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20112015
most citedXIPE: the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer

121 citations · 125 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

astro-ph.HE2015

Testing and Performance of UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope

J. Ripa, M. B. Kim, J. Lee +26

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory pathfinder (UFFO-p) is a new space mission dedicated to detect Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and rapidly follow their afterglows in order to provide earl…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 121 cited

XIPE: the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer

Paolo Soffitta, Xavier Barcons, Ronaldo Bellazzini +96

X-ray polarimetry, sometimes alone, and sometimes coupled to spectral and temporal variability measurements and to imaging, allows a wealth of physical phenomena in astrophysics to…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 4 cited

A next generation Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO-100) for IR/optical observations of the rise phase of gamma-ray bursts

B. Grossan, I. H. Park, S. Ahmad +39

The Swift Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) observatory responds to GRB triggers with optical observations in ~ 100 s, but cannot respond faster than ~ 60 s. While some ground-based telescopes…

astro-ph.CO2011

Design and Fabrication of Detector Module for UFFO Burst Alert & Trigger Telescope

A. Jung, S. Ahmad, K. -B. Ahn +39

The Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO) pathfinder is a space mission devoted to the measurement of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), especially their early light curves which will give cru…

astro-ph.HE2011

The UFFO (Ultra Fast Flash Observatory) Pathfinder: Science and Mission

P. Chen, S. Ahmad, K. Ahn +39

Hundreds of gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical light curves have been measured since the discovery of optical afterglows. However, even after nearly 7 years of operation of the Swift Ob…