Design and fabrication of detector module for UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope

A. Jung, S. Ahmad, K. B. Ahn, P. Barrillon, S. Blin-Bondil, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. J. Castrotirado, 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, J. E. KimS. W. Kim, Y. W. Kim, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. V. Linder, T. C. Liu, N. Lund, K. W. Min, G. W. Na, J. W. Nam, K. H. Nam, M. I. Panasyuk, I. H. Park, V. Reglero, J. M. Rodrigo, G. F. Smoot, Y. D. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M. Z. Wang, I. Yashin, M. H. Zhao

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Abstract

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) pathfinder is a space mission devoted to the measurement of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), especially their early light curves which will give crucial information on the progenitor stars and central engines of the GRBs. It consists of two instruments: the UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope (UBAT) for the detection of GRB locations and the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) for the UV/optical afterglow observations, upon triggering by UBAT. The UBAT employs a coded-mask γ/X-ray camera with a wide field of view (FOV), and is comprised of three parts: a coded mask, a hopper, and a detector module (DM). The UBAT DM consists of a LYSO scintillator crystal array, multi-anode photo multipliers, and analog and digital readout electronics. We present here the design and fabrication of the UBAT DM, as well as its preliminary test results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages235-238
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011 - Beijing, China
Duration: 11 Aug 201118 Aug 2011

Conference

Conference32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period11/08/1118/08/11

Keywords

  • Coded-mask
  • Detector module (DM)
  • Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs)
  • LYSO
  • Multi-anode photo multipliers
  • Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT)
  • UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope (UBAT)
  • Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) pathfinder

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