Slewing mirror telescope of the UFFO-pathfinder: first report on performance in space
Autor: | Jubok Lee, G. Gaikov, M. Tumarina, Jiwoo Nam, J. Ripa, V. G. Agaradahalli, Vasily Petrov, P. Chen, M. B. Kim, J. Kim, Inkyu Park, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, A. J. Castro-Tirado, Mikhail Panasyuk, V. Leonov, Victor Reglero, H. M. Jeong, S. W. Kim, S. I. Svertilov, Seok Ho Jeong, I. V. Yashin |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Physics business.industry Payload Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Track (disk drive) Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astronomy Tracking (particle physics) 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Optical telescope law.invention Telescope Optics law 0103 physical sciences Satellite 010306 general physics business Gamma-ray burst 010303 astronomy & astrophysics |
Zdroj: | Gaikov, G, Jeong, S, Agaradahalli, V G, Park, I H, Budtz-Jørgensen, C, Castro-Tirado, A J, Chen, P, Jeong, H M, Kim, J E, Kim, M B, Kim, S W, Lee, J, Leonov, V, Nam, J W, Panasyuk, M I, Petrov, V, Reglero, V, Ripa, J, Svertilov, S I, Tumarina, M & Yashin, I 2017, ' Slewing mirror telescope of the UFFO-pathfinder: first report on performance in space ', Optics Express, vol. 25, no. 23, pp. 29143-29154 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.029143 |
ISSN: | 1094-4087 |
Popis: | To observe the early optical emissions from gamma ray bursts (GRBs), we built the Slew Mirror Telescope. It utilizes a 150 mm motorized mirror to redirect incoming photons from astrophysical objects within seconds and to track them as compensating satellite movements. The SMT is a major component of the UFFO-pathfinder payload, which was launched on April 28, 2016, onboard the Lomonosov satellite. For the first time, the slewing mirror system has been proven for the precision tracking of astrophysical objects during space operation. We confirmed that the SMT has 1.4 seconds of response time to the X-gamma-ray trigger, and is able to compensate for satellite drift and to track astrophysical objects with magnitudes from 7 to 18. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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