Quick Ultra-VIolet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK)

N. Werner; J. Řípa; F. Münz; F. Hroch; M. Jelínek; J. Krtička; M. Zajaček; M. Topinka; V. Dániel; J. Gromeš; J. Václavík; L. Steiger; V. Lédl; J. Seginak; J. Benáček; J. Budaj; N. Faltová; R. Gális; D. Jadlovský; J. Janík; M. Kajan; V. Karas; D. Korčáková; M. Kosiba; I. Krtičková; J. Kubát; B. Kubátová; P. Kurfürst; M. Labaj; Z. Mikulášek; A. Pál; E. Paunzen; M. Piecka; M. Prišegen; T. Ramezani; M. Skarka; G. Szász; C. Thöne; M. Zejda

doi:10.1117/12.2629531

31 August 2022 Quick Ultra-VIolet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK)

N. Werner, J. Řípa, F. Münz, F. Hroch, M. Jelínek, J. Krtička, M. Zajaček, M. Topinka, V. Dániel, J. Gromeš, J. Václavík, L. Steiger, V. Lédl, J. Seginak, J. Benáček, J. Budaj, N. Faltová, R. Gális, D. Jadlovský, J. Janík, M. Kajan, V. Karas, D. Korčáková, M. Kosiba, I. Krtičková, J. Kubát, B. Kubátová, P. Kurfürst, M. Labaj, Z. Mikulášek, A. Pál, E. Paunzen, M. Piecka, M. Prišegen, T. Ramezani, M. Skarka, G. Szász, C. Thöne, M. Zejda

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Proceedings Volume 12181, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 121810B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629531
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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We present a proposal for a near-UV space telescope on a ∼70kg micro-satellite with a moderately fast repointing capability and a near real-time alert communication system that has been proposed in response to a call for an ambitious Czech national mission. The mission, which has recently been approved for Phase 0, A, and B1 study shall measure the brightness evolution of kilonovae, resulting from mergers of neutron stars in the near-UV band and thus it shall distinguish between different explosion scenarios. Between the observations of transient sources, the satellite shall perform observations of other targets of interest, a large part of which will be chosen in open competition.

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N. Werner, J. Řípa, F. Münz, F. Hroch, M. Jelínek, J. Krtička, M. Zajaček, M. Topinka, V. Dániel, J. Gromeš, J. Václavík, L. Steiger, V. Lédl, J. Seginak, J. Benáček, J. Budaj, N. Faltová, R. Gális, D. Jadlovský, J. Janík, M. Kajan, V. Karas, D. Korčáková, M. Kosiba, I. Krtičková, J. Kubát, B. Kubátová, P. Kurfürst, M. Labaj, Z. Mikulášek, A. Pál, E. Paunzen, M. Piecka, M. Prišegen, T. Ramezani, M. Skarka, G. Szász, C. Thöne, and M. Zejda "Quick Ultra-VIolet Kilonova surveyor (QUVIK)", Proc. SPIE 12181, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 121810B (31 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629531

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