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IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATIONS OF UFFO-PATHFINDER.
- Source :
- EAS Publications Series; 2013, Vol. 61, p579-581, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SPACE vehicles
TELESCOPES
GAMMA ray bursts
X-ray research
DETECTORS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16334760
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- EAS Publications Series
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89420888
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1361093