Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

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

doi:10.1117/12.926104

Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

I. H. Park, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, Søren Brandt, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, A. J. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, Y. J. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, M.-H.A. Huang, S. Jeong, A. Jung, J. E. Kim, M.B. Kim, S.-W. Kim, A. S. Krasnov, J. LeeH. Lim, E. V. Linder, T.-C. Liu, Niels Lund, K.W. Min, G.W. na, J. W. Nam, M. I. Panasyuk, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. M. Rodrigo, G.F. Smoot, J. E. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin

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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.© (2012) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8443
Pages (from-to)	84430I
Number of pages	10
ISSN	0277-786X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012 - Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012 Conference number: 8443

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Conference	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012
Number	8443
Location	Amsterdam RAI Convention Center
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	01/07/2012 → 06/07/2012

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Poster Session: Athena

Keywords

Gamma Ray Burst
Ultra-fast flash observatory (UFFO)
Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT)
Lomonosov spacecraft
Optical light curve
UV/Optical afterglows

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UFFO: Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory, UFFO
Brandt, S. (Project Participant), Budtz-Jørgensen, C. (Project Participant) & Lund, N. (Project Participant)
01/01/2010 → …
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SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2012
Brandt, S. (Participant)
1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012
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Park, I. H., Ahmad, S., Barrillon, P., Brandt, S., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Chen, P., Choi, Y. J., Connell, P., Dagoret-Campagne, S., Eyles, C., Grossan, B., Huang, M.-HA., Jeong, S., Jung, A., Kim, J. E., Kim, M. B., Kim, S.-W., Krasnov, A. S., ... Yashin, I. (2012). Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 8443, 84430I. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104

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Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

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