Abstract
The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory pathfinder (UFFO-p) is a new space mission dedicated to detect Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and rapidly follow their afterglows in order to provide early optical/ultraviolet measurements. A GRB location is determined in a few seconds by the UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope (UBAT) employing the coded mask imaging technique and the detector combination of Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate (YSO) scintillating crystals and multi-anode photomultiplier tubes. The results of the laboratory tests of UBAT's functionality and performance are described in this article. The detector setting, the pixel-to-pixel response to X-rays of different energies, the imaging capability for <50 keV X-rays, the localization accuracy measurements, and the combined test with the Block for X-ray and Gamma-Radiation Detection (BDRG) scintillator detector to check the efficiency of UBAT are all described. The UBAT instrument has been assembled and integrated with other equipment on UFFO-p and should be launched on board the Lomonosov satellite in late-2015.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 102 |
| Journal | Proceedings of Science |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Jan 1 |
| Event | 10th Conference on Swift, SWIFT 2014 - Rome, Italy Duration: 2014 Dec 2 → 2014 Dec 5 |
Fingerprint
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General
Cite this
}
Testing and performance of UFFO burst alert & trigger telescope. / Řípa, Jakub; Kim, Min Bin; Lee, Jik; Park, Il Huang; Kim, Ji Eun; Lim, Heuijin; Jeong, Soomin; Castro-Tirado, Alberto Javier; Connell, Paul Henry; Eyles, Chris; Reglero, Victor; Rodrigo, Juana Maria; Bogomolov, V.; Panasyuk, M. I.; Petrov, V.; Svertilov, S.; Yashin, I.; Brandt, S.; Budtz-Jørgensen, C.; Chang, Y. Y.; Chen, P.; Huang, M. A.; Liu, T. C.; Nam, J. W.; Wang, M. Z.; Chen, C. R.; Choi, H. S.; Kim, Sug-Whan; Min, K. W.
In: Proceedings of Science, 01.01.2014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing and performance of UFFO burst alert & trigger telescope
AU - Řípa, Jakub
AU - Kim, Min Bin
AU - Lee, Jik
AU - Park, Il Huang
AU - Kim, Ji Eun
AU - Lim, Heuijin
AU - Jeong, Soomin
AU - Castro-Tirado, Alberto Javier
AU - Connell, Paul Henry
AU - Eyles, Chris
AU - Reglero, Victor
AU - Rodrigo, Juana Maria
AU - Bogomolov, V.
AU - Panasyuk, M. I.
AU - Petrov, V.
AU - Svertilov, S.
AU - Yashin, I.
AU - Brandt, S.
AU - Budtz-Jørgensen, C.
AU - Chang, Y. Y.
AU - Chen, P.
AU - Huang, M. A.
AU - Liu, T. C.
AU - Nam, J. W.
AU - Wang, M. Z.
AU - Chen, C. R.
AU - Choi, H. S.
AU - Kim, Sug-Whan
AU - Min, K. W.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory pathfinder (UFFO-p) is a new space mission dedicated to detect Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and rapidly follow their afterglows in order to provide early optical/ultraviolet measurements. A GRB location is determined in a few seconds by the UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope (UBAT) employing the coded mask imaging technique and the detector combination of Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate (YSO) scintillating crystals and multi-anode photomultiplier tubes. The results of the laboratory tests of UBAT's functionality and performance are described in this article. The detector setting, the pixel-to-pixel response to X-rays of different energies, the imaging capability for <50 keV X-rays, the localization accuracy measurements, and the combined test with the Block for X-ray and Gamma-Radiation Detection (BDRG) scintillator detector to check the efficiency of UBAT are all described. The UBAT instrument has been assembled and integrated with other equipment on UFFO-p and should be launched on board the Lomonosov satellite in late-2015.
AB - The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory pathfinder (UFFO-p) is a new space mission dedicated to detect Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and rapidly follow their afterglows in order to provide early optical/ultraviolet measurements. A GRB location is determined in a few seconds by the UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger telescope (UBAT) employing the coded mask imaging technique and the detector combination of Yttrium Oxyorthosilicate (YSO) scintillating crystals and multi-anode photomultiplier tubes. The results of the laboratory tests of UBAT's functionality and performance are described in this article. The detector setting, the pixel-to-pixel response to X-rays of different energies, the imaging capability for <50 keV X-rays, the localization accuracy measurements, and the combined test with the Block for X-ray and Gamma-Radiation Detection (BDRG) scintillator detector to check the efficiency of UBAT are all described. The UBAT instrument has been assembled and integrated with other equipment on UFFO-p and should be launched on board the Lomonosov satellite in late-2015.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017422916&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85017422916&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85017422916
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
SN - 1824-8039
M1 - 102
ER -