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

I. H. Park; S. Ahmad; P. Barrillon; S. Brandt; C. 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; 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

doi:10.1117/12.926104

17 September 2012 Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

I. H. Park, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. 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, 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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Proceedings Volume 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 84430I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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.

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I. H. Park, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. 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, 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, and I. Yashin "Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts", Proc. SPIE 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 84430I (17 September 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104

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