Journal article
In-Flight Calibrations of UFFO-Pathfinder
Sungkyunkwan University1
University of Valencia2
Ewha Womans University3
National United University Taiwan4
Yonsei University5
Lomonosov Moscow State University6
University of Paris-Sud - University of Paris XI7
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark8
Astrophysics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark9
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía10
National Space Organization11
National Taiwan University12
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology13
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology14
...and 4 moreThe Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO), which will be launched onboard the Lomonosov spacecraft, contains two crucial instruments: UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope (UBAT) for detection and localization of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and the fast-response Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) designed for the observation of the prompt optical/UV counterparts.
Here we discuss the in-space calibrations of the UBAT detector and SMT telescope. After the launch, the observations of the standard X-ray sources such as pulsar in Crab nebula will provide data for necessary calibrations of UBAT. Several standard stars will be used for the photometric calibration of SMT.
The celestial X-ray sources, e.g. X-ray binaries with bright optical sources in their close angular vicinity will serve for the cross-calibration of UBAT and SMT.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2013 |
| Pages: | 579-581 |
| ISSN: | 16381963 and 16334760 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1051/eas/1361093 |
| ORCIDs: | Brandt, Søren , Budtz-Jørgensen, Carl and Lund, Niels |
