On-orbit calibration of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT)

M. Ivanushkina; A. A. Breeveld; T. S. Poole; C. H. James; A. J. Blustin; S. R. Rosen; W. Landsman; S. D. Hunsberger; P. W.A. Roming; C. Gronwall; K. O. Mason; S. Holland; K. McGowan; M. De Pasquale; M. Still; P. Boyd

doi:10.1117/12.617580

On-orbit calibration of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT)

M. Ivanushkina, A. A. Breeveld, T. S. Poole, C. H. James, A. J. Blustin, S. R. Rosen, W. Landsman, S. D. Hunsberger, P. W.A. Roming, C. Gronwall, K. O. Mason, S. Holland, K. McGowan, M. De Pasquale, M. Still, P. Boyd

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The Ultraviolet and Optical telescope (UVOT) is one of the three instruments on board of the SWIFT observatory. UVOT is on the cutting edge of our ability to observe and eventually help scientists to understand gamma-ray bursts. As any space-based telescope it requires both pre -flight and on-orbit calibrations. This paper is the first of a pair of papers presenting the initial on-board calibration of the UVOT. In particular, we'll discuss distortion, large and small scale sensitivity variations and the telescope point spread function.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	58981D
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617580
State	Published - 2005
Event	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 1 2005 → Aug 3 2005

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ivanushkina, M., Breeveld, A. A., Poole, T. S., James, C. H., Blustin, A. J., Rosen, S. R., Landsman, W., Hunsberger, S. D., Roming, P. W. A., Gronwall, C., Mason, K. O., Holland, S., McGowan, K., De Pasquale, M., Still, M., & Boyd, P. (2005). On-orbit calibration of the Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT). Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5898, 1-8. Article 58981D. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617580

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