UFFO/Lomonosov: The Payload for the Observation of Early Photons from Gamma Ray Bursts

I. H. Park; M. I. Panasyuk; V. Reglero; P. Chen; A. J. Castro-Tirado; S. Jeong; V. Bogomolov; S. Brandt; C. Budtz-Jørgensen; S. H. Chang; Y. Y. Chang; C. R. Chen; C. W. Chen; H. S. Choi; P. Connell; C. Eyles; G. Gaikov; G. Garipov; J. J. Huang; M. H.A. Huang; H. M. Jeong; J. E. Kim; M. B. Kim; S. W. Kim; H. K. Lee; J. Lee; H. Lim; C. Y. Lin; Tsung-Che Liu; J. W. Nam; V. Petrov; J. Ripa; J. M. Rodrigo; S. Svertilov; M. Z. Wang; I. Yashin

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UFFO/Lomonosov: The Payload for the Observation of Early Photons from Gamma Ray Bursts

I. H. Park, M. I. Panasyuk, V. Reglero, P. Chen, A. J. Castro-Tirado, S. Jeong^*, V. Bogomolov, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, S. H. Chang, Y. Y. Chang, C. R. Chen, C. W. Chen, H. S. Choi, P. Connell, C. Eyles, G. Gaikov, G. Garipov, J. J. Huang, M. H.A. HuangH. M. Jeong, J. E. Kim, M. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, H. K. Lee, J. Lee, H. Lim, C. Y. Lin, Tsung-Che Liu, J. W. Nam, V. Petrov, J. Ripa, J. M. Rodrigo, S. Svertilov, M. Z. Wang, I. Yashin

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Abstract

The payload of the UFFO (Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory)-pathfinder now onboard the Lomonosov spacecraft (hereafter UFFO/Lomonosov) is a dedicated instrument for the observation of GRBs. Its primary aim is to capture the rise phase of the optical light curve, one of the least known aspects of GRBs. Fast response measurements of the optical emission of GRB will be made by a Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT), a key instrument of the payload, which will open a new frontier in transient studies by probing the early optical rise of GRBs with a response time in seconds for the first time. The SMT employs a rapidly slewing mirror to redirect the optical axis of the telescope to a GRB position prior determined by the UFFO Burst Alert Telescope (UBAT), the other onboard instrument, for the observation and imaging of X-rays. UFFO/Lomonosov was launched successfully from Vostochny, Russia on April 28, 2016, and will begin GRB observations after completion of functional checks of the Lomonosov spacecraft. The concept of early GRB photon measurements with UFFO was reported in 2012. In this article, we will report in detail the first mission, UFFO/Lomonosov, for the rapid response to GRB observations.

Original language	English
Article number	14
Journal	Space Science Reviews
Volume	214
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0444-7
State	Published - 1 Feb 2018

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Gamma ray burst
Lomonosov
SMT
UBAT
UFFO

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Park, I. H., Panasyuk, M. I., Reglero, V., Chen, P., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Jeong, S., Bogomolov, V., Brandt, S., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Chang, S. H., Chang, Y. Y., Chen, C. R., Chen, C. W., Choi, H. S., Connell, P., Eyles, C., Gaikov, G., Garipov, G., Huang, J. J., ... Yashin, I. (2018). UFFO/Lomonosov: The Payload for the Observation of Early Photons from Gamma Ray Bursts. Space Science Reviews, 214(1), [14]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0444-7

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