On-orbit calibration of the Ultraviolet/Optical telescope (UVOT) on Swift: Part 2

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

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On-orbit calibration of the Ultraviolet/Optical telescope (UVOT) on Swift: Part 2

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

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The Ultraviolet and Optical telescope (UVOT) on board the SWIFT observatory, plays an important part in the quest to understand gamma-ray bursts. As its name suggests, the UVOT obtains ultraviolet and optical data at high time resolution, with 7 broad band filters and 2 low resolution grisms. This paper forms the second of a pair of papers presenting the initial on-board calibration of the UVOT. The first one (Part 1) deals with distortion, large and small scale sensitivity variations and the telescope point spread function. In this paper we cover the following topics: the photometry of the broadband filters including colour transformations and linearity; the wavelength calibration and sensitivities of the grisms; time resolution and red leak.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	58981E
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616817
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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Breeveld, A. A., Poole, T. S., James, C. H., Blustin, A. J., Rosen, S. R., Landsman, W., Boyd, P., Gronwall, C., Holland, S., Hunsberger, S. D., Ivanushkina, M., Mason, K. O., McGowan, K., De Pasquale, M., Roming, P. W. A., & Still, M. (2005). On-orbit calibration of the Ultraviolet/Optical telescope (UVOT) on Swift: Part 2. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5898, 1-12. Article 58981E. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616817

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