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The Slewing Mirror Telescope and the Data-Acquisition System for the UFFO-Pathfinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2013

H. Lim ,
S. Ahmad ,
P. Barrillon ,
S. Brandt ,
C. Budtz-Jørgensen ,
A.J. Castro-Tirado ,
P. Chen ,
Y.J. Choi ,
P. Connell  and
S. Dagoret-Campagne
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H. Lim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
S. Ahmad
Affiliation:
University of Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
P. Barrillon
Affiliation:
University of Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
S. Brandt
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Budtz-Jørgensen
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
A.J. Castro-Tirado
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Granada, Spain
P. Chen
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Y.J. Choi
Affiliation:
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
P. Connell
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
S. Dagoret-Campagne
Affiliation:
University of Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
C. Eyles
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
B. Grossan
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, USA
M.-H.A. Huang Huang
Affiliation:
National United University, Miao-Li, Taiwan
A. Jung
Affiliation:
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
S. Jeong
Affiliation:
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
J.E. Kim
Affiliation:
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
M.B. Kim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
S.-W. Kim
Affiliation:
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Y.W. Kim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
A.S. Krasnov
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
J. Lee
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
E.V. Linder
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, USA Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
T.-C. Liu
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
N. Lund
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
K.W. Min
Affiliation:
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
G.W. Na
Affiliation:
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
J.W. Nam
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.I. Panasyuk
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
I.H. Park
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
J. Ripa
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
V. Reglero
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
J.M. Rodrigo
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
G.F. Smoot
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, USA Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
J.E. Suh
Affiliation:
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
S. Svertilov
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
N. Vedenkin
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
M.-Z. Wang
Affiliation:
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
I. Yashin
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Abstract

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) aims to detect the earliest moment of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) which is not well known, resulting into the enhancement of GRB mechanism understanding. The pathfinder mission was proposed to be a scaled-down version of UFFO, and only contains the UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope (UBAT) measuring the X-ray/gamma-ray with the wide-field of view and the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) with a rapid-response for the UV/optical photons. Once the UBAT detects a GRB candidate with the position accuracy of 10 arcmin, the SMT steers the UV/optical photons from the candidate to the telescope by the fast rotatable mirror and provides the early UV/optical photons measurements with 4 arcsec accuracy. The SMT has a modified Ritchey-Chrètien telescope with the aperture size of 10 cm diameter including the rotatable mirror and the image readout by the intensified charge-coupled device. There is a key board called the UFFO Data Acquisition system (UDAQ) that manages the communication of each telescope and also of the satellite and the UFFO overall operation. This pathfinder is designed and built within the limited size and weight of  ~20 kg and the low power consumption up to  ~30 W. We will discuss the design and performance of the UFFO-pathfinder, and its integration to the Lomonosov satellite.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 61: Gamma-ray Bursts: 15 Years of GRB Afterglows – Progenitors, Environments and Host Galaxies from the Nearby to the Early Universe , 2013 , pp. 537 - 543
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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