The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope

Peter W. A. Roming; Sally D. Hunsberger; Keith O. Mason; John A. Nousek; Patrick S. Broos; Mary J. Carter; Barry K. Hancock; Howard E. Huckle; Tom E. Kennedy; Ronnie Killough; T. Scott Koch; Michael K. McLelland; Michael S. Pryzby; Phil J. Smith; Juan Carlos Soto; Joseph Stock; Patricia T. Boyd; Martin D. Still

doi:10.1117/12.504554

3 February 2004 The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope

Peter W. A. Roming, Sally D. Hunsberger, Keith O. Mason, John A. Nousek, Patrick S. Broos, Mary J. Carter, Barry K. Hancock, Howard E. Huckle, Tom E. Kennedy, Ronnie Killough, T. Scott Koch, Michael K. McLelland, Michael S. Pryzby, Phil J. Smith, Juan Carlos Soto, Joseph Stock, Patricia T. Boyd, Martin D. Still

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Proceedings Volume 5165, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504554
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The UV/optical telescope (UVOT) is one of three instruments flying aboard the Swift Gamma-ray Observatory. It is designed to capture the early (~1 minute) UV and optical photons from the afterglow of gamma-ray bursts as well as long term observations of these afterglows. This is accomplished through the use of UV and optical broadband filters and grisms. The UVOT has a modified Ritchey-Chretien design with micro-channel plate intensified charged-coupled device detectors that provide sub-arcsecond imaging. Unlike most UV/optical telescopes the UVOT can operate in a photon-counting mode as well as an imaging mode. We discuss some of the science to be pursued by the UVOT and the overall design of the instrument.

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Peter W. A. Roming, Sally D. Hunsberger, Keith O. Mason, John A. Nousek, Patrick S. Broos, Mary J. Carter, Barry K. Hancock, Howard E. Huckle, Tom E. Kennedy, Ronnie Killough, T. Scott Koch, Michael K. McLelland, Michael S. Pryzby, Phil J. Smith, Juan Carlos Soto, Joseph Stock, Patricia T. Boyd, and Martin D. Still "The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope", Proc. SPIE 5165, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII, (3 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504554

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