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. 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

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

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Abstract

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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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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