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Design and implementation of electronics and data acquisition system for Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2013

A. Jung ,
S. Ahmad ,
P. Barrillon ,
S. Brandt ,
C. Budtz-Jørgensen ,
A.J. Castro-Tirado ,
S.-H. Chang ,
Y.-Y. Chang ,
C.R. Chen  and
P. Chen
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A. Jung
Affiliation:
Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea;. e-mail: erajung@gmail.com Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
S. Ahmad
Affiliation:
LAL, University of Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
P. Barrillon
Affiliation:
LAL, 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
S.-H. Chang
Affiliation:
National Space Organization, Taiwan
Y.-Y. Chang
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
C.R. Chen
Affiliation:
National Space Organization, Taiwan
P. Chen
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
H.S. Choi
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Cheonan, South Korea
Y.J. Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
P. Connell
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
S. Dagoret-Campagne
Affiliation:
LAL, University of Paris-Sud 11, Orsay, France
C. Eyles
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
B. Grossan
Affiliation:
University of California at Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, USA
J.J. Huang
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.-H.A. Huang
Affiliation:
National United University, Miao-Li, Taiwan
S. Jeong
Affiliation:
Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea;. e-mail: erajung@gmail.com Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
J.E. Kim
Affiliation:
Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea;. e-mail: erajung@gmail.com Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
M. Kim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
S.-W. Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Y.W. Kim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
A.S. Krasnov
Affiliation:
SINP, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
J. Lee
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
H. Lim
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
C.-Y. Lin
Affiliation:
National Space Organization, Taiwan
E.V. Linder
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea University of California at Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, USA Institute for Early Universe, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
T.-C. Liu
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
N. Lund
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
J.W. Nam
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
K.W. Min
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
G.W. Na
Affiliation:
Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea;. e-mail: erajung@gmail.com Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
M.I. Panasyuk
Affiliation:
SINP, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
I.H. Park
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
V. Reglero
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
J. Ripa
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
J.M. Rodrigo
Affiliation:
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
G. F. Smoot
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea University of California at Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory, USA Institute for Early Universe, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
J.E. Suh
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
S. Svertilov
Affiliation:
SINP, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
N. Vedenkin
Affiliation:
SINP, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
M.-Z. Wang
Affiliation:
LeCosPA, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Abstract

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) Pathfinder for Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) consists of two telescopes. The UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope (UBAT) handles the detection and localization of GRBs, and the Slewing Mirror Telescope (SMT) conducts the measurement of the UV/optical afterglow. UBAT is equipped with an X-ray detector, analog and digital signal readout electronics that detects X-rays from GRBs and determines the location. SMT is equipped with a stepping motor and the associated electronics to rotate the slewing mirror targeting the GRBs identified by UBAT. First the slewing mirror points to a GRB, then SMT obtains the optical image of the GRB using the intensified CCD and its readout electronics. The UFFO Data Acquisition system (UDAQ) is responsible for the overall function and operation of the observatory and the communication with the satellite main processor. In this paper we present the design and implementation of the electronics of UBAT and SMT as well as the architecture and implementation of UDAQ.

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Research Article
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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. 567 - 571
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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