Journal article
The Status of the Ultra Fast Flash Observatory - Pathfinder
National Taiwan University1
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology2
University of Valencia3
National United University Taiwan4
Sungkyunkwan University5
Lomonosov Moscow State University6
University of Paris-Sud - University of Paris XI7
Yonsei University8
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark9
Astrophysics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark10
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía11
National Space Organization12
Ewha Womans University13
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology14
...and 4 moreThe 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. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 29-33 |
| ISSN: | 18733832 and 09205632 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2013.10.061 |
| ORCIDs: | Brandt, Søren , Budtz-Jørgensen, Carl and Lund, Niels |
