a coded-mask X-ray camera with a wide field of view (FOV) and is composed of the coded<br/>mask, a hopper and a detector module. The SMT has a fast rotatable mirror which allows a fast UV-optical detection after the trigger. The telescope is a modified Ritchey-Chr´etien telescope with the aperture size of 10 cm diameter, and an image intensifier readout by CCD. The UFFO pathfinder is scheduled to launch into orbit on 2012 June by the Lomonosov spacecraft. It is a scaled-down version of UFFO in order to make the first systematic study of early UV/optical light curves, including the rise phase of GRBs. We expect UBAT to trigger ∼44 GRBs/yr and expect SMT to detect ∼10 GRBs/yr.
AB - Abstract. The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) is a space mission to detect the early moments of an explosion from Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), thus enhancing our understanding of the GRB mechanism. It consists of the UFFO Burst & Trigger telescope (UBAT) for the recognition of GRB positions using hard X-ray from GRBs. It also contains the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) for the fast detection of UV-optical photons from GRBs. It is designed to begin the UV-optical observations in less than a few seconds after the trigger. The UBAT is based on a coded-mask X-ray camera with a wide field of view (FOV) and is composed of the coded<br/>mask, a hopper and a detector module. The SMT has a fast rotatable mirror which allows a fast UV-optical detection after the trigger. The telescope is a modified Ritchey-Chr´etien telescope with the aperture size of 10 cm diameter, and an image intensifier readout by CCD. The UFFO pathfinder is scheduled to launch into orbit on 2012 June by the Lomonosov spacecraft. It is a scaled-down version of UFFO in order to make the first systematic study of early UV/optical light curves, including the rise phase of GRBs. We expect UBAT to trigger ∼44 GRBs/yr and expect SMT to detect ∼10 GRBs/yr.
KW - Gamma rays: bursts
KW - Gamma rays: Observations
KW - Instrumentation: detectors
U2 - 10.1017/S1743921312013294
DO - 10.1017/S1743921312013294
BT - Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
T2 - Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
A2 - Pian,E.
ED - Pian,E.
T3 - International Astronomical Union. Proceedings of Symposia
T3 - en_GB
SP - 349
EP - 350
ER -