Ultra-fast flash observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

I. H. Park; S. Ahmad; P. Barrillon; S. Brandt; C. Budtz-Jorgensen; 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. Kima; S. W. Kim; Y. W. Kim; A. S. Krasnov; J. Lee; H. Lim; E. V. Linder; T. C. Liu; N. 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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Ultra-fast flash observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

I. H. Park^*, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jorgensen, 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. Kima, S. W. Kim, Y. W. Kim, A. S. KrasnovJ. Lee, H. Lim, E. V. Linder, T. C. Liu, N. 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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104
State	Published - 2012
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8443
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	1/07/12 → 6/07/12

Keywords

Gamma Ray Bursts
Lomonosov spacecraft
Optical Light Curve
Slewing Mirror Telescope
UV/Optical afterglows
Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory

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Park, I. H., Ahmad, S., Barrillon, P., Brandt, S., Budtz-Jorgensen, C., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Chen, P., Choi, Y. J., Connell, P., Dagoret-Campagne, S., Eyles, C., Grossan, B., Huang, M. H. A., Jeong, S., Jung, A., Kim, J. E., Kima, M. B., Kim, S. W., Kim, Y. W., ... Yashin, I. (2012). Ultra-fast flash observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 84430I (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8443). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104

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Ultra-fast flash observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts. / Park, I. H.; Ahmad, S.; Barrillon, P. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. 2012. 84430I (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8443).

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