CAMELOT: Cubesats Applied for MEasuring and LOcalising Transients - Mission Overview

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F18%3A00110206" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/18:00110206 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2313764" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2313764</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2313764" target="_blank" >10.1117/12.2313764</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
CAMELOT: Cubesats Applied for MEasuring and LOcalising Transients - Mission Overview
Original language description
We propose a fleet of nanosatellites to perform an all-sky monitoring and timing based localisation of gamma-ray transients. The fleet of at least nine 3U cubesats shall be equipped with large and thin CsI(Tl) scintillator based soft gamma-ray detectors read out by multi-pixel photon counters. For bright short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), by cross-correlating their light curves, the fleet shall be able to determine the time difference of the arriving GRB signal between the satellites and thus determine the source position with an accuracy of similar to 10'. This requirement demands precise time synchronization and accurate time stamping of the detected gamma-ray photons, which will be achieved by using on-board GPS receivers. Rapid follow up observations at other wavelengths require the capability for fast, nearly simultaneous downlink of data using a global inter-satellite communication network. In terms of all-sky coverage, the proposed fleet will outperform all GRB monitoring missions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2018: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY
ISBN
9781510619517
ISSN
0277-786X
e-ISSN
1996-756X
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
1-15
Publisher name
SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING
Place of publication
BELLINGHAM
Event location
Austin, TX
Event date
Jun 10, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000452819200062

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