Slewing Mirror Telescope optics for the early observation of UV/optical photons from Gamma-Ray Bursts

Jeong, S.; Nam, J. W.; Ahn, Kwangwon; Park, I. H.; Kim, S. W.; Lee, J.; Lim, H.; Brandt, S.; Budtz-Jørgensen, Carl; Castro-Tirado, A. J.; Chen, P.; Cho, M. H.; Choi, Ji Nyeong; Grossan, B.; Huang, M. A.; Jung, A.; Kim, J. E.; Kim, M. B.; Kim, Y. W.; Linder, Eric V.; Min, Kyoung Wook; Na, G. W.; Panasyuk, M. I.; Řípa, J.; Reglero, V.; Smoot, George F.; Suh, J. E.; Свертилов, С. И.; Vedenkin, N.; Yashin, I. V.

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“…The other co-aligned system is the Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) which consists of a coded mask X-ray telescope and a Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a fast slewing mirror for redirection of UV/optical photons onto it (Park et al 2013). The coded mask X-ray telescope in the UFFO is called the UFFO Burst Alert Telescope (UBAT) while the Ritchey-Chretien telescope with a fast slewing mirror in the UFFO is called the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) (Jeong et al 2013). These two systems are described in Sect.…”

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“Lomonosov” Satellite—Space Observatory to Study Extreme Phenomena in Space

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V. A. Sadovnichii et al. zations to study some of extreme phenomena in space related to astrophysics, astroparticle physics, space physics, and space biology. The primary goals of this experiment are to study: -Ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) in the energy range of the Greizen-ZatsepinKuzmin (GZK) cutoff; -Ultraviolet (UV) transient luminous events in the upper atmosphere; -Multi-wavelength study of gamma-ray bursts in visible, UV, gamma, and X-rays; -Energetic trapped and precipitated radiation (electrons and protons) at low-Earth orbit (LEO) in connection with global geomagnetic disturbances; -Multicomponent radiation doses along the orbit of spacecraft under different geomagnetic conditions and testing of space segments of optical observations of space-debris and other space objects; -Instrumental vestibular-sensor conflict of zero-gravity phenomena during space flight. This paper is directed towards the general description of both scientific goals of the project and scientific equipment on board the satellite. The following papers of this issue are devoted to detailed descriptions of scientific instruments.

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“…Two identical flight models of SMT have been built and delivered. The details of SMT can be found in [44].…”

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Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory: Fast Response Space Missions for Early Time Phase of Gamma Ray Bursts

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Abstract. One of the unexplored domains in the study of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is the early time phase of the optical light curve. We have proposed Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) to address this question through extraordinary opportunities presented by a series of small space missions. The UFFO is equipped with a fast-response Slewing Mirror Telescope that uses a rapidly moving mirror or mirror array to redirect the optical beam rather than slewing the entire spacecraft or telescope to aim the optical instrument at the GRB position. The UFFO will probe the early optical rise of GRBs with sub-second response, for the first time, opening a completely new frontier in GRB and transient studies. Its fast response measurements of the optical emission of dozens of GRB each year will provide unique probes of the burst mechanism and test the prospect of GRB as a new standard candle, potentially opening up the z > 10 universe. We describe the current limit in early photon measurements, the aspects of early photon physics, our soon-to-be-launched UFFO-pathfinder mission, and our next planned mission, the UFFO-100.

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“…SMT consists of a slewing mirror in front of an optical telescope. By turning this mirror, the field of view can be extended from the 17 × 17 of a telescope and CCD to almost 35 o × 35 o (Jeong et al 2013). It takes only approximately 1 s to move the mirror to the desired direction.…”

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The Calibration and Simulation of the GRB trigger detector of the Ultra Fast Flash Observatory

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Abstract. The UFFO (Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory) is a GRB detector on board the Lomonosov satellite, to be launched in 2013. The GRB trigger is provided by an X-ray detector, called UBAT (UFFO Burst Alarm & Trigger Telescope), which detects X-rays from the GRB and then triggers to determine the direction of the GRB and then alerts the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) to turn in the direction of the GRB and record the optical photon fluxes. This report details the calibration of the two components: the MAPMTs and the YSO crystals and simulations of the UBAT. The results shows that this design can observe a GRB within a field of view of ±35 o and can trigger in a time scale as short as 0.2 -1.0 s after the appearance of a GRB X-ray spike.

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Slewing Mirror Telescope optics for the early observation of UV/optical photons from Gamma-Ray Bursts

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“Lomonosov” Satellite—Space Observatory to Study Extreme Phenomena in Space

“Lomonosov” Satellite—Space Observatory to Study Extreme Phenomena in Space

Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory: Fast Response Space Missions for Early Time Phase of Gamma Ray Bursts

The Calibration and Simulation of the GRB trigger detector of the Ultra Fast Flash Observatory

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