The ultra-fast flash observatory's space GRB mission and science

H. Lim; S. Ahmad; P. Barrillon; S. Blin-Bondil; S. Brandt; C. Budtz-Jørgensen; A. J. Castro-Tirado; P. Chen; H. S. Choi; Y. J. Choi; P. Connell; S. Dagoret-Campagne; C. De La Taille; C. Eyles; B. Grossan; I. Hermann; M. H.A. Huang; S. Jeong; A. Jung; J. E. Kim; S. W. Kim; Y. W. Kim; J. Lee; E. V. Linder; T. C. Liu; N. Lund; K. W. Min; G. W. Na; J. W. Nam; K. H. Nam; M. I. Panasyuk; I. H. Park; V. Reglero; J. Řípa; J. M. Rodrigo; G. F. Smoot; S. Svetilov; N. Vedenkin; I. Yashin

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The ultra-fast flash observatory's space GRB mission and science

H. Lim, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Blin-Bondil, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. J. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, H. S. Choi, Y. J. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. De La Taille, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, I. Hermann, M. H.A. Huang, S. Jeong, A. Jung, J. E. KimS. W. Kim, Y. W. Kim, J. Lee, E. V. Linder, T. C. Liu, N. Lund, K. W. Min, G. W. Na, J. W. Nam, K. H. Nam, M. I. Panasyuk, I. H. Park, V. Reglero, J. Řípa, J. M. Rodrigo, G. F. Smoot, S. Svetilov, N. Vedenkin, I. Yashin

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The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) is a space mission to detect the early moments of an explosion from Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), thus enhancing our understanding of the GRB mechanism. It consists of the UFFO Burst & Trigger telescope (UBAT) for the recognition of GRB positions using hard X-ray from GRBs. It also contains the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) for the fast detection of UV-optical photons from GRBs. It is designed to begin the UV-optical observations in less than a few seconds after the trigger. The UBAT is based on a coded-mask X-ray camera with a wide field of view (FOV) and is composed of the coded mask, a hopper and a detector module. The SMT has a fast rotatable mirror which allows a fast UV-optical detection after the trigger. The telescope is a modified Ritchey-Chrétien telescope with the aperture size of 10 cm diameter, and an image intensifier readout by CCD. The UFFO pathfinder is scheduled to launch into orbit on 2012 June by the Lomonosov spacecraft. It is a scaled-down version of UFFO in order to make the first systematic study of early UV/optical light curves, including the rise phase of GRBs. We expect UBAT to trigger ∼44 GRBs/yr and expect SMT to detect ∼10 GRBs/yr.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Death of Massive Stars
Subtitle of host publication	Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
Editors	Peter W. A. San Antonio, Nobuyuki Kawai, Elena Pian
Pages	349-350
Number of pages	2
Edition	S279
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312013294
Publication status	Published - 2011 Apr

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Name	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Number	S279
Volume	7
ISSN (Print)	1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)	1743-9221

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This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) that is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2010-0025056). This research is also supported by the World Class University (WCU) program through the NRF that is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (R32-2008-000-10130-0) in Korea.

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Lim, H., Ahmad, S., Barrillon, P., Blin-Bondil, S., Brandt, S., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Castro-Tirado, A. J., Chen, P., Choi, H. S., Choi, Y. J., Connell, P., Dagoret-Campagne, S., De La Taille, C., Eyles, C., Grossan, B., Hermann, I., Huang, M. H. A., Jeong, S., Jung, A., ... Yashin, I. (2011). The ultra-fast flash observatory's space GRB mission and science. In P. W. A. San Antonio, N. Kawai, & E. Pian (Eds.), Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts (S279 ed., pp. 349-350). (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 7, No. S279). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312013294

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The ultra-fast flash observatory's space GRB mission and science. / Lim, H.; Ahmad, S.; Barrillon, P. et al.

Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts. ed. / Peter W. A. San Antonio; Nobuyuki Kawai; Elena Pian. S279. ed. 2011. p. 349-350 (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 7, No. S279).

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