Abstract
The Ultra Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) is a project to study early optical emissions from Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs). The primary scientific goal of UFFO is to see if GRBs can be calibrated with their rising times, so that they could be used as new standard candles. In order to minimize delay in optical follow-up measurements, which is now about 100 sec after trigger from the Swift experiment, we rotate a mirror to redirect light path so that optical measurement can be performed within a second after the trigger. We have developed a pathfinder mission, UFFO-pathfinder to launch on board the Lomonosov satellite in 2012. In this talk, I will present scientific motivations and descriptions of the design and development of UFFO-pathfinder.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 29-33 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
Volume | 246-247 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Taiwanese National Science Council Vanguard Program (100-2119-M-002-025), Korean Creative Research Initiatives Irogram (RCMST) and the World Class University Program (R32-2009-000-10130-0) of MEST/NRF, Spanish MINECO (AYA 2009-14000-C03-01/ESP), and the MP program of development of Lomonosov Moscow State University. We acknowledge the NSPO and the Nauchno-issledovatelskij Institut Elektromehaniki (NI-IEM) for their support with numerous tests of our instruments for space qualification. Our special thanks are due to H S Yang of KRISS and H K Lee of Sam-sung Electronics for their assistance in the design and manufacture of SMT mirrors.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics