The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science

H.  Lim; S. Ahmad; P. Barrillon; S. Blin-Bondil; Søren Brandt; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; A. J. Castro-Tirado; P. Chen; H. S. Choi; Y. J. Choi; P. Connell; S. Dagoret-Campagne; C. De La Taille; C. Eyles; B. Grossan; I. Hermann; M.-H. A. Huang; S. Jeong; A. Jung; J. E. Kim; S. - W. Kim; Y. W. Kim; J.  Lee; E. V. Linder; T.-C. Liu; Niels Lund; K. W. Min; G. W. Na; J. W. Nam; K. H. Nam; M. I. Panasyuk; I. H. Park; V. Reglero; J. Ripa; J. M. Rodrigo; G. F. Smoot; S. Svetilov; N. Vedenkin; I. Yashin

doi:10.1017/S1743921312013294

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science

H. Lim
, S. Ahmad
, P. Barrillon
, S. Blin-Bondil
, Søren Brandt
, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen
, A. J. Castro-Tirado
, P. Chen
, H. S. Choi
, Y. J. Choi
, P. Connell
, S. Dagoret-Campagne
, C. De La Taille
, C. Eyles
, B. Grossan
, I. Hermann
, M.-H. A. Huang
, S. Jeong
, A. Jung
, J. E. Kim

S. - W. Kim, Y. W. Kim, J. Lee, E. V. Linder, T.-C. Liu, Niels Lund, K. W. Min, G. W. Na, J. W. Nam, K. H. Nam, M. I. Panasyuk, I. H. Park, V. Reglero, J. Ripa, J. M. Rodrigo, G. F. Smoot, S. Svetilov, N. Vedenkin, I. Yashin

Ewha Womans University
University of Paris-Sud - University of Paris XI
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía
National Taiwan University
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
University of Valencia
University of California at San Diego
National United University Taiwan
National Space Institute
Lomonosov Moscow State University

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Abstract

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
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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts : Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 279, 2012
Editors	P. Roming, N. Kawai, E. Pian
Publisher	International Astronomical Union
Publication date	2012
Pages	349-350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312013294
Publication status	Published - 2012

Series	International Astronomical Union. Proceedings of Symposia
Volume	279
ISSN	0074-1809

Keywords

Gamma rays: bursts
Gamma rays: Observations
Instrumentation: detectors

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Lim, H., Ahmad, S., Barrillon, P., Blin-Bondil, S., Brandt, S., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., 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., ... Yashin, I. (2012). The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science. In P. Roming, N. Kawai, & E. Pian (Eds.), Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 279, 2012 (pp. 349-350). International Astronomical Union. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312013294

Lim, H. ; Ahmad, S. ; Barrillon, P. et al. / The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science. Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 279, 2012. editor / P. Roming ; N. Kawai ; E. Pian. International Astronomical Union, 2012. pp. 349-350 (International Astronomical Union. Proceedings of Symposia, Vol. 279).

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Lim H, Ahmad S, Barrillon P, Blin-Bondil S, Brandt S , Budtz-Jørgensen C et al. The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory’s space GRB mission and science. In Roming P, Kawai N, Pian E, editors, Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts: Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 279, 2012. International Astronomical Union. 2012. p. 349-350. (International Astronomical Union. Proceedings of Symposia, Vol. 279). doi: 10.1017/S1743921312013294

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